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Welcome To Santhigiri Siddha Medical College Hospital
Santhigiri Siddha Medical College (SSMC) was established in 2002 by Santhigiri Ashram, imbibing the vision of its Founder Guru, NAVAJYOTHISREE KARUNAKARA GURU
This college is the first ever Siddha Medical College in Kerala as well as the first outside the state of Tamil Nadu, the cradle of the Siddha system. It is the only Siddha college among the Nine (the other 8 are in Tamil Nadu) in the country, where the medium of instruction is English and not Tamil. Therefore, the doctors coming out of the Santhigiri Siddha Medical College will get a global exposure. At present students from many foreign countries such as Switzerland, Japan etc. have joined the Santhigiri Siddha Medical College. The Santhigiri Siddha Medical College aims at grooming doctors with a deep understanding and scientific knowledge of the Siddha system in accordance with the system's fundamentals, with extensive practical training, and above all possessing the great principles of the 'Nava Arogya Dharma Siddhantham' (New Doctrine of Healthcare) envisioned by Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru.
This college offers the 'Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery' (BSMS) course. It is affiliated to the University of Kerala and Kerala University of Health Sciencs (KUHS), Thrissur. It is recognised by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), New Delhi, (National Commission for Indian System of Medicine's website will be updated soon.)
Swami Gururethnam Jnana Thapaswi
General Secretary, Santhigiri Ashram
The course duration is four-and-a-half years, consisting of 3 Professional Periods of 18 months each followed by a 12-month Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship (CRRI). Seven batches of students have passed out after completing the course and are well placed professionally.
This college is located close to Thiruvananthapuram in serene surroundings. It has an eminent faculty and a good hospital with all specialized departments, good laboratories, an exhaustive library and extensive gardens for medicinal plants. It also has a GMP certified pharmacy for Siddha and Ayurveda drugs, comfortable hostels, a canteen serving vegetarian food and ample extra-curricular facilities.
About Siddha
The Siddha system is one of the oldest systems of medicine in India. The term 'Siddha' means achievement. The 'Siddhars' were saintly souls who had achieved the Supreme knowledge. Eighteen Siddhars seem to have contributed towards the development of this medical system. Among them Saint Agasthyar is the foremost. All the authoritative literature of the Siddha system is in Tamil. The Siddha system is largely therapeutic in nature. All existing things in this universe (macrocosm) are formed by the five basic elements, namely the Earth, Water, Fire, Air and the Space, which are called as the 'Fundamental Boothas'. These elements constituting the human body and other worldly substances are explained as "Pancheekarana". Any one of these elements cannot act independently by itself and has to act in co-ordination with the other elements. The living creatures and the non-living things are made up of 96 principles including the five elements, seven "Dhatus" and three humours. 'Disease' is a condition in which there is derangement in the five elements, which alters the three humours and is reflected in the seven physical constituents. The change could be an increase or decrease in the equilibrium.
The Materia Medica of the Siddha system is very vast compared to other indigenous systems of medicine. Herbs, metals, minerals and organic matters are used in this system and the usage of metals and minerals is far more advanced. Surgical methods like incision, excision, heat application, bloodletting and leech application are practised besides purgation, vomiting, fasting, steam and oil application, physical and solar therapies.
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