[INDOLOGY] the word 'sesame' and the use of sesame oil

[Andrea Lorene Gutierrez]

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 <
indology at list.indology.info> 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 <
> zydenbos at lrz.uni-muenchen.de> 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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>> Department of Asian Studies
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>> Germany
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The University of Texas at Austin

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