EAP810/1/1/99

Title in original script: குண வாகடம்

The manuscript is composed of a text, written in verses, composed of palm leaves numbered from 1 to 314. The leaves 142 and 281-298 are missing and there is an additional leaf numbered 81 placed at the end. The manuscript is in excellent condition. Size of the manuscript 32,7cm x 4,0cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered from 1 to 314 in Tamil and Arab, the leaves 142 and 281 to 298 are missing. There is an additional leaf n°81, a leaf placed at the beginning with the name of the owner (Dr. Sam) and two blank leaves which close the text. The manuscript is in excellent state.

The text, entitled Kuṇa Vākaṭam, deals with nosology. It describes categories of diseases by mentioning their names, their symptomatology and the remedies to treat them. The nosological categories concern:

Gastric ulcers (kuṉmam): vāta kuṉmam, vali kuṉmam, catti kuṉmam, cūlai kuṉmam, pitta kuṉmam, cilēṟpaṉa kuṉmam, cūrai kuṉmam and eri kuṉmam.

Ascitis (peruvayiṟu): nīrāmpal, pērāmpal, veppu pāvai, akuvai, pīlikai, kavucci, peruvayiṟu and makōtaram.

Colic pain (cūlai): pitta cūlai, mūla pāṇṭu cūlai, kapāla cūlai, maṇṭai cūlai, nīr cūlai, kiranti cūlai, caya cūlai, māṅkica cūlai, maṇṭai cūlai, nīr cūlai, nitampa cūlai, aṇṭa cūlai and āntira cūlai.

Dysentry (kirāṇi): vāta kirāṇi, pitta kirāṇi, cilēṟpaṉa kirāṇi, vāta pitta kirāṇi, pitta cilēṟpa kirāṇi, mūla kirāṇi, vāyu kirāṇi and caṅkīra kirāṇi.

Diarrhoea (aticāram): vāta aticāram, pitta aticāram, cilēṟpa aticāram, cura aticāram, cītaḷa aticāram, retta aticāram, vāyu aticāram and tōṣa aticāram.

Urinary tract infections (mēkam): varuṇaṉ mēkam, vaḷaippaṉ mēkam, kāḷai mēkam, cāpa mēkam, matippaṉ mēkam, matappaṉ mēkam, cūrai mēkam, virākaṉ mēkam, ekki mēkam, mēkanātaṉ mēkam, matuppaṉ mēkam, cāral mēkam, vēntaṉ mēkam, pāḷai mēkam, cūriya mēkam, pakaivaṉ mēkam, kēvalaṉ mēkam, kētavaṉ mēkam and mataṅkal mēkam.

Stricture of urethra (kiriccaṉam): vāta kiriccaṉam, pitta kiriccaṉam, cilēṟpaṉa kiriccaṉam, cukkila kiriccaṉam, caṉṉi pāta kiriccaṉam and ratta kiriccaṉam.

Venereal diseases (piramiyam): aṭṭāti piramiyam, acāttiya piramiyam, taṇal piramiyam, cala piramiyam, mūttira piramiyam, cūttira piramiyam, mata piramiyam, naṭṭa piramiyam, taila piramiyam, cukkila piramiyam, ratta piramiyam and pīnica piramiyam.

Growths (kiranti): vāta kiranti, tiṉavu kiranti, attikkāy kiranti, eri paṟaṅki kiranti, paṟa kiranti, kuṭṭa kiranti, mūla kiranti, cilēṟpaṉa kiranti, kirumi kiranti, cūta kiranti, ciṟu kiranti, pitta kiranti, mēka kiranti, keṟpa kiranti, retta kiranti, coṟi kiranti and nīr kiranti.

Skin diseases (kuṭṭam): veṇ kuṭṭam, nanti kuṭṭam, kākaṉ kuṭṭam and cittāmai kuṭṭam.

Carbuncle (piḷavai): pakka piḷavai, āmai piḷavai and nīr piḷavai.

Fever (curam): vāta curam, pitta curam, cilēṟpaṉa curam, vātapitta curam, pūta curam, tonta curam, atti kētu curam, vāta kētu curam, māṅkica kētu curam, asti kētu curam, caṉṉi pāta curam, nirantara curam, ekākkiya curam, tōyākiya curam, tiriyākiya curam, caturākiya curam, pañcākiya curam, aṣṭākiya curam, piramma ciṅkuvai curam, pitta tonta curam, nīr pitta curam, nīr cēṟpa curam, viṣa kāya curam, viṣa pāka curam, atti curam, vaṟaḷ curam, uḷamāntai curam, cura mānta curam, kaṭiviṣa curam and cura vāta karappāṉ curam.

Types of delirium (caṉṉi): citta vippirammaṉ caṉṉi, cāntika caṉṉi, kaṇṭakaṉ caṉṉi, karṇika caṉṉi, tāntirika caṉṉi, ciṅkuvai caṉṉi, cītāṅka caṉṉi, antakaṉ caṉṉi, pokka nēttaraṉ caṉṉi, piralāpa caṉṉi and avaṉṉiyāca caṉṉi.

Diseases caused by imbalance of vātam: kapāla vātam, karṇika vātam, kaṇṭa vātam, vilā vātam, alaku teṟṟu vātam, kōrai vātam, nēttira vātam, nañcaṭai vātam, muḷḷantaṇṭu vātam, piṭarici vātam, kampa vātam, ciṅkuvai vātam, pakka vātam, caṉṉi vātam, taṉu vātam, māraṇa vātam, antira vātam, timir vātam, carvāṅka vātam, curōṇita vātam, cilēṟpaṉa vātam, pitta vātam, utara vātam, karaippaṉ vātam, uḷvīccu vātam, kumpai vātam, utira vātam, muṭṭu vātam, itaḻ tuṭi vātam, kuyya vātam, pāṇi vātam, iḷampiḷḷai vātam, māṅkica vātam, uḷḷaṭi vātam, yōṉi vātam, keṇṭai vātam, cūlai vātam, aṉaleri vātam, canti vātam, cūlai vātam, ōṭu vātam, orutalai vātam, naṭukku vātam, aṇṭa vātam, āntira vātam, cantu vātam, piṉ muṭṭi vātam, acai vātam, atti vātam, viṟai vātam, tuṭai vātam, kapāla vāyu and kuṭal vātam.

Diseases caused by imbalance of pittam: kapāla pittam, mūlai pittam, tayaṅku pittam, paittiya pittam, ratta pittam, vāyvu pittam, cilēṟpaṉa pittam, ciracu pittam, cevi pittam, atti pittam, tonta pittam, mūla pittam, kuḷircci pittam, akkiṉi manta pittam, aticāra pittam, vaṟaṭci pittam, viṣa pittam, aṟiviḻanta pittam, maruntīṭu pittam, manta pittam, uḷai māntai pittam, uṭal vaṟṟiya pittam, veṇ pittam, caṅkaṭāra pittam, vāyvu pittam and karum pittam.

Diseases caused by bad influence (tōṣam): viṣa tōṣam, viṣa cītaḷa tōṣam and ciṅkuvai tōṣam.

The additional leaf numbered 81 presents a formulation of a talam (poultice applied on the shaven head) for relieving headache.