THE ANCIENT DRUG OPIUM
The use of papaver somniferum (from the Latin fero ferre = ‘tobear/bring’ and somnium = ‘sleep’) as a narcotic, goes backto the 13th century BC. The works of ancient authors such asDioscorides, Celsus, Galen, Theophrastus and Pliny the Elderprovide us with detailed information about the morphology o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbsoch University, Department of Ancient Studies
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Akroterion |
| Online Access: | http://akroterion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/5 |