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This is a palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It begins with medicines for talaiyiṟkuṭṭam and coṟivu and continues to list medicines for kapāla kuṭṭam, ciraṅku, mēkarōkam, aṇṭavāyu, pakkavāyu, and uṭṭaṇavāyu. It also contains medicinal information on diseases that affect pregnant w...
This is a palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It contains information on spells/mantras and sorcery/thaumaturgy (the art of exercising and evoking paranormal powers by means of mantras), and also includes details of veterinary medicines. The manuscript includes a protective cover mad...
This is a medical palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It begins with information on kiranti eṇṇey (a medicinal oil) and includes medicines for various diseases. The manuscript does not include a protective cover. It includes page numbers, but they are not ordered. The manuscript is i...
This is a medical palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It begins by outlining a tried-and-tested medicine for mēka viyāti, and includes medicines for various diseases. The manuscript includes a protective cover made of ebony, with works of carpentry. The manuscript is in a very disint...
This is a medical palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It begins with details of mānta ney (a medicinal ghee/butter). The manuscript includes a protective cover made of two knitted palm leaves, contains page numbers, and is in a slightly disintergrated state. Extent: 350.0. Size and...
This is a palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka, titled aṅkātipātam (on anatomy and physiology). It contains information on anatomy and physiology, pulse, decoction processes, and herbs and accompaniments for apattiya maṟiya, talai muḻuka medicines. It notes that this manuscript is a ...
This is a palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It contains information on spells/mantras and sorcery/thaumaturgy (the art of exercising and evoking paranormal powers by means of mantras) and medicine. The manuscript includes a protective cover made of two knitted palm leaves, and is i...
This is a palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It contains information on fever care, rules on eye examination, rules on examination for head related ailments, care for nose related diseases, Tuberculosis, Akkaram (herbal root) and Chronic Dysentery, and it also contain a book titled ...
This is a medical palm-leaf manuscript from Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. It begins with details of medicine for loss of appetite. It contains information on spells/mantras and sorcery/thaumaturgy (the art of exercising and evoking paranormal powers by means of mantras) and medicine. The manuscript incl...
It contains information on medicine in the forms of solution/suspension, powder, and oinments, for Rheumatic fever, Cough, Chronic dyspepsia, Apo plexy, Syphilis, Ascites, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Fever, Struma, and rules for pulse examination and spells/mantras. There is no protective cover. Manusc...
