தலைப்பு இல்லை (மருந்து)

Title in original script: தலைப்பு இல்லை (மருந்து) The manuscript is composed of palm leaves whose 6 are numbered from 1 to 6 and 2 have no number. The text, in prose, is a copy of parts of texts written at different periods. The leaves are slightly affected by larvae and those numbered 3, 4 and not numbered have been partly bitten by rodent. The text describes medicines for facilitating delivery (nōvillā piḷḷai peṟa) and for treating infertility (malaṭu), blindness (kuruṭu) and delirium (caṉṉi tōṣam). It presents varieties of salts (uppu), alkali (kāram) and rice (arici) used to prepare medicine. It informs on the method to diagnose fractures (muṟivukkaḷ). The text contains some medical notes (maruntu kuṟipu) written by Aṣṭāvatāṉi K. Raṅkasāmi Piḷḷai of Maruṅkāvur, Aṣṭāvatāṉi, Tanjavur district (Aṣṭāvatāṉi is a honoric title meaning that the person is able to do eight things at the same time). Size of the manuscript: 25,5cm x 3,4cm. The 8 palm leaves of the text are numbered from 1 to 6 and two, very damaged, have no longer number. The manuscript is in average condition; leaves are more and less affected by larvae and rodents.