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The Division of Shalya Shalakya was established in 1979 to provide teaching, training as well as specialized services to medical students, medical professionals and patients in the area of Shalya Shalakya. It includes Anorectal diseases, Genitor-urinary diseases, diseases related to eye, ear, nose, oral cavity and head, fractures and dislocations, wounds and ulcers and other […]

The Division of Prasuti Tantra Kaumarabhrithya is providing teaching, developing skill of the 4th and 5thBAMS students on Bala Roga, Prasuti  Tantra and Stree Roga. Post- graduate teaching is contributing to award of MPhil Degree and postgraduate Diploma to the postgraduate students in the field of Ayurveda. Aims and objectives of the division are To […]

Every country has its own medicinal system known as traditional or indigenous medicine this plays a major role in their primary health care of this country. Sri Lanka has a rich traditional medicinal system practiced from the time of king Rawana. Before the arrival of Ayurveda from North India to Sri Lanka there had been […]

“CHATURNAM BHISHAGHADDINAM SHASTHADINAM DHATU VAIKRUTE PRAVRITTIR DHATU SAMYARTE CHIKITSETITYABHIDEEYATE” – (Ch/Su/9/5) Employment of all the excellent for (physician, drugs, attendant, patient) in case of disorder of dhatus with the object of (reestablishing) their equilibrium is said as therapeutics. Objectives To provide quality Ayurvedic education in cooperate with modern scientific knowledge and to produce competent Ayurvedic […]

Ayurveda, the science of life, which has the primary aim as to preserve the health of healthy individual laid down all the preventive principles which are necessary in maintenance of health under the subject of  Swasthavritta, which is known as Preventive and Social Medicine or Community Medicine.   The goals of the department of Swasthavritta are [...]

” Shadngam dravyagunam thadyatha namarupa gnanam, guna gnanam, karma gnanam, prayoga gnanam, yoga gnanam, kalpa gnanam cchathi ” – (P,V,Sharma, Dravyaguna suthram, 1994) Dravya Guna itself has six divisions; Namarupa gnanam ( Pharmacognosy), Guna gnanam (Study of Properties), Karma gnanam (Pharmacology ) , Prayoga gnanm (Clinical Pharmacology) , Yoga gnanam (Study of formulation), Kalpa gnanam […]

The clod of  earth, the wheel, the thread, etc, are of no use (in the making of a pitcher) without the help of the potter,so without the physicians, other three factors, (viz,a patient, the attendant and the medicine) do not serve the purpose. The Institute of Indigenous Medicine started functionally by establishing the department of […]

  Dr. P. R. Waratenne Senior Lecturer Grade I BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ay (BHU-India), P.G. Diploma in Psycology, PhD (Jaipur- India) ,PhD (India)   Dr. M. R. M. Wickramasinghe (Head of the Department) Senior Lecturer Grade II BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ayu (Jaipur- India)   Dr. D.A.L. Munasinghe Lecturer (Probationary) BSc (sp) Hons in […]

  Dr. L. P. A. Karunathilake Senior Lecturer Grade I DAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MS Ay (BHU-India), PhD (Gujarat-India)   Dr. S. V. Kamal Senior Lecturer Grade I DAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MS Ay (BHU-India)   Dr. D. A. R. Sakunthala Senior Lecturer Grade I BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MS Ay, (BHU- India)   Dr. D. P. A. […]

  Snr. Prof. A. P. G. Amarasinghe Senior Professor DAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ay, PhD (BHU-India), Post Doctoral Research Fellow (United Kindom)   Dr. S. A. D. Siriwardhana Senior Lecturer Grade I DAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ay (BHU- India), PhD (Gujarat – India)   Dr. K. P. K. R. Karunagoda Senior Lecturer Grade I BAMS […]