சித்தரூடம்-சர்ப்பத்தின் விதி

This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Citatārūṭam-carppattiṉ viti’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period, author of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1850-1899. It contains the detailed descriptions regarding the types of poisonous snakes and the medicines to cure from its bites. It contains the details about the colour of snakes, colour of the poison and the teeth of the snake. This manuscript gives details for scorpion bite, rat bite, Naṭṭuvākkāli bite. It also mentions about mantras which are used to reduce the poison. The manuscript contains 154 pages. The protective cover is made up of palmyrah. The letters and pages are in deteriorated state. Extent: 154.0. Size and dimensions of original material: L 22cm, W3.0 cm. Original institution reference: 1.0.