EAP810/23/58

Title in original script: தலைப்பு இல்லை (மருந்து செய்முறைகள் மற்றும் esotericism)

The manuscript is constituted of a text comprising 15 palm leaves numbered between 21 and 263 and a leaf whose the number is struck out. The manuscript is in good condition, the leaves being slightly affected by larvae.

The manuscript is a compilation of leaves whose authors and titles are not informed. A large part of leaves present formulations of medicines: Paraṅkipaṭṭai cūraṇam; Aruka vēr tailam; Pēti māttirai and Akattiyar ratṉa pūpati māttirai; Aṇṭa cuṇṇam; Cūṭaṉ kaṭṭu and Nāka kaṭṭu; Liṅka kuru; and Nāka raca ceyanīr. Some leaves describe purified mercury (toṭuppu racam) and ores of iron (pōkaṅkaḷ kiṭṭam), the method to extract mercury from ores of zinc (nāka racam) and the alchemical process to convert gold from nine metals (navalōka taṅkam), as well as provides details about the rejuvenation of medicinal plants used to control sensation of hunger (paciyātirukka kaṟpa mūlikai). Other leaves are concerned by morality and explain how to differentiate the behavior of a pure (meyñāṉi naṭakkai) from a false saint (poyyōki naṭakkai).

Size of the manuscript: 32,0cm x 4,2cm. The text is composed of 15 palm leaves numbered between 21 and 263 and a leaf whose the number is struck out. The manuscript is in good condition, the leaves being slightly affected by larvae.