afyun (English spelling)

Japanese: afyūn(英語表記)afyun
afyun (English spelling)

...Pliny's Natural History mentions its hypnotic and analgesic effects, and states that it is addictive, "causing fatigue and ultimately ending in a short life." In Arabic, it is called afyūn, and the 13th century Arab botanist Ibn al-Baitar wrote that "Afyūn is not known in the Orient or the West, but is only found in Egypt, from where it is sent to various places." Albuquerque, Linschoten, Valentin, and others have recorded that this afyūn was brought to Asia by the Portuguese and other traders from the 16th century onwards. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "afyūn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…プリニウスの《博物誌》では,催眠・鎮痛の作用にふれ,習慣性があるから〈倦怠をともない,ついには短命に終わらせる〉とある。アラビア語ではアフユーンafyūnと称し,13世紀のアラブ系植物学者イブン・アルバイタールは〈アフユーンはオリエントでも西洋でも知られず,ただエジプトに産するのみで,ここから各地に送られる〉と述べている。 このアフユーンが,16世紀以降,ポルトガル人などの東方貿易によってアジアにもたらされたことは,アルブケルケ,リンスホーテン,バレンティンらの記録にある。…

※「afyūn」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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