Department of Rasasastra and Bhaishajyakalpana primarily deal with the Pharmaceutical aspects of Ayurveda. The activities of Department is compartmentalised in to three- Academy,Research and Pharmacy. The academic side mainly aim to create an in depth knowledge about the subject and make them confident to prepare medicines needed in their future clinical practice. Also Department is planning to make a bridge between academy and industrial aspects of Ayurveda for the mutual benefit. .Research activities chiefly contemplate on the development of novel formulations that are cost effective ,safe , and user friendly. Department own a Pharmacy producing quality medicines to meet the demand of our hospital.

HISTORY:

Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College,Ollur was started in 1976 and the separate department of Rasashastra&BhaisajyaKalpana was started as early as 2000 . Department was later conceived as per the university and CCIM norms from the same year itself .

STAFF DETAILS:

NON-TEACHING STAFF:

DEPARTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES :

• A teaching lab for both Rasashastra and Bhaisajyakalpana.
• Quality control lab to conduct various analytical tests for Ayurvedic drugs as perstandards.
• A Museum.
• Department Library.
• A Medicine Manufacturing unit

Department Inventory:

REGULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT:

Academic and General:

• To conduct ROTP’s, seminars, workshops, CMES, medical camps associated with karkitaka month named as ArogyaSapthaham.
• Project works of home surgeons are directly under our supervision.
• Special yogasmentioned  in different reference books are prepared here and distributed in OP’s through PG students and house surgeons.
• To prepare more than 15 types of Kashaya choornams, 10 types of sukshmachoornams and special thailams.

Professor and Head of the Department
Dr. E F Varghese, MD (Ay)

Date of Birth : 27-05-1964
Date of joining : 27 Jun 1996
Qualification : BAMS from Calicut University in 1990, M.D in Rasasastra & Bashajyakalpana from Kerala University in 2008
Experience : 1996 onwards Lecturer in Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College Ollur
Registration No. : Travancore Cochin Medical Council, 5946
Phone : +91 9446229205
Email : drvargheseef@gmail.com

Assistant Professor
DR SAJITHKUMAR K P, MD (Ay)

Date of Birth : 28-05-1982
Date of joining : 30 Aug 2019
Qualification : BAMS from Calicut University 2005, M D in Bhaishajyakalpana
Registration No. : Travancore Cochin Medical Council, 8994
Phone : 9746132513
Email : kpsajithdr@gmail.com