தலைப்பு இல்லை (குழந்தை நோய்க்கு மருந்து)

Title in original script: தலைப்பு இல்லை (குழந்தை நோய்க்கு மருந்து) The manuscript is composed of a text of 357 palm leaves which are numbered from 1 to 200 ( leaves: 40, 71 to 83, 104 to 106, 110 to 111, 113, 126, 157, 160 178 are missing) and from 1 to 154 (leaves 47 and 48 are missing; 4 leaves are numbered 1, 3 numbered 2; 2 numbered 3, 4 and 83). The manuscript is in good condition, the two sides of some leaves are lightly broken as their quality does not enable them to be tied between two wooden boards. Due to the specificity of the leaves whose the mid-rib was not removed, they are extremely twisted, making the work of digitisation very fastidious. Manuscript in form of a roller. Lenght: 54,0cm; diameter: 15cm. The palm leaves of the text 1 are numbered in Tamil and Arab from 1 to 200 (leaves 40, 71 to 83, 90, 91, 100, 104 to 106, 110 to 111, 113, 126, 129, 157, 160 and 178 are missing; leaves 66, 67, 69 and 176 are blank) ; and of the text 2 from 5 to 154 (leaves 47 and 48 are missing and 4 leaves are numbered 1, 3 numbered 2, 2 numbered 3, 4 and 83). The manuscript ends with a blank leaf. The manuscript is in good condition, the two sides of some leaves are lightly broken as their quality does not enable them to be tied between two wooden boards. Due to the specificity of the leaves whose the mid-rib was not removed, they are extremely twisted, making the work of digitisation very fastidious. The text describes child diseases by specifying their diagnosis and treatment. The diseases which are mentioned are those resulting from humoural imbalance: pitta-vātam, vāta-cilērpaṉam, pitta-cilērpaṉam, cilēttuma-pittam, narittalai vātam, curukku vātam, curōṉita vātam, cūriya vātam, vaṟaṭci vātam, viraṇa vātam, kutirai vali vātam, piṟa vīccu vātam, uṉvīcci vātam, muka vātam, mēka pīṟakkum vātam, vāta curam and āntira pittam; those belonging to the categories of delirium: caṉṉi vātam, cuka caṉṉi, karppa caṉṉi, and of urinary tract troubles: mēka nōykaḷ, matu mēkam, iratta mēka; as well as partial paralysis (pārica vayvu), diseases of uterus (karppa vayvu), heart diseases (ruttira rōkam), gastritis (kuṇmam), acute unbearable pains due to contraction in stomach, intestine, muscles, etc (cūlai nōykaḷ), diarrhea (kaḻiccal), jaundice (mañcaḷ nōy), fevers (cura kāyccal and viṣa curam), degradation of bones (elumpurukki), bronchial asthma (cuvāca kācam), and running nose (mūkku nīr pāyccal). It describes the characteristics (kuṇam) of diseases such as hepatitis (kāmālai), eye diseases (kaṇ nōykaḷ), pain and swelling in the body (timar vāta), cutaneous eruption (tāmarai muḷḷu), and mentioned the history (varalāṟu) of some diseases such as cūlai and pīṉicam (increased flow of mucus in nose). The preparations of medicines presented in the text concern: Decoctions: Mūtaṇṭa kacāyam, Kukkil kacāyam and Karuṅkuṟiñci kacāyam. Dried plant powders: Acuvakantāti curaṇam, Pūṅkam pū curaṇam, Amurtāti curaṇam, Taca varkāti curaṇam, Tāḷicapattiri curaṇam and Vacuvāci curaṇam as well as a curaṇam for treating dysentery (ati cāram). Medicated oils: Mulaipāl tailam, Cempai tailam, Añceṇṇey tailam, Akatti ilai tailam, Kaparācāṅka tailam, Kumari tailam, Piḷḷai carvāṅka tailam and Vicamuṭṭi tailam, as well as a tailam for treating ear diseases (cevi nōykaḷ); Cūl eṇṇey as well as an eṇṇey for treating cūlai nōykaḷ. Medicated ghī and butter: Mātalai ney, Cañcīvi ney, Añcu tēṅkāy ney, Kukkuṭāti ney, Kuḷakkiṭa ney and Tēvāmiruta ney as well as a ney for treating cough (irumal); Kamalāti kirutam and Cātāvēli kirutam. Electuaries: Tātu pusṭi lēkiyam, Iñci lēkiyam, Kūḻ pāṇṭa lēkiyam, Pañcapākkiṉi lēkiyam, Katali lēkiyam and Cīṉappāṭu lēkiyam; Puḷi tōl kavalam (an electuary prepared cold and given in small quantity). Waxy medicines: Eḷḷu kuḻampu, Aval kuḻampu, Akattiyar kuḻampu, Cātikkāy kuḻampu, Irai kuḻampu and muṭṭai kuḻampu. Pills: Kāya carvāṅkam; Nirumāl cakkara kuḷikai, Caṉṉi kuḷikai, Pūmaṇi kuḷikai, Cura and Carva cura kuḷikai, Kāma kēcari kuḷikai, Ēlāti kuḷikai, Pūpati kuḷikai, Mēkāti kuḷikai, Veṅkāra kuḷikai, Akkirā kuḷikai, Cañcīvi kuḷikai, Pāṣcāṇa kuḷikai, Kōṭācūṭi kuḷikai, Aritāra kuḷikai, Veṭṭu mārpeṉ kuḷikai, Nantīcar kuḷikai and Karukkuvāy kuḷikai as well as kuḷikai for treating chicken pox (vaicūri); Kapa rācaṅka māttirai, Vilvāti māttirai, Kuṭōri māttirai, Pairavaṉ māttirai, Kapāṭa māttirai, Irāmapāṇa māttirai, Vālai pēti māttirai, Apiṉ māttirai, Kaṟpūrāti māttirai, Mātalāti māttirai,Korōcaṇāti māttirai, Kaṭutta pūpati māttirai, Viṣṇu cakkara māttirai, Cūṭāmaṇi māttirai, Kastūri māttirai, Kāca kuṭōri māttirai and Aṉṉapēti māttirai; Kānta iraca vīllai. Regarding mattirai, the text explains how Vaivaran mattirai acts. Irattiṉati meḻuku and Iraca kanti meḻuku. Medicines obtained by sublimation: Vīra pataṅkam, Kālāṇanta keḷari pataṅkam and Iraca pataṅkam A medicine (maruntu; not categorised) for treating vomiting and hicup (cartti vikkam). Some external treatments: dried plant powders: Nāci tūḷ as well as a poṭi for treating uterus diseases (karppa rōkam); a kaḷimpu (ointment) for healing wounds (puṇ); a pukai (fumigation) and a kalikkam (an oil used in eyes) for treating delirium (caṉṉi). Additionally, the text indicates how to prepare artificially (vaippu) iraca kaṟpūram.