தரள மணி பல வாகடம்

Title in original script: தரள மணி பல வாகடம் The manuscript is made of a text whose the palm leaves are numbered from 1 to 400; it is complete. The manuscript is in excellent condition. Size of the manuscript 32,0cm x 4,0cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered in Tamil from 1 to 400. There are two leaves with index placed at the beginning of the text and a blank leaf placed at the end of the manuscript. The manuscript is in excellent condition, q few leqves are darkened by fungus. The text, entitled Taraḷa Maṇi Pala Vākaṭam, is written in verses. It describes numerous preparations of medicines, by specifying the main material (ātāra carakku) used in their preparation which is categorised according to the five constituents of the body (pañca pūta). The preparations of medicines concern: Decoctions: Taca mūlāti kacāyam, Niṉpāti kacāyam, Cintil kacāyam, Periya aṅkāṭi kacāyam, Vacuṉāti kacāyam, Ēlāti kacāyam, Kukkilāti kacāyam, Nākarāti kacāyam, Mutirai kacāyam, Tāra muṭṭi kacāyam, Vilvāti kacāyam, Tiṟipalāti kacāyam, Mutaliyār kacāyam, Akkiṇi kacāyam, Karum tumpai kacāyam, Muṭṭi vēr kacāyam, Pāṭāti kacāyam, Cītēvi kacāyam, Kamalāti kacāyam, Mēṭāti kacāyam, Tirāṭcāti kacāyam, Tāyāti kacāyam, Ciṟukīrai kacāyam, Malli kacāyam, Caṅku kuppi kacāyam, Vallārai kacāyam, Tāḷampū kacāyam, Centuḷaci kacāyam, Nilavākai kacāyam, Kaṉakāti kacāyam, Mūtaṇṭa kacāyam, Rācaṉāti kacāyam, Vēl mūḷāti kacāyam, Pāl kacāyam, Aṅkāṭi kacāyam and Lāṭcāti kacāyam. Medicated decoctions mixed with ghī, milk or honey, taken in small quantity: Ēḷāti kavaḷam, Cīrakka kavaḷam, Kuṅkumāti kavaḷam, Pūṟākka kavaḷam, Rācaṉāti kavaḷam, Tippili kavaḷam, Tirāṭcāti kavaḷam, Kapakulāṇṭakaṉ kavaḷam and Cāti liṅka kavaḷam. Syrups: Naṉṉāri carpat, Cantaṇa carpat, Rōcāppū carpat, Kamala malar carpat, Vellārai carpat, Tirāṭcāti carpat, Elumciccam paḻa carpat, Mātaḷa paḻa carpat, Mutali malar carpat and Catāvēli carpat. Medicines prepared by steaming: Kāraskarāti āvi, Cakacarāti āvi, Aṟkāti āvi, Carvāṅka āvi, Mācāti āvi, Cantaṇāti āvi, Mūlikai āvi, Kattari āvi, Intiravalli āvi, Taviṭṭu āvi, Nīr Tūrāti āvi, Viyākkirāpati āvi and Cintāti āvi, as well as steamed medicines (piṭṭaviyal) for treating haemorrhoids (mūlam), delirium (caṉṉi) and worm infestation (nīrttayvu) Dried plant powders: Naṭcattira cūraṇam, Tāḷica pattiri cūraṇam, Ēḷāti cūraṇam, Malli cūraṇam, cūraṇam, Aṭṭa cūraṇam, Kōḻi poṭi cūraṇam, Kaṟpurāti cūraṇam, Mātaḷāti cūraṇam, Vilvāti cūraṇam, Akkiṉi cūraṇam, Kaṟpāti cūraṇam, Pālāti cūraṇam, Māvilaṅku cūraṇam, Tēvatāra cūraṇam, Atimaturāti cūraṇam, Veṇkuṉṟi cūraṇam, Iñci cūraṇam, Kulāntaṇa cūraṇam (for treating kirāṇi or diarrhoea), Kumaṭṭikkāy cūraṇam, Karuṇai cūraṇam, Akkiṉi cūraṇam, Ilavaṅkāti cūraṇam, Kāya kaṟpa cūraṇam, Viṭaiyāti cūraṇam, Cāraṇāti cūraṇam, Aritaki cūraṇam, Iluppai malar cūraṇam, Vallāti cūraṇam, Kānta cūraṇam, Maṇṭura cūraṇam, Paṭṭai cūraṇam, Neṭuvāli cūraṇam and Cīraka cūraṇam; Cūraṇati poṭi and Kaili poṭi. Medicines prepared with cēṟāṅkoṭṭai: Cēṟāṅkoṭṭai vallāti, Raca kenti vallāti, Cūta vallāti, Amirta kenti kukkil vallāti, Cintāti vallāti, Kāya vallāti, Periya kāya vallāti and Kuṅkkiya vallāti. Medicated oils: Vātakōṭāri tailam, Aṇil tailam, Akattiyaṉ tailam, Civarāti tailam, Kuṅkiliya tailam, Kākkarāti tailam, Tiri tailam, Pūṟāka tailam, Cuṭā tailam, Kāraṅkarāti tailam, Kukkuṭāti tailam, Arukkaṉ tailam, Cakacarāti tailam, Kumarakaṅṭa tailam, Añceṇṇey tailam, Taivēḷai tailam, Eṭṭi tailam, Akkiṉi tailam, Tēvatāra tailam, Niṉpāti tailam, Navacāra tailam and Cītamātaṅka tailam; Paṅkam pāḷai eṇṇey, Karṇika cantaṇāti eṇṇey, Naḷavilvāti eṇṇey, Karṇika ēḷāti eṇṇey, Mañceṭṭi eṇṇey, Vēṭaṉ eṇṇey, Rāmacantaṉāti eṇṇey, Kāya cañjīvi eṇṇey, Kāṟpāti eṇṇey, Valiya lāṭcāti eṇṇey, Tāṉuvantiram eṇṇey, Kuṟuntōṭṭi eṇṇey, Arakkumōreṇṇey, Acaṉa vilvāti eṇṇey, Valiya tāṉuvantiram eṇṇey, Amirta eṇṇey, Karuñcūrai eṇṇey, Mattaṉ eṇṇey, Kūntal eṇṇey, Vālai eṇṇey, Nākavalli eṇṇey, Kaitōṇi eṇṇey, Cittar eṇṇey, Nayaṉa vilvāti eṇṇey, Ciṟiya cantaṉāti eṇṇey, Taruṇi eṇṇey, Acuvakantāti eṇṇey, Palara eṇṇey, Kōcalāti eṇṇey, Amirta mukkūṭṭu eṇṇey, Ciṟiya tirumēṉi eṇṇey, Pātiri vēr eṇṇey, Cantaṇāti eṇṇey, Tiripalāti eṇṇey, Amurtuvaḷḷi eṇṇey, Ēlāti eṇṇey, Amuṟtāti eṇṇey, Cīnti eṇṇey, Acaṉa vilvāti eṇṇey, Nocci eṇṇey, Cēmpiṟā eṇṇey, Kaṉakāti eṇṇey and Puravu eṇṇey. Oily exudates obtained by heating plants: Tāḷaka kuḻi tailam, Nīr mātaḷai kuḻi tailam, Karuñcīraka kuḻi tailam, Kārascarāti kuḻi tailam, Ayamōtaka kuḻi tailam, Niṉpāti kuḻi tailam, Intira valli kuḻi tailam, Pālāti kuḻi tailam, Arukkaṉ kuḻi tailam and Pēraṇṭa kuḻi tailam Medicated ghī: Catāvēli ney, Amuṟṟu cañjīvi ney, Koṭuvēli ney, Avuri ney, Pirammi ney, Vaṭivēlāti ney, Cintāmaṇi ney, Viḻuti ney, Mutirai ney, Mēka rājāṅka ney, Māvilaṅku ney, Vīti ney, Kintiravalli ney, Kuṟiñci ney, Kecari ney, Karippāṉ ney, Cūlu ney, Aṭaikkāmaṇi ney, Kamalāti ney, Kōpaṅkaṉāti ney, Amuṟtāti ney, Cāraṇāti ney, Cīṭutali ney, Mañceṭṭi ney, Cañcīvi ney, Poṉṉāṅkāṇi ney, Viyākkirāti ney, Kakkarāti ney, Intira kamalāti ney, Mātaḷāti ney, Nākavalli ney, Nāralāti ney, Aṇil ney, Vēntaṉ ney, Pāla cañcīvi ney, Kukkuṭāti ney, Veṇkuṉṟi ney, Ciṟu ciṉṉi ney, Ēraṇṭa ney, Cātiliṅka ney and Cantaṇāti ney as well as a ney to treat leprosy in children (pālar kuṭṭam); Lecuṉāti kiṟutam, Cukumāra kiṟutam, Kumpalaṅkāy kiṟutam, Periya kūḻpāṇṭa kiṟutam, Pañca pāṇa kiṟutam, Rāja kopāla kiṟutam, Kamalāti kiṟutam, Nellikkāy kiṟutam, Vēlāyuta kiṟutam, Puḷiyāral kiṟutam, Kōpaṅkaṉāti kiṟutam, Pāṭāti kiṟutam, Cūtaḷāti kiṟutam, Tāyāti kiṟutam, Catāvēli kiṟutam, Veḷḷāṭṭu kiṟutam, Caraṇāti kiṟutam, Vayal kōḻi kiṟutam, Mallimātaḷai kiṟutam, Cayarājāṅka kiṟutam, Kumari kiṟutam, Aṇil kiṟutam, Pūṉai kiṟutam, Tūtaḷāti kiṟutam, Veḷḷāṟuku kiṟutam, Kaṇṭaṅkattari kiṟutam, Kuḷakkōḻi kiṟutam, Nākappaḻa kiṟutam, Kovvai kiṟutam, Vallārai kiṟutam, Ēlāti kiṟutam, Tūtaḷāti kiṟutam, Cittā muṭṭi kiṟutam, Paṭṭai kiṟutam, Cūtāti kiṟutam, Tēṟṟāṉ paral kiṟutam and Kuṇṭalāti kiṟutam. Electuaries: Maṉmata lēkiyam, Vācāti lēkiyam, Rājāṅka lēkiyam, Civatāy lēkiyam, Kōtampu lēkiyam, Muṭṭai lēkiyam, Pūraṇa cañjīvi lēkiyam, Kūṣpāṇṭa lēkiyam, Karicālai lēkiyam, Cittira mūlāti lēkiyam, Veṇṭaya lēkiyam, Kummaṭṭikkāy lēkiyam, Karuṇai lēkiyam, Kaṉakāti lēkiyam, Kaṇaṟpa kēcari lēkiyam, Kalliyāṇi lēkiyam, Laṭcumi lēkiyam, Vācāti lēkiyam, Nellikkāy lēkiyam, Kaṇṭam kattari lēkiyam, Veḷḷāṭṭu lēkiyam and Kukkuṭāti lēkiyam; Cūriya pirapa racāyaṇam, Matippiṟai racāyaṇam, Kataḷi racāyaṇam, Maṉōti racāyaṇam, Tēka reṭcāti racāyaṇam, Carvāṅka racāyaṇam, Matuspiṉi racāyaṇam, Tiṉpili racāyaṇam, Mēkarājāṅka racāyaṇam, Kuṅkiliya racāyaṇam, Cēṅkoṭṭai racāyaṇam, Cittiramūli racāyaṇam, Rācaṉāti racāyaṇam and Amurtu racāyaṇam; Electuaries: Tirāṭcāti meḻuku, Tirunīlakaṇṭa meḻuku, Kentaka meḻuku, Kāya meḻuku, Tirāṭcāti meḻuku, Taḷaka meḻuku, Liṅka meḻuku, Liṅka raca kaṟpūra meḻuku, Pāṣāṇa meḻuku and Raca centūra meḻuku. Waxy medicines: Pukaiyilai kuḻampu, Pañcatārai kuḻampu, Nāraṅkāy kuḻampu, Mātaḻāti kuḻampu, Karaṇai kuḻampu, Uḷḷi kuḻampu, Rettiṉāti kuḻampu, Pācāṇa kuḻampu, Niṉpāti kuḻampu, Mātaḷāti kuḻampu, Kiṭipa kuḻampu, Nāḻi kēra kuḻampu, Lacuṉāti kuḻampu, Koṭuvēli kuḻampu, Akkiṉi kuḻampu, Puḷiyaṅ kuḻampu, Veṇṭaiya kuḻampu, Ākāca kuḻampu, Kāṟapāti kuḻampu, Kapāla kuḻampu, Nāralāti kuḻampu, Akattiyaṉ kuḻampu, Kuriñci kuḻampu, Karuvēl kuḻampu, Iñci kuḻampu, Caṉṉi kuḻampu, Cūṭupāṇa kuḻampu, Naṉṉāri kuḻampu, Taḻampū kuḻampu, Arimētāti kuḻampu, Vellaruku kuḻampu and Aval kuḻampu. White calcined medicines: Aritāra paṟpam, Veḷḷi paṟpam, Keruṭa paṟpam, Cavvīra paṟpam, Muppūra paṟpam, Cilācattu paṟpam, Kalaṅkompu paṟpam, Cūta liṅka paṟpam, Intuppu paṟpam, Paṭikāra paṟpam, Aya paṟpam, Kapāla paṟpam, Tāmpūra paṟpam, Pañcavarkkāti paṟpam and Kaṟpūra calācantu paṟpam. Red calcined medicines: Pañcalōka centūram, Kāḷamēka nārāyaṇa centūram, Cantirōtaya centūram, Akkiṉi kumāra centūram, Pañca pācāṉa centūram, Kaṟiyuppu centūram, Tāmpūra centūram, Rācāṅka centūram, Cayakulāntaka centūram, Pañcikaraṇa centūram, Turicu centūram, Nāka centūram, Tiṟilōka centūram and Caṇṭa māruta centūram. Stone-like medicines: Liṅka raca kaṟpūra kaṭṭu, Veṭiyuppu kaṭṭu, Lavaṇa kaṭṭu, Navalōka kaṭṭu, Pūpati kaṭṭu, Pañcareka pūpati kaṭṭu, Pañcapācāṉa kaṭṭu, Carva rōka kulāntakaṉ kaṭṭu. Medicines prepared by sublimation process: Paṭṭai pataṅkam, Kuṅkiliya pataṅkam and Kantaka pataṅkam; Medicines prepared by fermentation: Kaṟpūrāti ariṣṭam, Tacamulāti ariṣṭam, Tirāṭcāti ariṣṭam, Cīraka ariṣṭam, Nilavēmpu ariṣṭam, Aritaki ariṣṭam and Niṉpāti ariṣṭam. External treatments: Massage using ointment or a medicinal powder: Nilavākai tuvālai and Kumara tuvālai. Ointments: Aṇṭa Kaḷimpu, Mēti kaḷimpu, Pīrkkiṉ kaḷimpu, Turicu kaḷimpu, Pāṣāṇa kaḷimpu, Vaṅka kaḷimpu, Cīrakka kaḷimpu, Raca kaṟpūra kaḷimpu, Tilakatāra kaḷimpu, Arukkaṉ kaḷimpu, Lacuṇāti kaḷimpu, Aritāra kaḷimpu and Cāti liṅka kaḷimpu. Medicinal pastes for scalp (for treatment of neurological disorders): Rācaṉāti taḷam, Kukkuṭāti taḷam, Vēṭaṉ taḷam, Amuṟtāti taḷam, Niṉpāti taḷam, Cintāti taḷam, Matukāti taḷam, Rācaṉāti taḷam, Ciṉṉōlpāti taḷam and Tirāṭcāti taḷam. Fumigations: Racavaṅka pukai, Kēcari pukai, Carvāṅka pukai, Tāḷaka pukai, Aritaki pukai, Kaḻal pukai, Maraveṭṭi pukai, Karuvaṅka pukai and liṅka pukai. Medicated oils provided drop to drop on the scalp for treatment of mental disorders: Nilavākai tuvālai, Ēlāti tuvālai, Kumari tuvālai, Lāṭcāti tuvālai and Cittati tuvālai. Medicated vicks: Kaṉakāti tiri, Paṭṭai tiri, Cantaṇāti tiri, Aṟkāti tiri, Mukkaṭukāti tiri, Cāmpirāṇi tiri, Cātiliṅkāti tiri and Kaṟpūrāti tiri. Application of fresh leaves on the body: Cukku pūccu, Kuṅkiliya pūccu, Nāyaka pūccu, Kaṉakāti pūccu, Tālamūlāti pūccu, Kaṟpūrāti pūccu, Nāralāti pūccu, Nīr mātaḷāti pūccu, Kaṭukāti pūccu, Nīli pūccu, Tiricāta pūccu and Cintāti pūccu. Medicated pouches for massage: Kaṭukāti kiḻi, Nāralāti kiḻi, Mūlikai kiḻi, Akkiṉi kiḻi, Tēvatāra kiḻi, Niṉpāti kiḻi, Carvāṅka kiḻi, Kukkuṭāti kiḻi and Aṟukāti kiḻi Drop of juice or oil through noses: Nāralāti naciyam, Malarāti naciyam, Vilvāti naciyam, Kuḷavinta naciyam, Tumpāti naciyam, Nīli naciyam, Mutali naciyam, Kaṇākāti naciyam, Pū nāka naciyam, Kaṟpūra naciyam and Tirāṭcāti naciyam. Liniment in form of tablets used as eye liner: Aritaki kalikkam, Perumkāya kalikkam, Cāraṇāti kalikkam, Tāmpūrāti kalikkam, Puracu vitai kalikkam and Vāḷa kalikkam. Medicated cataplasms: Tūtaḷāti vaṭakam, Maṇṭūra vaṭakam, Kaṭukkāy vaṭakam, Ayaḷāti vaṭakam, Ēḷāti vaṭakam and Kukkiḷāti vaṭakam The text mentions also the methods: To distillate inorganic products: Makā Tirāvakam, lōka Tirāvakam, Cīṉa Tirāvakam, Kenta Tirāvakam, Meḻuku Tirāvakam, Ōma Tirāvakam, Karuñcīraka Tirāvakam and Muḷaku Tirāvakam. To prepare pungent medicines: cuṇṇa ceyanīr, kuḷavinta ceyanīr, and komparakku ceyanīr. karuñcīraka ceyanīr, Mātaḷam ceyanīr, Cīraka ceyanīr and Tēvatāra ceyanīr. To synthetise (vaippu) camphor (cūṭaṉ), borneol (paccai karpūram) and cinnabar (cātiliṅka).