Dear list, I think Gaia might be thinking of K T Achaya’s Oilseeds and Oilmilling, which has historical sections. Achaya’s other books will also contain history of the seed in S Asia.
https://archive.org/details/oilseeds-and-oilmilling-in-india-a-cultural-and-historical-survey/page/n8/mode/1up Black sesame also has a significant role in Hindu death rites. Yours, Andrea Gutiérrez On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 7:35 AM Gaia Pintucci via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > This might not be very helpful, but I have a very vague recollection that > one of P.K. Gode's articles collected in Studies in Indian Cultural History > was devoted, at least in part, to the use of sesame (seeds or oil) in > India. Unfortunately I can neither find it at the moment nor remember if > the content was relevant to these two questions. > > With best wishes, > Gaia Pintucci > > On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 12:21 PM Robert Zydenbos < > [email protected]> 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 >> >> -- >> Prof. Dr. Robert J. Zydenbos / ಪ್ರೊ. ಡಾ. ರೊಬೆರ್ತ್ ಜೆಯ್ದೆನ್ಬೊಸ್ >> Institute of Indology and Tibetology >> Department of Asian Studies >> Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (University of Munich – LMU) >> Germany >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > -- Dr. Andrea Gutiérrez Assistant Professor of Instruction Department of Asian Studies The University of Texas at Austin https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/asianstudies/faculty/alg3485 https://utexas.academia.edu/AndreaLoreneGutierrez
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