வர்ம சூத்திரம்

Title in original script: வர்ம சூத்திரம் The manuscript is composed of a text whose the palm leaves are numbered from 1 to 81; three of them are missing. The leaves are very darkened by fungus infestation. The text, entitled Varma Cūttiram and written in verses, deals with varma practice, for which it describes acupressure on different vital points (varma): tilarta kālam, naṭcattira kālam, cevi kuṟṟi kālam, piṭari kālam, uṟakka kālam, tummi kālam, nēr varmam, uṟumi kālam, aṭappa kālam, curukki kālam, ciṟiya atti curukki kālam, kallaṭai kālam, caṅkutiri kālam, aṇṭa kālam, taṭcaṉai kālam, tavaḷai kālam, aṭaṅkaḷ kālam, kutirai muka kālam, mūttira kālam and kompēri kālam; muṇṭellu varmam, vittu varmam, pūṭṭellu varmam, kuruntu kuṟṟi varmam, kārīral varmam, aḷavāṭi varmam, muṭṭu varmam, moḻi varmam, tutikkai varmam, patakkaḷai varmam, kōṇa caṉṉi varmam, pāta cakkara varmam and tiṭa varmam and cuḻiyāṭi. It presents the clinical features of puca varmam, cuḷukku varmam and uḷ varmam, of nerves (narampu), as well as the pulse called kuru nāṭi. The text describes some cases of varma injuries, among them fractures (muṟivu) of the nasal septum (mūkku matti), humerus bone (kai elumpu), midline (naṭuvari), cervical spine (kūṇ elumpu), and trauma at the right and left eyes (valatu kaṇ kuṟṟam, iṭatu kaṇ kuṟṟam). It provides information on the treatment for stopping bleeding (rattam) from nose (mūkku), penis (liṅkam), ears (cevi), mouth (uḷnāṭi) and knee joint (mūṭṭu narampu). Size of the manuscript: 24.7cm x 3.2cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered in Tamil from 1 to 81; the leaves 44, 51 and 54 are missing. The condition of the manuscript is in average. The leaves are very darkened by fungus. A blank leaf ends the manuscript.