|
Guruprakash Ayurvedic Centre was founded by Guru,
Guruprakash (Ebraham Vaidyan) in 1899 at Kovalam,
an internationally famed tourist destination in Kerala,
India. His followers were Joseph Vaidyan, Daniel
Vaidyan, Hendry Vaidyan and Stuvert Vaidyan. Daniel
Vaidyan was a friend and co-worker of Sree Narayana
Guru, a great social reformer of Kerala. They both
held consultation with people and gave them
treatment at a place in Kunnumpuram, near Kovalam.
At present, the fifth
generation member, Shri D. H. Stuvert Vaidyan, who
is the
Managing Director of the Centre, oversees the functioning of the
hospital. Dr. Pushpa Stuvert and Dr. Raja Ratnam
are the Chief
consulting doctors, here.
|
Vaidya Kalanidhi
Shri D. H. Stuvert
Vaidyan
( Managing Director) |
|
Dr. Pushpa
Stuvert
(Chief Physician, B. A, B. A. M, M.I.I.N.T) |
|
|
Location
Guruprakash Ayurvedic
Centre is located at Vellar Junction on the way from
the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to
Kovalam. It is at a walking distance from the
Kovalam junction. The building, which houses the
Ayurvedic centre, stands on an ideal landscape with
lush green surroundings.
|
Our
specialties
Guruprakash Ayurvedic
Centre has all the required facilities for rendering
standard Ayurvedic treatments. Moreover, all
treatments are charged nominally. The Centre also keeps a
botanical garden, comprising more than 500 varieties
of herbs. Fresh and medicated oxygen emanating from
these herbs makes the atmosphere refreshing and
rejuvenating. A solacing serenity prevails in this
centre, which provides a conducive atmosphere for
the treatment, yoga and meditation, all of which can be
had from here.
|
Panchakarma treatment, Natural treatment, Massage and
Yogasanam are the areas we have specialized in. Well
Equipped Medical Laboratory, and a registered
Ayurvedic Medicine manufacturing unit under the name
Gurupraksh Ayurvedic Pharmaceuticals (Kovalam) are
annexed to the centre. The herbs grown here are
also used for preparing various medicines in the
manufacturing unit. To carry out the Panchakarma treatments, Enna Thoni made of woods of
trees such as Kanjiram and Veppu are used. (Enna
Thoni is a wooden tub on which the patient is
made to lie down, while undergoing the treatment). At
present we have five Enna Thonies and five
patients can be treated at a time.
The interiors of the
centre are very cool as most part of the roofing is thatched with
coconut palm leaves. The floor is tiled and the
toilets are well-furnished giving an overall hygienic
appearance. The walls are paneled with bamboo
pieces and mats. This gives an attractive look and generates
a natural, eco-friendly feeling.
The centre treats the patients with Government
approved Ayurvedic medicines conforming to GMP (Good
Manufacturing Practices) standards. Some medicines
prepared here are also used in some cases, which
have worked wonders among the patients. The
preparation of some of these medicines is kept a
family secret, which is handed over to generation
next as a custom.
We have
here two doctors and a team of trained male and
female masseurs or Panchakarma Assistants, who carry
out the treatment. Our doctor's panel include Dr. Pushpa Stuvert, (B.A., B.A.M., M.I.I.N.T) and Dr. Raja Ratnam, (B.A.M,
M.D, Retired professor of Govt. Panchakarma Hospital, Poojapura).
Tourists, heading
towards Guruprakash Ayurvedic Centre from both
inside and outside India, are given boarding
facilities too, while they undergo a particular
treatment. The centre also gets a considerable
amount of bookings for consultation from tourists
who come to stay in nearby hotels. Before the
treatment begins, the patient is briefed about the
method of treatment, medicines used, its action and
reaction in the body.
|
