“...The Chinese in the 9th century AD utilized a book entitled The Thousand Golden Prescriptions, which described how rice polish could be used to cure beri~beri, as well as other nutritional approaches to the prevention and treatment of disease. It was not until twelve centuries later that the cure for beri~beri was discovered in the West, and it acknowledged to be a vitamin B-1 deficiency disease.” WellsBookAgeUsedDarkCenturyThousandDiseaseApproachWestMedicalGoldenCuresChineseTreatmentAdsTwelveEntitledPolishRiceDark AgesPrescriptionsDeficiencyVitaminsPrevention Author:Jeffrey Bland