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EAP810/1/1/2
- Record Id:
- 040-003534178
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132643.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/2
- Title:
- அகத்தியர் வைத்தியம்-1500
- Additional Titles:
-
Akattiyar Vaittiyam- 1500
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: அகத்தியர் வைத்தியம்-1500
The manuscript is formed by a text entitled Akattiyar vaittiyam-1500 of 329 leaves numbered from 1 to 328 on which it 1468 verses are inscribed; it is incomplete.
The text deals with three subjects: pulse reading; etiology and therapeutics; iatrochemical processes.
Concerning pulse reading: the text details the three types of pulses, the places for exploration, and interpretations of their reading, notably that of poor prognosis.
The etiologies analysed by the text concern venereal diseases, fistula, hemorrhoids, gastritis, gastric ulcer and eye diseases. The therapeutics which are exposed are the method to administer powder medicine through the nostrils (naciyam) and formulas recommended to treat genital infection, gastric and renal problems, piles, diabetes Mellitus, mental disorders, eye diseases, skin diseases and wounds, etc.
The iatrochemical processes explored in the text comprise the method to purify metals and minerals: mercury, sulphur, cinnabar, arsenic disulphide and trisulphide, arsenic trioxide, zinc, tin, dross iron, aconite, mica, copper, copper pyrite, gypsum, etc. and some poisonous plants such as Shorea robusta and croton seeds. It presents formulas of centūram (red calcined powders) prepared with tin and iron.
Size of the manuscript: 16cm x 3,6cm. The leaves of the text are numbered from 1 to 328. An additional leaf is placed between the leaves n°188 AND 189, and another leaf which does not belong to the tex close the manuscript. The manuscript is in good condition despite it was full of fungus. The leaves from 208 to 226 and 235 to 252 are partly broken or slightly damaged.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534178 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/2 : அகத்தியர் வைத்தியம்-1500 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0002]/040-003534178
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 671 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-2
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
- Information About Copies:
- French Institute of Pondicherry and the British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Mohana Raj
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)