Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam

About Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam

The mission of our school is to provide a value-based education and mould the character of our younger generation through synergy of science and spirituality so that their earnest endeavour to achieve progress and prosperity in life is matched by an ardent desire to extend selfless service to the society, one complementing the other. Our mission includes The vision of the school is to actively pioneer the students with highest quality of traditional values of Ayurveda. The school will strive to advance, innovative teaching methods and research that it can meet the needs of nation in preparation of medicine and management of diseases through Ayurveda.

To provide superior quality undergraduate programmes and in the future, post graduate programmes in Ayurveda, with state of art facilities, to enhance the research and learning experience, and facilitate the training of a skilled work force to meet the current and future needs of Ayurvedic fields of medical science. Other goals of the institution are:
a. To make the institution unique in the field of Ayurveda.
b. To prepare students with excellent humanitarian values.
c. To prepare the most competent, high quality doctors.

The B.A.M.S. course provides a vibrant environment where science, education and technology go hand in hand. It catalyzes an environment for innovative teachings and research in the field of Ayurvedic management of different types of diseases. Ayurveda takes care of the disabled and diseased -- those who need to be protected , recovered and saved from their disabilities and ailments. These goals are achieved by providing excellent training in the field of preparation of medicine and clinical training of students in disease management, so that they become competent and can satisfy the needs of society in traditional health care. Extension activities include conducting frequent medical camps, awareness classes conducted by students and providing research projects within the curriculum and professional course. These are carried out through:

Departments

There are fourteen departments of teaching dealing with different aspects and specialities of Ayurveda.

• Department of Kayachikitsa (General Medicine)
• Department of Shalya Tantra (Surgery)
• Department of Shalakya Tantra (ENT, Dentistry and Ophthalmology)
• Department of Stri Roga and Prasuti Tantra (Gynaecology, Obstetrics )
• Department of Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic Pharmacology)
• Kaumarabhritya (Paediatrics)
• Department of Swastha Vrittam (Social and Preventative Medicine)
• Department of Maulika Siddhanta (Basic Principles of Ayurveda)
• Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana (Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacy)
• Department of Rachana Shareeram (Anatomy)
• Department of Roga Vijnana (Pathology)
• Department of Kriya Shareeram (Physiology)
• Department of Agada Tantra and Vyavaharayurveda (Toxicology, Jurisprudence and Forensic Medicine)
• Department of Panchakarma

Herbal Garden

The herbal garden of the Institute is spread out in an area of 5 acres of land where 500 rare species of medicinal plants are grown. The herbal garden is very well useful for the students of all professions especially for the 2nd BAMS students who have Dravyaguna Vijnayana as a prime subject. The Dept. of Dravyaguna Vijnyana has a prime role in conception and maintenance of the garden.

Library

Amrita School of Ayurveda has an excellent Library, perhaps the best among all Ayurveda College Libraries in India. The library has been carefully planned to have more space and natural lighting for the comfort of the users. It has the capacity to accommodate 300 students at a time.

Internet Access: The Library has a separate "Internet Browsing" section. Desktop computers are reserved for use of the students and for the faculty members.

ĀCĀRA

Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ĀCĀRA) is a new initiative of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at the Amrita School of Ayurveda located in the Amritapuri Campus of the University. ĀCĀRA is inspired by the vision of Amma to provide a scientific backing for traditional medical practices and pave the way for the development of an evidence-based Integrative approach to health care. Ayurveda is being increasingly accessed by people world over and has an unbroken continuity in its practice in India. ĀCĀRA aspires to create a platform to facilitate dialogue between practitioners of biomedicine and Ayurveda and conduct research studies to develop Integrative Medical Care guidelines as well as a model centre for Collaborative Integrated Health Care. ĀCĀRA will also engage in collaborative research with scientific organisations and universities worldwide to enable global acceptance of Ayurveda.

The focus areas for research at ĀCĀRA are:

• Conceptual Foundations of Ayurveda,
• Development of Research Methodologies for Ayurveda,
• Clinical Practice Outcomes Studies,
• Designing and implementing rigorous clinical trials to evaluate complex treatments,
• Biological Mechanism of Action Studies,
• Network Pharmacology research to understand the complexity of Ayurvedic formulations,
• Integrative Medicine research and development of Integrative Medical Care guidelines.

Contact Details

Amrita School of Ayurveda
Clappana P. O.
Kollam-690525,
Kerala.

http://ayurveda.amrita.edu