Sreedhareeyam also offers traditional Ayurvedic treatment like Pizhichil, Dhara, Njavarakizhi, Steam Kizhi etc. They are administrated scientifically by qualified doctors and trained personnel. Other Ayurvedic procedures like Nasyam, Swedam, Dhara, Tharpanam etc. are also offered.
The expertise and knowledge of Dr. N. R P. Namboothiri and his committed team of doctors, nurses and staff have been greatly successful in treating many highly complicated diseases. To hundreds of patients who had undergone long periods of painful treatment in other disciplines of medicine, the treatment of their disease and recovery of eyesight at Sreedhareeyam has been a miracle. Sreedhareeyam today is a ray of hope for many who seek cure for their eye ailments. The hospital has a glorious history of success that speaks of the miraculous recovery of thousands from various diseases. Sreedhareeyam hopes to serve humanity further and better in the years to come.
In order to meet high standards in human resources, Sreedhareeyam has a training institute where young are trained in Ayurvedic tradition of Sreedhareeyam. Sreedhareeyam has started a Government recognized Nursing School from April 2006. Fully equipped medicine manufacturing unit All medicines required for the treatment are prepared in Sreedhareeyam's own manufacturing unit. Medicines are tested at their own GMP certified lab before bottling and despatching to the hospital pharmacy.
All the raw materials like dairy products, herbs and plants required for the preparation of medicines are obtained from the dairy and organic farm that Sreedhareeyam maintains.The research centre at Sreedhareeyam has a sophisticated lab facility. Here, trained and well qualified personnel are involved in recreating ancient medicinal methods and creating new formulations.
Sreedhareeyam has a large collection of ancient manuscripts of medicinal preparations and treatment methods on Ayurveda in the library. These ancient palm leaves with inscriptions in old Malayalam and Tamil were handed down by the ancestors of the family. And efforts are underway to digitally preserve them.
According to Ayurveda, eye diseases are manifestations of imbalance of 'doshas' within the human body and therefore, needn't be viewed in isolation. Most eye ailments witnessed today are unfortunately lifestyle related. Long hours of work, commuting and travel, bad food habits and of course, smoking and drinking habits play their role. These lead to blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and several other problems. These also lead to degenerative and regenerative diseases of the eyes like diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Early detection of ailments helps in faster and better recovery. If treated early, Ayurveda strengthens the nervous system and prevents degeneration of the optic nerves.
Ayurveda deals with “Ashtangas”, the eighth 'Angas' (parts). Among these, Urdhwanga Chikitsa is most important, since it deals with eye, ear, nose, face and head. Head is said to be the 'Uthanaga' (prime part) of human body. There are descriptions of about 76 eye diseases, 28 ear diseases and 31 nose diseases in Shalakya Tantra. Many of the illness like Retinitis Pigmentosa affecting human eyes still have no proper remedies in modern medicine. But certain remedial measures are mentioned in Ayurvedic Grandhas, particularly in Thaliyolas (palm leaves) which unfortunately have not been completely examined yet.
Generally Diabetic Retinopathy occurs a long time after the occurrence of diabetes. Usually both the eyes are involved. The main reason for this Roga is Prameha (Diabetics). If Prameha is not treated in time, the circulation through veins and arteries to the Netrapadalas will be decreased resulting in total loss of vision. In modern medical science, the retinal detachment and weakening of the optic nerve cause blindness. This, it can be see that Ayurveda's vision goes centuries back.
The connective tissues of the Retina are enlarged and rods and cones are weakened and finally degeneration occurs. Usually the disease starts in the outer layer of retina and gradually progress to the inner layer. If the degeneration is in the periphery, the full vision is diminished and when degeneration occurs in the macula, the central vision is diminished. The first symptom of this disease is night blindness.Retinitis Pigmentosa is found to be a genetic disease which is mostly seen in children, born from blood-related parents.
Disease gets started from choroids. This happens due to any trauma of the eyes or some diseased condition of retina. Blood vessels of the detached part of retina are small in size and dark in colour when eye is moved. Detachment may be complete or partial. Partial detachment may progress to complete detachment in certain cases.