பால ஆசிரியம்

The manuscript consists in a text composed of palm leaves numbered from 1 to 239. The text is almost complete; only the leaf 13 is missing. The condition of the manuscript is good, despite it is weakened and darkened by fungus infestation.

The text deals with medicinal preparations. On the one hand, it presents medicinal formulations for children’s diseases which belong to the categories of :

Decoctions : Civa vempu kaṣāyam, Civaṉār vempu kaṣāyam, Vilvāti kaṣāyam, Pāvu kaṣāyam, Civa niṉpu kaṣāyam, Tōṭaikku kaṣāyam, Niṉpāti kaṣāyam, Vaṭalimaṭṭai kaṣāyam, Ṣīrapalā kaṣāyam and Āṭātōṭai kaṣāyam;

Medicated oils : Muyal tailam, Kumara kaṇṭa tailam, Kastūri tailam, Iṇṭu tailam, Muḷḷeḷḷi tailam, Nālpāmara tailam, Mulaippāl tailam, Veḷuḷḷi tailam, Raca tailam and Cantiramati eṇṇey;

Medicated ghī (clarified butter) : Valiya kēcari ney, Cīra kēcari ney, Tēvāmirta ney, Aṇil ney, Vappirāti ney, Kukkūṭāti ney, Uṭumpu ney, Kōṭarāti ney, Curapi ney, Mātaḷāti ney, Kaṇṭaṅkāri ney, Muyal ney, Piramikku ney, Civapukku ney, Piraḷikku pēti piṭikka ney, Iraiccalukku ney, Karappāṉukku ney and Tērai tōcattukku ney;

Pills : Ceṉṟa ticai veṉṟāṉ kuḷikai, Navarattiṉāti kuḷikai, Intirakamalāti kuḷikai, Kapakuḻāntakaṉ kuḷikai, Māyakāy kuḷikai, Peruṅkāya kuḷikai, Miruttuvāti kuḷikai, Āṉanta cañcīvi kuḷikai, Cāttikāy kuḷikai, Kastūrāti kuḷikai, Amirtāti kuḷikai, Aṉutārai kuḷikai, Paṇṭāra kuḷikai, Cañcīvi kuḷikai, Akkirā kuḷikai, Taṅka varāti kuḷikai, Veṭṭivēr kuḷikai, Kaṉaka taṅka varāti kuḷikai, Ratta cantaṉāti kuḷikai, Cempurāti pū kuḷikai, Atimatura kuḷikai, Valiya ēlāti kuḷikai, kaṟpūrāti kuḷikai, Nāralāti kuḷikai, Mātaḷāti kuḷikai and Ēlāti kuḷikai;

Waxy preparations : Mātalāti kuḻampu, Kapa kuḻampu, Caṉṉi kuḻampu, Irai kuḻampu, Cuṇṭaivaṟṟal kuḻampu, Uluvā kuḻampu as well as Kastūrāti kavaḷam.

On the other hand, the text lists medicinal categories for treating diverse diseases : pills for treating urinary tract infections (vālai mēkam), inflammation (vīkkam), convulsions (piraḷi) and diseases caused by vāta and kapa imbalance; decoctions for treating red rashes in children (civappu), indigestion (māntam), abdominal discomfort (vayiṟu kaṭuppu), vomiting (carttal), anemia (pāṇṭu cokai), eight types of fever (atta curam), poison bites (viṣa nīr and irai kaṭi), oral ulcer (nāymuḷ), hoarseness of voice (kural kaṭuppu), hiccough (vikkal); medicated oils for treating delirium (caṉṉi), scabies (ciraṅku), eczema (karappāṉ), tuberculosis affecting children (piḷḷai kācam), inflammation (vīkkam), cough (irumal), intestinal worms (macari nōy), urinary tract infections (vālai mēkam), and pitta diseases; medicated ghī for treating convulsions (piraḷi), a category of vāta diseases (vālai vātam), indigestion (irai māntam), hemorrhoids (mūlam talaḷ), intestinal worms (kīri nōy), flatulence (vayiṟu porumal), poisonous eczema (viṣa karappāṉ) and cough (irumal); medicinal powders for treating red rashes in the children (cikappu), dysentery (kirāṇi), abdominal discomfort (vayiṟu kaṭupu), and cough (irumal); and external applications for treating oligurea (nīrkattu) and bloody diarrhea (ratta kaḻiccal); as well as a medicine for treating jaundice (mañcal).

Additionally, it explains the preparation of Caṉṉikku oṟṟal, a medicinal application for treating delirium; of Kāḻiccattukku piṭavial, a steamed medicine for treating tuberculosis, of Tāmarai muḷḷu, a medicine for treating oral ulcer; of Aḻicaluku aṭai, a medicine for treating dysentery, of Caṉṉiku muṭṭai tailam, an oil made of eggs for treating delirium; and an medicated castor oil for treating indigestion in children (kaṇai).