The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s29.t1.2
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s29.t1.2
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c5.s29.t1.2
THE sugar-cane and its products sugar and treacle were known to the Hindus from a very early age. From the Sanskrit term *sarkara* are derived the Arabic *sakkar*, Latin, *saccharum* and English sugar.∗ Twelve varieties of sugar-cane are mentioned by Sanskrit writers, but these can not all be identified at present. The products or preparations of the sugar-cane, as described by Sanskrit writers, are as follows:—