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EAP810/1/1/24
- Record Id:
- 040-003534200
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132665.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/24
- Title:
- பிரம்மமுனி வைத்தியம்
- Additional Titles:
-
Piramamuṉi Vaittiyam
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: பிரம்மமுனி வைத்தியம்
The manuscript contains an incomplete text of 95 palm leaves numbered from 1 to 110. Apart two leaves which are broken, the manuscript is in excellent condition. The text, entitled Piramamuṉi Vaittiyam, is written in verses.
This text deals with preparation of medicines. The name of mentioned formulas are: Mukkūṭṭu tailam, Viṣamuṣṭi tailam and Navāccāra tailam; Mēka rācāṅka eṇṇai and Cutta vallāti eṇṇai; Makāmēka kirutam; Cēṅkoṭṭai vallāti; Caṇṭamāruta kuḻampu and Vilvāti kuḻampu; Kumaṭṭikāy pataṅkam and Paṟaṅkipaṭṭai pataṅkam; Ātātōṭai lēkiyam, Cintāti lēkiyam, Kaṭukāy lēkiyam and Iñci lēkiyam; Nilavākai cūraņam, Civaṉvēmpu cūraņam, Amukarā cūraṇam and Naṟkarantai cūraņam; Amirtāti uṇṭai; Curāṅkica māttirai; Caṇṭamāruta kuṭōri; Ciṅki paṟpam; and Apiraka centūram.
The text informs also on the medical propriety of some medicines such as Kastūri eṇṇei (medicated oil including musk) for treating for urinary tract infections (mēkam), a tailam (medicated oil) against pīṉicam (sinusitis), a kaḷimpu (ointment) for treating ārāta puṇ ( resistant ulcer), as well as on different types of adjuvants for increasing efficiency (aṉupāṉa vakaikaḷ), medicinal oils and snuffings (tailam maṟṟum ākkirāṇam).
Size of the manuscript 24,0cm x 3,0cm. The text is numbered in Tamil and Arabic from 1 to 110. The manuscript is incomplete but in excellent condition. The palm leaves 4to 9; 50; 51; 93 to 96 and 105 to 107 are missing.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534200 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/24 : பிரம்மமுனி வைத்தியம் - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0024]/040-003534200
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 191 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-24
- 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)