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MEDICINE.

I, — Agastya Vaidyam. Palm leaves. A work in 1500 Verses on the preparation of Hkedicines chiefly, attributed with many others on similar subjects, to the Riski, Agastya.

II. — Agastya Pur ana Sutra. a* Palm leaves — b. ditto. A work on mystical and alchemical medicine, or the cure of diseases by religious rites or visiiing holy fehrines, the means of prolonging life, and the art of discovering hidden treasures. MSS. b. com- prises also the Pujdvidhiy a tract on the worshi;) of Siva and other deities, and the Dikshdvid^i bra tract on the Difcsha ov ceremony of initiation in the Saivaund Sdkta faith. By Agastya.

III. — Bhasmamore. a. Palm leaves. — b, Ditto. A work of considerable extent, on alchemical or metallic medicines, containing rules for their cal*