Bachelor of Ayurvedic medicine and surgery (BAMS) is a 5.5 years graduate degree that study the integrated system of modern medicine and traditional Ayurveda. BAMS course covers an exhaustive investigation of current life structures, physiology, social and preventive pharmaceuticals, toxicology, herbal science, ENT, standards of surgery, and alike to coach students with the normal methods in modern science. The course includes the study and application of natural herbs and its medicine within the field of health science. Ayurveda is one among the oldest systems of drugs and traces its roots to Vedic times. The study support the curative properties of herbs and its medicines known for the natural elements that they contain.
Considered as an alternate method of treatment, the Ayurveda medicine system not only cures and prevents an ailment but also reduces the frequency with which diseases enter a person's body. It utilises the self-healing system of the body. Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) is the responsible body for admission to Ayurveda education at undergraduate as well as postgraduate level and for practice Ayurvedic medicine in India.
B.Pharm. in Ayurveda is a 4 year graduate course .Ayurveda or Ayurvedic science deals with the study of health care, covering a broad area of good living & wellness. Ayurveda is not only a medical science, but the ‘Science of life’. The practice of Ayurveda is founded from the theory of ‘Tridosha’, that all life can be expressed in terms of the primary elements of air, land, fire, and water. According to Ayurveda, the five elements of nature combine in the body as three components, known as Vatta, Pitta, and Kapha. A balance of these doshas is thought to be required for optimal health.
Students are taught the origins of Ayurvedic medicine in the ancient healing system based on six philosophies that strive to achieve a balance between self and nature. This course examines the essence and terminology of concepts of Ayurveda, covering its history, evolution, ideology, and practices. The course explores the theories used in Ayurvedic medicine.
MVR Ayurveda Medical College,Parassinikkadavu is self financing Ayurveda Medical College and sanctioned by the Government of Kerala, during the Academic year 2002-2003. The college is affiliated to Kannur University and later affiliated to Kerala University Of Health Sciences (KUHS) and approved by Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), New Delhi. It is the fifth unit of Pappinisseri Vishachikilsa Society headed by Sri. M. V. Raghavan, Former Minister for Co-op & Ports, Government of Kerala.
MVR Ayurveda Medical College, Parassinikkadavu- 670563 , Kannur, Kerala.