According to Royle, the tobacco plant was introduced into India (A.D. 1605) towards the end of the reign of Jelaludeen Akbar. It is not described even in the latest Sanskrit medical works such as the Bhavapra-kasa or Raja Vallava. The Sabdakalpadruma mentions it under the name of

Tάmrakuta, and quotes as authority for the use of the word, a passage from the Kularnava Tantra where it is stated to be one of eight intoxicating agents.