藤原元典「アリチアミンに関する研究」ノートおよび関係資料, 1950-ca.1998. Fujiwara (Motonori) Papers: Research Notebook on Allithiamine and Related Materials, 1950-ca.1998.

かつて日本で国民病とまで言われた脚気は，ビタミンB₁欠乏に原因があると判明しても，その吸収率やコストの問題から撲滅には至らずにいた。京都大学医学部助教授（当時）の藤原元典は，ニンニクの成分アリシンとビタミンB₁の化合物「アリチアミン」が体内でビタミンB₁に戻り，安定して吸収されることを発見した。この物質は武田薬品工業の「アリナミン」として製剤化されている。本コレクションはそのアリチアミンに関する藤原元典の自筆研究ノートと氏に関係する諸資料である。 Beriberi, which was even regarded as a national affliction, had not been eradicated for long in spite of the cause of it was identified as lack of vitamin B1, because of its cost and low absorptivity. Motonori Fujiwara, who was an assistant professor of Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, discovered that allithiamine, which is a chemical compound of allicin and vitamin B1, decompose into vitamin B1 in the body and is absorbed steadily. The compound was formulated as "Alinamin" by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. This collection consists of Fujiwara's hand-written notebook of research about allithiamine, and various materials about him.