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.