Intercourse between India and the Western World from the Earliest Times to the Fall of Rome c11.72
Intercourse between India and the Western World from the Earliest Times to the Fall of Rome c11.72
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c11.72
Indian drugs and perfumes were known indirectly in Europe at a very early date. The first extensive account of them is given in Theophrastus’ History of Plants. But Pliny’s account is much fuller, and there are many valuable remarks on this important trade in the Periplus. The following notes deal with some of the principal plants.