[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877) › c5.s3.t1.41 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s3.t1.41 The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s3.t1.41 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s3.t1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.41) OPIUM appears to have been brought into India by the Mussulmans, as its Sanskrit name is evidently derived from the Arabic \*Afyun\*, and as it is not mentioned by the older Sanskrit writers. - [Previous: c5.s3.t1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.40) - [Next: c5.s3.t1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.42) - [Up: c5.s3.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.41) · Pramāṇa