Comment by philipkglass
Comment by philipkglass 3 days ago
Before the early modern period, large portions of the world did not have any wild or cultivated opium poppies or any other strong painkillers.
Comment by philipkglass 3 days ago
Before the early modern period, large portions of the world did not have any wild or cultivated opium poppies or any other strong painkillers.
Jainism developed in India which did have access to these. Regardless, until the early modern period painkillers and other medical treatment was blanket disapproved of as it was considered likely to be damaging some part of the body. (My non-expert understanding).