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Quotation from The Canon of Medicine, Book I by Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
“If it is necessary to induce a stuporose state, do not go beyond the use of such as white poppy. Its anodyne action is well-known.”
The Canon of Medicine, Book I, Part 4, para. 921, trans. O. Cameron Gruner (1930)
In treating pain, Ibn Sina says the first task is to allay it, and he sets a limit on narcotic remedies.
Citation: "If it is necessary to induce a stuporose state, do not go beyond the use of such as white poppy. Its anodyne action is well-known." — Ibn Sina (Avicenna), The Canon of Medicine, Book I, Part 4, para. 921, trans. O. Cameron Gruner (1930). (id avicenna-canon-of-medicine-book-i-q7)
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