Yes, sesame oil was widely used. A good introductory entry is in the
classic Dymock survey:
https://archive.org/details/b2129737x_0003/page/n41/mode/2up
Specific textual references in Ayurvedic works can be found through the
index of Meulenbeld's A History of Indian Medical Literature under the
entry "tila".
L.
On 26.04.2023 12:19, Robert Zydenbos wrote:
Dear list friends,
A non-Indological colleague asked me whether there are any references in
ancient Indian literature to the medicinal use of sesame oil.
Related: is there any Indian word in any language for 'sesame' that
resembles 'shumshum', 'simsim' or 'shamashammu'?
Any information concerning these two questions would be most welcome.
RZ
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