Kottakkal Arya Vaidhyasala

                       Kottakkal is a world renowned center of Ayurveda. The Arya Vaidya Sala, established by P.S. Warrier, the well-known physician and social reformer, has completed its hundred years of glorious existence. People from different parts of the world come for treatment; Art and culture also flourish in Kottakkal at the patronage of Arya Vaidya Sala. P.S.V. Natyasanghom has a unique place in Kathakali. A Kathakali School is run by the Sanghom. Venkata theva temple near the Arya Vaidya Sala, is noted for mural Paintings. Kottakkal Pooram festival attracts thousands. Connoisseurs of music, art, culture and literature of the country, participate in the cultural mela organized in connection with the pooram.

            Annual Seminar on Ayurveda and other branches of medicine, conducted as a part of founder’s day of Arya Vaidya Sala, are attented by experts from abroad also. A medicinal herbal garden, maintained by the Vaidya sala is a rare treasure. Several type of treatments ere available in the Vaidhya Sala. Few examples are described under.

Pizhichil

1. Pizhichil: The patient is lying on a tree Drone (a specially designed wooden plank). Then pieces of linen dipped in comfortably warm oil is pressed against the patient's body from a certain height. When the flow of hot oil and spread throughout the body, four masseurs sitting on either side to give the patient a gentle massage. This technique is effective in diseases associated with the Vata Dosha and its allied manifestations like spondylosis, hemiplegia, Arhtritis, back pain, muscular dystrophy, etc. This is done only in the body below the neck and duration can be set half of the past depending on the strength of the patient.

Dhara

 2. Dhara: The patient is advised to lie on a special drone wooden neck and head comfortably placed. Then, a steady stream of continuous medication prescribed liquid is poured gently on the forehead from a height prescribed by a specially designed apparatus called Dhara unions for a period of 1:00 to 1:30. Dhara sometimes occurs throughout the body in special cases. Dhara is considered an effective number of diseases, such as stress-related disorders, insomnia and many degenerative brain disease. Several liquid media used in various diseases Dhara. medicated oils, milk, tender coconut water and herbal extracts and decoctions are some of the liquids used.

Navarakizhi

3. Navarakkizhi: Medicated oil is first applied liberally over the patient’s body. Then the body is massaged with small linen bags filled with cooked Navara rice. The rice is cooked by boiling it in cow’s milk along with suitable. The linen bags filled with rice are dipped in the same mixture kept boiling over a gentle flame and applied by masseurs at a comfortable temperature over the whole body of the patient.  

Navarakkizhi is a special massage , which rejuvenates the body. It is very effective in degenerative muscle diseases like poliomyelitis muscular atrophy etc. It is more effective when done immediately after Pizhichil treatment . The course of treatment can last for 14 or 21 days.

Shirovasthi

4. Shirovasthi: Sirovasti is an important procedure which is found to be very effective in trigiminal neuralgia, hemicrania, optic atrophy, otalgia, deafness, facial paralysis and in all diseases affecting cranial nerves . Generally the course of treatment is only seven days at a stretch.

                     There is an Ayurveda College at Kottakkal. The Govt. of Kerala runs the only Ayurveda Mental Hosptal of the state, here. National Highway-17 passes through Kottakkal. The famous Kadampuzha Devi Temple is not far from Kottakkal, where devotees in and out of Kerala, come and pray to remove obstruction in life. Dry coconut is the main offering.

Location: Kottakkal is 12 Km west of Malappuram. The distance from Calicut Airport is 13 Km and from Tirur Railway station is 16 Km.