• Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a vitamin. It is found fresh fruits, berries and vegetables. It is one of the water-soluble vitamins. Vitamin C was first discovered in 1928. In 1932, it was proved to stop the sickness called scurvy.
• Vitamin C is important in wound healing. Without enough vitamin C, a person can get a sickness called scurvy. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters. It is required for the functioning of several enzymes and is important for an immune system function. It also functions as an antioxidant.
• Lack of vitamin C was a serious health problem on long ocean trips where supplies of fresh fruit were quickly used up. Many people died from scurvy on such trips. Most animals make their own vitamin C. Some mammals cannot. Those that cannot include the main suborder of primates, the Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes, including humans. Others are bats, capybaras and guinea pigs.

Source: NCERT