[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.t1.42 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s3.t1.42 The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s3.t1.42 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s3.t1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.42) The capsules of the poppy are called \*Khákhas\*, and the seeds, \*Khasatila\*, in Sanskrit. The seeds yield a bland oil, which is used for culinary purposes and in lamps. The seeds themselves are innocuous and used as food. They are boiled, mixed with a little oil and salt, and taken as a curry with rice, or they are made into balls and formed with tamarind, into an acid curry. Poppy seeds are sprinkled over some sorts of native sweetmeats. - [Previous: c5.s3.t1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.41) - [Next: c5.s3.t1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.43) - [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.t1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.42) · Pramāṇa