The Outpatient unit is situated in the main road junction and the inpatient (panchakarma) unit with 15 rooms is situated 200 feet away in the western direction from the OP unit.
Patients are admitted in the inpatient unit and the treatment is given under the direct care of a panel of doctors under the guidance of Chief Doctor.
Every patients are requested to bring a bystander with them. For some treatment procedures a bystander is necessarily needed. Some treatments cannot be done, if there is no bystander.
I receive 30 to 40 case reports per day by e-mail and whatsapp.
People randomly call me and talk for half an hour to one hour about their suffering. You are requested to contact my junior doctors mainly Dr. Roy S. Devi Sahaya Mary - 9442065122, Dr. B. Jayalakshmi - 9080366341, Dr. Bhuvana – 7010202990, Dr. Gangadevi - 8056159262 in their phone numbers respectively.
You should pay consultation fees. After getting the amount details my manager will give you date, time and phone number. Then you can you can talk to me and discuss about the clinical condition. This charge is applicable for only one time only.
Traditional ayurvedic therapy like panchakarma which includes therapeutic vomiting, therapeutic purgation, administration of enema and other purvakarmas (pre panchakarma procedures) like patrapotala svedam, jambeera pinda svedam, bandaging are done here. Physiotherapy and varma massage of the siddha tradition is also available. These therapies are done with in-depth understanding of tridoshic and pancha maha bhutha theory, which are the base of ayurveda.
Based on the clinical picture of the patient, he or she may be advised to stay for 10 days / 14 days or 21 days. Sometimes, the doctor may advice to stay for more days if needed. After thorough clinical examination, the chief doctor will decide the exact number of days.
While you are coming to the Outpatient unit, you get maximum 10 to 15 minutes to interact with the doctor. Most of the diseases are solved with OP treatment. Chronic diseases need IP treatment. Sometimes we have to do trial and error method by changing the medicines based on the clinical conditions which are called avastha, for which the patient should be admitted. Physician should observe and apply the medicines frequently and this is possible only by admission. Moreover detoxification is possible only in inpatient unit, which needs meticulous treatment plan and physician's care. The panel of doctors will be along side the patient in the Inpatient unit. This is the significance of inpatient treatment over the OP treatment.
We have A/c and Non A/c rooms. All are double bedded except one room. The room tariff are mentioned in service menu - information on panchakarma treatment section. We give mineral water to every body. Every room is provided with color TV. Standby generator facility is provided in the IP. Hospital has a watchman and a manager.
We have our canteen. We are giving less spicy, less oily vegetarian food for all the patients including bystanders. Only south Indian food is available.
Yavagu or kanji are easily digestible and carminative in nature. This can be given with solanum seeds, moong dal, etc. Kanji is contraindicated in diabetic patients because the starch increases blood sugar. Otherwise kanji along with moong dal is a very good food.
The water should be pure, clean and warm. In our hospital we buy mineral water, heat it and then give it to the patients.
There is a mineral water tank near the well. The patients or bystander can go and bring sufficient water to the room. So the patient is advised to bring 1 to 2 liter bottle or a flask to keep water.
Torch light, spoon, candle, match box, plates, tumbler, towels, bed sheet, mosquito net, soap, books for reading, tape recorder, laptop, all your medical case report, glucometer if you use, any personal medicines.
Half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the night just for relaxing are okay. Sitting in front of TV all the time pollutes the mind and we do not advise that.
One person or two can stay. We do not charge anything extra for that. But those persons who are accompanying the main patient or the bystander should bring bed sheet, etc., from their house.
In regular intervals, the doctors will come. In case of any emergency, you can call the doctors any time.
More than 10 assistant doctors & Chief Doctors are there.
After thorough clinical examination, we take the case. Weight, complete blood analysis, ECG, x- ray, ECG, CT-Scan, MRI Scan, can be done. All facilities are available in Nagercoil town. We will do test only if necessary.
In order to understand the hidden pathology, investigations are useful. This is the style we follow. This is the style we train our students. Our success rate is high and failure rate is very low by this method. At the same time we are strong and give high importance to mula siddhanta, guna concepts of ayurveda. To find tumor using a MRI or asking a person to wear glasses for better vision, checking sugar through a glucometer, is not a sin nor is it against ayurveda.
Many things are not possible to tell pin pointedly by pulse examination, even though pulse examination is a very good tool. There is nothing wrong with incorporating the good ideas from other systems of medicine.
No. We have contacts with very good centers in Nagercoil town. Whenever there is clinical emergency, our panel of doctors will take the patient to nearby hospital to which we are associated and best possible treatment will be given.
No. As menstruation itself is considered as a purification, oil based treatments are not done during this time.
The total expenditure will be answered only after thorough examination. Kindly decide whether you will be able to pay the money. Sit with duty doctor or the RMO and understand what will be expenditure, then decide and you can come. It is true that an ayurvedic therapy, now a days, a little bit costly.
Scan, blood test, your travel expenditure & specialist consultation. Buying modern medicines as per the advice of modern doctors if needed will not come under hospital bill.
No. Based on the clinical condition, the chief physician will prescribe investigation. You have to pay for the investigation. You have to pay the money directly to the lab.
Fees of the physician, fee of all panchakarma procedures, room rent, fee of in-house treatment, medical expenditure, physiotherapy, and the medicines that you are going to take for next two months are included in the bill. You have to pay the canteen fee separately.
If it is for medical help, you can contact RMOs -
9080366341 / 8778608158 / 8056159262
If it is a non medical help you should contact the following numbers - 9382217268 / 9360626061
The ward manager will check the room, the water availability, whether the bed sheets are changed properly and the food. He will also check whether the treatment is taking place on time. Ward Supervisor Mr. Sankar - 9787839687
You should avoid spicy and oily food. Day time sleep is prohibited. Walking in the sunlight is prohibited. 20 minutes light walking is advised in the late evening. Drinking cold water is prohibited. Taking alcohol and smoking is totally prohibited. Eating pan is totally prohibited. Over usage of cell phone and seeing TV is not good. Sexual life is prohibited.
Going to the bed by 9 O' clock in the night is advised.
No. No system of medicine will be able to cure all the diseases. Some of the diseases are only manageable. Some diseases need life time treatment; some diseases cannot be cured by any medicines. Some diseases are better treated by modern medicine only. In certain conditions modern medicine is better than ayurveda. This truth will be revealed after individual case examination.
Yes. Diabetic medicine, hypertensive medicine, epilepsy medicine, TB medicine should never be stopped at any cost. It will produce harm to you. Regarding other medicines doctor will examine and give his opinion. If there is no drug interaction the medicines can be taken. This will be explained you by the chief physician.
Pathya has Hitam (Beneficial) - the food that is good for the person, which controls the disease and improves the health is called pathya. The concept of pathya exists in every system of medicine.
This is the pathyam told in modern medicine. Like wise in vata diseases we are advising a less spicy, less oily, vegetarian diet, because these foods increase auto immunity.
They will increase pitta and vitiate rakta in the body. It is an auto immune enhancer.
You can touch cold water and you can use regular water for cleaning hand and leg. There is nothing wrong with that.
No. Ayurveda is not a vegetarian system. It is a mixed system. So many non-vegetarian food and medicines are told in ayurveda. Vegetarianism has got lot of good qualities that is why we stress on that. In some of the diseases goat's soup and fish are advised but in the campus only vegetarian is advised. We do not allow the patient to cook non-vegetarian food in the campus. Non vegetarian food increases fat in the body. In some cases non-vegetarian food is advised as medicine. People are not supposed to buy non vegetarian food from outside and eat in the campus.
You can always pray based upon your religious tradition inside the room. You should not hurt others. You should not compel others with your ideas. You should not go and tell that your method of worship is superior and you should not hurt other poor people by implementing or forcing your ideas. We are spiritual people and we do allow prayers and meditation.
Yes. Rs.25000/- is the advance. It must be paid on day one. Then the bill can be paid intermittently.
All the original reports will be given to you. Discharge summary will be written and prepared in the form of book. The book will be given to you. The book will contain all the details. It will be signed by a doctor.
Only you have to enquire whether ayurveda has insurance. You have to pay money to us, then you can get insurance from the company. That is your responsibility. Hospital does not accept money from insurance company. If you need any bill or any supportive document to get the insurance, we will support you. We give it to you as per your need.
Yes. The hospital is situated in the middle of paddy field. So it is natural that mosquitoes are there, but in this village malaria, etc., are not seen. You can use mosquito repellent, mosquito net, etc.,
Yes. Internet (WiFi) is arranged in the ward. Per day is Rs.50/-. You can contact system administrator for password request.
Yes, there are power cuts, however we have a generator.
Yes. There is facility for washing clothes. 24 hours water supply is available. It is better if you wash your clothes yourself. If it is not possible, a lady who comes there for room cleaning will wash clothes. The charges that she demand for it has to by paid directly.
Fruits are available only at Nagercoil. If you need you can inform the manager or driver, they will buy fruits for you. You can enquire the doctor whether you can take the fruit or not.
Credit card facility is available in our hospital. Money will be accepted as cash, demand draft or it can be transferred to the hospital account from your account.
Dr. L. Mahadevan's Speech about Ayurveda
