The Telugu-speaking people occupy the eastern part of the Peninsula of India, from Ganjam to a few miles north of Madras, and from the Bay of Bengal to Dangapura and Murgunda on the west of Beder, and are therefore partly under British rule, and partly under the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Medical Books in Tamil.
Agastya, nineteen books by, viz.
Vydia Vagadum Ayriti, 1500 verses.
Kanda Puranam, a work on ancient history, 1000 stanzas, written in Sanskrit, and translated by Kashyapa Brahrnini into Tamil. Tiruvaliadal Puranam, 3367 stanzas, on moral philosophy, written in Sanskrit, and translated . into Tamil by Parinjati a Pandaram.
Pusavedi, 200 verses, on the religious rites and ceremonies of the Hindus.
Diksha avedi, 200 verses, on magic and enchant ment, on the use and virtues of the rosary, and on the education of youth.
Pernul, 10,000 verses, in Shen Tamil, treats fully on all diseases, regimen, etc.
Purana Nul, 200 verses, on exorcising, and con tains many forms of prayer.
Purana Sutram, 216 verses, on the initiation of religious disciples and their forms of devotion ; also on materia medics and regimen.
Karma Kandam, 300 stanzas, on diseases result ing from folly and vice, supposed to be a trans lation from the Sanskrit of Dhanwantari.
Aghastier Vydia, Nutiambedu, 150 stanzas, on purification, on sixty-four poisons, metallic, vegetable, and animal, and their manipulation to make them safe medicines.
Aghasticr Vydia (Ernuti Anji), 205 stanzas, on medicine and chemistry.
Aghastier Vydia Vagadum, Narpottettu, 48 stanzas, on the cure of gonorrhoea.
Aghastier Vydia, Padinaru, 16 verses, on diseases of the head and their remedies.
Kalig-ghianam, 200 stanzas, on theology. Muppu, 50 stanzas, on 18 different kinds of leprosy and their cure.
Aghastier Vydia, Ayriti Branum, 1200 stanzas, on botany and materia medica.
Aghastier Vydia, Annuru, 500 stanzas, treating very fully on many diseases, and containing a great variety of useful formulae.
Aghastier Vydia, Mun-nuru, 300 stanzas, on pharmacy.
Tanmundri Vagadum, by Tanmundri (Dhan wantari), translated by Agastya into Tamil verse. It has 2000 verses. Hindu practitioners hold it in high veneration for the particular account it gives of many diseases, and the valuable receipts it contains.
Tirumullar Vydia Vagadum, by Tirumullar, 2000 stanzas, on the symptoms of disease, and on the diet while under treatment.
Aghastier (Qu. Agastya) has also Karaser Punjadi, Munuru, 300 verses, teaching how to compound strong powders, pills, and other medicines.
Dhanwantari Vagada Vydia Chintamani, teaches how to judge of the pulse, also treats of many diseases, and of the nature of animals, and contains some valuable recipes.
Kylasa Chintamani, Vadanul, on the art of converting nine metals into strong powders. It also treats on arsenic and other powerful drugs.
Bogar, a poetical description, in 700 verses, on the mode of compounding many powerful medicines. . Bogar Yoga Marga Mulika, in two sections Kayasiddi, or the art of strengthening the body.
Yogasiddi, or the art of making preparations for strengthening the body.(Kulpum), and several other medicines.
Bogar Negundo, on corrosive and soluble drugs, also on gems and various animals. It, moreover, instructs how to mitigate the violence of powerful drugs, and how to make alcoholic tinctures.
Bogar Nainar Terumautram, on the art of preparing several medicines into which metals enter.
Nadi Sastrum, a treatise on the pulse.
Vydia Vagadum, enumerates the name and nature of many diseases and medicines.
Konkana-Ninar-Nul, teaches how to compound many powerful medicines.
Kumbali Chintamani Negundo, a dictionary of drugs and the art of compounding medicines.
Pannamaday Selladi, treats on several medicines pre scribed for different diseases.
Yuga Muni, Ennuru, 800 verses, describing several medicines.
Ponnamuttay Palakulembum Attavanai, enumerates several medicines, and treats of a few diseases. This book is not much sought after.
Attavanai Vagadum, similar to the last.
Agaradi Negundo, a dictionary of medicine, in good repute.
Netra Vydiam, 300 verses, on diseases of the eye, and the best remedies for such complaints. Kermapakum, 300 verses, on surgery? Detchavadi, 200 verses, on medicine, said to be from divine inspiration. • Shesyam, 100 verses, and 32 verses, are two works explanatory or;.ix nrts, viz. Vussyam, Stumbanam, Moganam, Aukershanam, Uchatanam, Maranam.