Āyurveda (Cikitsā and Nidāna)

An anonymous Ayurvedic medical compendium beginning with an invocation to Lord Dhanvantari. The manuscript contains prescriptions and therapeutic procedures for poisoning and snakebite, diarrhoea, tridoṣa disorders, sannipāta fever, cough, dyspnoea, pitta-fever, haemorrhagic conditions, urinary diseases, osteoarthritic disorders, genital debility, kuṣṭha, skin diseases, chronic ulcers, and other ailments. It also includes sections on nāḍī-parīkṣā (pulse examination), diagnosis based on the tongue and urine, classification of diseases according to vāta, pitta and śleṣman, and jvara-nidāna. A formulation known as Saptaviṃśati-guggulu, attributed to Dhanvantari, is described as a remedy for all doṣas. The work represents a practical handbook of Ayurvedic diagnosis and therapeutics, compiled from diverse medical traditions.