Opium as a pain killer
Although opium is lately more commonly associated with illegal drugs (heroin), opium, from the immature seed pods of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum), is one of the oldest forms of pain relief.
Wikipedia even says that “American morphine is still produced primarily from poppies grown and processed in India in the traditional manner and remains the standard of pain relief for casualties of war”.
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From (unknown country) before 1900
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