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John Martin Honigberger - Maharajah Ranjit Singh's Doctor


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5 minutes ago, shastarSingh said:

Food prohibitions of Sikhs and Hindus.

The spirit produced from Cabul grapes, for the use of Runjeet Sing, was distilled in that place in my presence, by his own people, because everything eatable or drinkable, destined for Sikhs and Hindoos, must be prepared by their own hands, no Christian or Musselman being permitted to touch it, lest they should pollute it.

 

Dear veerji

Does the above mean that ranjit Singh was a bibeki and ate/drank only from the hands of fellow Sikhs?

Honigberger says in general Sikhs and Hindus won't consume stuff prepared by European hands? Given what I've read in this book, and anecdotal evidence, I think that poisons were so easily available, people had to watch out for it. Remember even Sukha Singh's [the guy who slew Massa Ranghar] parents' drugged him unconscious to cut his kesh because they were scared he was going to get arrested and killed. When I read the book, it's obvious that there was a lot of knowledge about very powerful natural substances floating about. 

This book is crazy, it's over a century and a half old but references a lot of cannabis products I see around today, like lozenges, cannabutter. Wow. I tell you Sikh Raj Panjab was WELL AHEAD Of its time! 

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8 minutes ago, GurjantGnostic said:

It is definitely interesting bro. I would like to point out the "medical professional" here is treating this elusive and rare effect of cannabis..with...what else...leeches.

Drs today are still dangerously arrogant and ignorant. Drs then...lol...their solution to everything was blood letting and blood letting only cures ONE thing. They were quite comfortable telling you how much they knew though, while they put a used needle into your arm to drain out blood you need. 

The..hubris of drs throughout history should be a lesson to us all, and their day of ignorance is far from over today. 

I'd take a vetrenarian over an md just about any day in history...including this one...especially for apocalyptic antics. 

Only drs europe really had were burned at the stake. 

You know what bro, this doctor, from what I can tell, wasn't as narrow minded or arrogant as many others, he seemed genuinely interested in learning from various traditions. 

But I do get your point. But that being said, I don't think there is any source that records indigenous medical practices like this one (even if some of them were a load of bollox). So it's pretty invaluable in that respect.   As with everything else, it needs to be read with intelligence and scrutiny.  

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4 minutes ago, dallysingh101 said:

Honigberger says in general Sikhs and Hindus won't consume stuff prepared by European hands? Given what I've read in this book, and anecdotal evidence, I think that poisons were so easily available, people had to watch out for it. Remember even Sukha Singh's [the guy who slew Massa Ranghar] parents' drugged him unconscious to cut his kesh because they were scared he was going to get arrested and killed. When I read the book, it's obvious that there was a lot of knowledge about very powerful natural substances floating about. 

This book is crazy, it's over a century and a half old but references a lot of cannabis products I see around today, like lozenges, cannabutter. Wow. I tell you Sikh Raj Panjab was WELL AHEAD Of its time! 

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Amen bro. Hah at the end there, he was about to reference running through the fields to get covered in resin. I've heard about that but there weren't no pants. 

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1 minute ago, dallysingh101 said:

You know what bro, this doctor, from what I can tell, wasn't as narrow minded or arrogant as many others, he seemed genuinely interested in learning from various traditions. 

But I do get your point. But that being said, I don't think there is any source that records indigenous medical practices like this one (even if some of them were a load of bollox). So it's pretty invaluable in that respect.   As with everything else, it needs to be read with intelligence and scrutiny.  

Absolutely. Great find, great share. 

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Interesting images from the work:

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Various types of consumers. 

 

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Looks like some form of distillation taking place?  Various sized bottles for storage are clearly visible. Maybe containing ingredients or the finished compounds? 

 

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This is what an indigenous pharmacy looked like. The pharmacist appears to be Sikh. We can see bottles for storage on shelves, scales to weigh substances, and even what looks like a distillation device on the left. So presumably such pharmacists not only brought compounds/substances from the market but synthesised their own?

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1 hour ago, GurjantGnostic said:

It is definitely interesting bro. I would like to point out the "medical professional" here is treating this elusive and rare effect of cannabis..with...what else...leeches.

Drs today are still dangerously arrogant and ignorant. Drs then...lol...their solution to everything was blood letting and blood letting only cures ONE thing. They were quite comfortable telling you how much they knew though, while they put a used needle into your arm to drain out blood you need. 

The..hubris of drs throughout history should be a lesson to us all, and their day of ignorance is far from over today. 

I'd take a vetrenarian over an md just about any day in history...including this one...especially for apocalyptic antics. 

Only drs europe really had were burned at the stake. 

I think this extract is quite illuminating. Here Honigberger (presumably post-'annexation') states his belief that any physicians should familiarise themselves with the local systems and use them to their advantage. So he wasn't blinded by arrogance like many modern doctors are. 

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