Perspectives on Opium Trade from Persia to China and its Impacts on the Economic Life and Health of Iranian People
Journal Title: Journal of Research on History of Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Opium was one of the drugs in the medieval history of Persia which has been used in medical affairs. By commercialization of poppy in Qajar dynasty with the permeation of the colonial policies, the material was conveyed to India and thence to China as a center of consumption. By enhancing the demand in India, the cultivation of poppy in Persia increased. The circumstances accompanied by a strenuous drought let to the breakout of famine in Persia which inflicted a lot of casualties. In 1907, new arrangement partly altered the previous sphere when constitutional revelation took place. In China, after the second opium war in 1842, Britain could dominate over the economic arteries and escalated Chinese dependency. However, by the production of opium in Bengal and many other cities of China, importing of poppy from Persia confronted an unexpected depression but the uprising of Boxers against British ambitions changed dependency situation. This paper sets out to portray the transaction and treatment of Persian and Chinese societies against the imposed policies.
Authors and Affiliations
Mostafa Namdari Monfared
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP337710
- DOI -
- Views 77
- Downloads 0
The Role of Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hadi Imanieh as the President of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (2005-2017) in Progress of Medical History and Persian Medicine
There is no abstract.
A Short Review on the History of Anesthesia in Ancient Civilizations
Anesthesia is one of the main issues in surgery and has progressed a lot since two centuries ago. The formal history of surgery indicates that beginning of anesthesia backs to the 18th century, but reviewing the history...
A Critical Study of Iranian Medical Heritage Based on Chardin’s Travelogue
Medicine is one of the important sciences thriving a lot in the Iranian civilization. It found its way into other fields of civilization by Jondi Shapur School at ancient times. By the emergence of Islam in Iran, Medicin...
A Historical Investigation into Combatting Malaria in Iran: 1948–1967 (First to Third Construction Projects)
Malaria is a dangerous disease that was considered one of the leading causes of mortality in Iran up to Pahlavi II period. The small and weak population of Iran could not enjoy favorable economic conditions because of th...
A Survey of the Role of Buddhism in Medical Knowledge Exchange between Iran and China in Ancient Era
Ancient Iran, due to its geographical vastness, hosted various religions freely practicing their beliefs at local or national scales. Supported by the rich or the courtiers, such religions could play signifcant roles loc...