Vaidya Cintamani an Ancient Medical Text from Southern India

Vaidyachintamani by Vallabhendra of the Indrakanti family (Srivatsa gotra, Apastambha sutra) was a prominent medieval medical text in Andhra Desa. Widely translated into Telugu by Ayurveda scholars, its palm-leaf manuscripts are found across India, highlighting its popularity. Especially influential in South India, it served as a foundational source for later medical works.

The book, similar to Brihatayee, details signs, symptoms, and treatments of diseases, alongside topics like Ashtasthana Pareeksha (eight-fold clinical examination), Karmavipaka (sins of previous births and remedies), astrological factors in diseases, Rasoushadhas, poisons, and materia medica.

Divided into 25 vilasas, each with prakaranas, the Sanskrit slokas are written in Telugu script. It begins with Mangalacharana, invoking key Hindu deities.