A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c9.s4.64
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c9.s4.64
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Cf. “Among the strictly Indian products, we have the two kinds of Pepper (long and round), Cardamoms and Ginger (?) . . . . the “Dolichos,” mentioned by Hippocrates and Theophrastus, as well as by later authors, is considered to be “Phaseolus Vulgaris, and to have been introduced from India in the time of Alexander.” Royle: “Antiquity of Hindu Med.,” Lond., 1837, p. 121.