நூல் 1: கிறிச்சன நிதானம்; நூல் 2: மேக நிதானம்; நூல் 3: குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (மருந்து செய்முறைகள்); நூல் 4: குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (கர்ப்பம்); நூல் 5: நயன நோய்- 96, பெயரும், குணமும், மருந்தும்; நூல் 6: குறிப்ப...

Titles in original script: நூல் 1: கிறிச்சன நிதானம் நூல் 2: மேக நிதானம் நூல் 3: குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (மருந்து செய்முறைகள்) நூல் 4: குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (கர்ப்பம்) நூல் 5: நயன நோய்- 96, பெயரும், குணமும், மருந்தும் நூல் 6: குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (மருந்து செய்முறைகள்); The manuscript contains 100 leaves numbered from 1 to 82 and 90 to 100; the leaves 83 to 89 are blank. It is composed of 6 medical texts attributed to Akattiyar. All the texts are written in verses. The manuscript is in excellent condition. Text 1-The text, entitled Kiṟiccaṉa Nitāṉam, is numbered from 1 to 10 (recto); it is complete. It describes types and clinical features of burning micturition as well as medicines to treat them. The types of burning micturition are: vāta, pitta, cilēṟpaṉa, cukkila, caṉṉi vāta and ratta kiṟiccaṉa. The medicines mentioned are: Nāval ney, Ceṅkaḻunīr ney, Kukkil ney and Kukkil kirutam; Kukkil cūraṇam; Kaṟpūravaḷḷi eṇṇai; Catāvēli lēkiyam; Kukilāti uṇṭai, Kukkil tārai uṇṭai and Kukkil āti uṇṭai; Kukkil racayaņam; and Nīraṭaippukku maruntu. Text2- The text is entitled Mēka Nitāṉam. Its palm leaves are numbered from 10 (verso) to 35, it is complete. It describes twenty types of urinary tract infections (mēka nōykkaḷ) with their names, clinical features and formulation of medicines for treating them. The types of vāta mēka nōy are: varuṇaṉ mēkam, vaḷaippāṉ mēkam, kāḷai mēkam and cāpa mēkam; those of pitta mēka nōy are: mattivaṉ mēkam, matappaṉ mēkam, cūrai mēkam, virākaṉ mēkam, ekki mēkam and mekanātaṉ mēkam; and those of cilēṟpana mēka nōy are matuppaṉ mēkam, cāral mēkam, uttama mēkam, ventaṉ mēkam, pāḷai mēkam, cūriya mēkam, pakaivaṉ mēkam, kēvalaṉ mēkam, ketavaṉ mēkam and mataṅkaṉ mēkam. The formulation of medicines mentioned are Āvārai kutinīr, Tiṟipāla kutinīr, Tutti kutinīr and Tākam vaṟatcaikku kutinīr; Āvārai cūraṇam, Amirtāti cūraṇam, Mēka cūraṇam and Nīraḻivukku cūraṇam; Nīraḻivukku māttirai and Tiruvaṇai yaṭaintān kuḷikkai; Cantanāti eṇṇey and Nellikay eṇṇey; Mēkanati uṇtai and Cantanāti uṇṭai; Veḷvaṅka centūram, Matura vaṅka centūram and Kārīya centūram; Veḷvaṅka paṟpam; and Eḷḷu kuḻampu. Dietary prescriptions (pattiyam) for these diseases are provided. Text 3- The text is composed of palm leaves numbered from 36 to 44; it is incomplete. It describes some preparation of medicines, informing sometimes the disease they are targeted. The medicines are: Tīrai vila kacāyam and Varu kacāyam (for vomiting); Cantaṇāti tailam and Piḷḷai caruvānka tailam; Tavaḷai ney; Vāyu kuḻampu; and Puṟavatai (against eye diseases), Nāmuḻḻuku maruntufor treating diarrhoea and kuḷikai against ecci (growth of flesh behind uvula or in the palate). It presents medicinal formulations based on ghī (clarified butter) for gall diseases, in form of pills for treating blurred vision and indigestion in children, and in form of electary against papules. It lists medicines for treating ascites, diarrhoea, dysentery, abdominal worms, abdominal colic and piles, burning micturition and obstruction of urine, skin infection, tooth ache and tongue diseases. Text4 – This text, numbered from 37 to 66, is complete. It deals in part with pregnancy. It describes diseases that affect new born and infant during the first month and their treatment, as well as the clinical features of diseases affecting infants till ten month year old and medicinal formulations for treating them. The text informs on the various types of tōṣam (disorders supposed caused by bad influences such as planetary position at birth; transgression; symbolic pollution, etc.) that affected the infant’s heath: paṟavai tōṣam, intira paṭci tōṣam, mākāḷi paṭci tōṣam, tūṅku paṭci tōṣam, kaṭalṟāñci paṭci tōṣam, ecci kuṇam, kuḻi tōṣam, kuḷittavaṉ eṭuttāl tōṣam, paṭu kai tōṣam and tērai tōṣam and describes their clinical features. The medicines mentioned in the text are: pills for treating indigestion and diarrhoea, for improving appetite, for treating ear diseases, for reducing lymph nodes in the groin. It presents also a medicine for increasing lactation, Iñci racayaņam. Lastly, the text mentions a method of meditation called karuta tiyāṉam. Text 5 – This text, numbered from 67 to 82, is incomplete (there are two leaves numbered 67). It deals with ophthalmology. It describes 96 types of eye diseases, including wounds in eyes, with their names, clinical features and medicines to treat them. The text presents types of paṭalam (growth in eyes affecting the vision): vāta paṭalam, catai paṭalam, nīr paṭalam, ati māṅkica paṭalam and vari eḻucci (growth of flesh on the white portion of eye); clinical features of kumirta (red boils in eye): ceṅkumirta nōy, karuṅkumirta nōy, veṉkumirta nōy; and clinical features of five types of cukkiraṉ (disease characterised by inflammation of the sclerotic coat and growth of flesh on the choroid); of seven types of timiram (blindness caused by optic nerve’ disorder), of three types of kaṇpū (cataract), of three types of kuntam (protrusion of the eye ball), and of kaṇ veḷḷai (presbyopia). The text lists medicines for treating patalam, kumirta, variyuntal (streak of line in eye), nericcal (disorder caused by pressure resulting from eye ball’s swelling) and nīr nericcal (accumulation of fluid in the eye pupil). It specifies some medicinal names: Piṟavitai (eye pain); Kaṟpūrati poti; Kaṉakāti untai, Paccai uṇṭai and Cantanāti uṇṭai; Vellai kuḻampu; Cantanāti eṇṇai and Vilvāti eṇṇai; and Cakra pupati māttirai. The text gives as well some explanations on the capability of eyes to define the colours. Text 6- This text, numbered from 90 to 100, is incomplete (there are two leaves numbered 67). It describes formulation of medicines of various categories: decoctions, cūraṇam, kuḻampu, kuḷikai, māttirai, paṟpam, and meḻuku. Some formulas are named: Vāyu kuḻampu and Irumal kuḻampu; Cura kōṭāli kuḷikai, Maṉōṉmaņi vairavaṉ māttirai and Ceṉṟa ticai veṇṟāṉ kuḷikai; Nāka paṟpam and Cempu paṟpam; and Raca meḻuku. Size of the manuscript: 28,5cm x 4,0cm. It contains 101 leaves numbered from 1 to 100; leaves 83 to 90 are blank. The manuscript is in excellent condition.