A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1445

v3.c46.1445

DON SIMON TILLEKERATNE, a Muḍaliyār of Matara, compiled his Bhesajjunidāne about A.D. 1760 or a little later. This large work about diseases and their treatment is arranged on the same lines as Śailasiṃha's Vaidyacintāmaṇibhaiṣajyasaṃgrahaya. It is written partly in Sanskrit verses, quoted from earlier treatises, with comments (sannaya) by the author. An interesting feature is the description of eight varieties of phiraṅga (syphilis). 160