Arya Vaidya Sala

Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier, a scholar in whose honour the Government of India have issued a postage stamp, founded Arya Vaidya Sala in 1902, at Kottakkal, a small town in Malappuram district, in the Indian state of Kerala. It began as a small clinic for outpatient treatment and sale of ayurvedic medicines. Fifteen years later, Warrier established the Arya Vaidya Patasala (School of Ayurvedic Medicine; more literally "holy medical school"), in the town of Kozhikode teaching under the Gurukula method. The school was shifted later to Kottakkal and has transformed itself into a Medical College, Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier Ayurveda College, affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Science. Since 1944, when Warrier died, the clinic has been managed by the, Kottakkal Charitable Trust as per the provisions of his will. After the death of P K Warrier, P Madavankutty Warrier took over the position as the Managing Trustee of the institution. ==Profile==

The Arya Vaidya Sala (AVS) group of institutions has its headquarters in Kottakkal in Malappuram district, located 16 kilometers from Malappuram and 48 kilometers from Kozhikode. Two of the hospitals run by the group are based at Kottakkal. The group consists of five hospitals of which one is a charitable centre, 15 branches, a research centre, two medicine factories, a Marketing Division overseeing over 1500 retail outlets, and four herbal gardens. The group is reported to be treating over 800,000 patients, through consultation and in patient services. AH&RC Delhi is located at Karkardooma in East Delhi and is a 49 bedded facility. AH&RC Kochi is situated in Thrikkakkara while the Ayurvedic Hospital Baddi is situated at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, www.aryavaidyasalabaddi.com. The Charitable Hospital, based in Kottakkal, was started in 1924 and offers free consultation and treatment to the financially compromised. The hospital, which has a capacity of 140 beds, is composed of Panchakarma, Poison treatment and clinical research wards, a surgical unit and a maternity home. The hospital claims that the free treatment provided by the hospital amounts to 900,000 annually. The unit is managed by the Ethical and the Research committees of Arya Vaidya Sala. Centre for Medicinal Plants Research Arya Vaidya Sala opened its research centre, Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) in 2003, with financial assistance from Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. The centre is involved in the research on medicinal plants based on taxonomy, tissue culture, genetic resources, phytochemistry, anatomy and extension activities and is equipped with a phytochemistry laboratory and a tissue culture laboratory. The administration is handled from an administrative office block. The centre is located in Kottakkal and has ongoing research programmes in association with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of the Government of India. AVS has two more demonstration gardens of lesser areas at Kottakkal, making the total area to 220 acres and the gardens provide 44 varieties of herbs to the AVS factories. • Some important medicinal plants of the Western Ghats, India: a profile • Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Vol. I • Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Vol. II • Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Vol. III • Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Vol. IV • Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Vol. V ==See also==

• https://www.aryavaidyanjournal.org • https://www.aryavaidyasala.com • https://aryavaidyasala.com/ckeditor-ckfinder-integration/uploads/files/Publication%20Catalogue.pdf