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EAP810/1/1/38
- Record Id:
- 040-003534214
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132679.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/38
- Title:
- நாடி விபரம் மற்றும் மருந்து செய்முறைகள்
- Additional Titles:
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No title (medicinal preparations )
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: நாடி விபரம் மற்றும் மருந்து செய்முறைகள்
The manuscript contains a text of 30 palm leaves and 3 additional leaves among them one is blank. The text, written both in verses and prose, describes imbalance of the humours: vāta nāṭi, pitta nāṭi, cilēttuma nāṭi as well as maraṇa nāṭi, the state of pulse which indicates the death, and provides formulation of medicines for rectifying it. The medicinal formulations are: decoctions (kacāyam) for treating fever (curam) caused by vāta and pitta imbalances, mēka nōy (urinary tract infection), and one decoction named Pāvu kaṣayam, as well as oil (tailam) for headache and one named Mañceṭṭiyāti tailam. Some additional medicines are also mentioned to treat troubles such as general fevers (curam), those of children and a category of fever called uṭal cūṭu; intestinal worms (kirumi); eye disease (kaṇ cukkiraṉ); and eczema (karappāṉ).
The two additional leaves describe the preparation of vaciya mai, a black paste for mesmerising people.
1Size of the manuscript 17,3cm x 3,0cm. The manuscript is in good condition but it is very weakened by fungus. The text 1, numbered in Malayalam and in Arabic from 1 to 30, is incomplete. The text 2, numbered also in Malayalam and Arabic, is inco
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534214 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/38 : நாடி விபரம் மற்றும் மருந்து செய்முறைகள் - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0038]/040-003534214
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 67 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-38
- 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)