Ashtangam

The Ashtamgam Ayurveda Vidyapeedham in Nagalassery is envisaged to become a pinnacle of learning that seeks to preserve the age-old Samhithas and health traditions of India in their classical purity while the Ayurveda Chikitsalayam would bring together the foremost ayurvedic practitioners of Kerala with the aim to make available top quality holistic health care by harmonizing traditional wisdom and modern technology.
As modern lifestyle takes its toll on national health and endangers the cherished Indian traditions, this endeavor spearheaded by some of the finest minds in the realm of medicine, culture and Bharatheeya Darsanas, hopes to keep alive the light of knowledge that has been passed down to us over the millennia and promote it further for health and social well being.
The project envisages the creation of a 200-bed Ayurveda Chikitsalayam by September 2012, setting up a medical college in the following year, and launching nursing and pharmacy colleges later on. The institution would also offer post-graduate courses in Ayurveda. Also on the cards are initiatives to promote medicinal plants through farmer collectives and setting up herbal gardens and nurseries for medicinal plants among other pioneering initiatives.
We are pleased to announce an endeavor to recreate and restore the true foundations of Ayurveda; an attempt to preserve our great Ayurvedic traditions for posterity through a unique venture encompassing education and health care. Ashtanga educational trust and its vision to create an abode of learning stem from the unrelenting quest of some of the greatest practitioners of Ayurveda in our times to address the challenges facing the practice of ancient science in today's world.
Ayurveda is enriched not only by Ashtamgam but by Sarvangam. It is the true science of life. A journey of discovery on what is good and what is not good for life.