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.