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Welcome to Santhigiri Siddha Medical College

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. Therefore, the doctors coming out of the Santhigiri Siddha Medical College (SSMC) will get a global exposure. At present students from many foreign countries such as Switzerland, Japan etc. have joined the Santhigiri Siddha Medical College (SSMC) .
Santhigiri Siddha Medical College (SSMC) 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 'Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery' (BSMS) course. It is affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), Thrissur. It is recognized by National Commission for Indian System of Medicine

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). 

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.

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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.

Higher Education Scopes of Siddha

It is interesting to note Siddha as a system of medicine is exposed only very little so far and whereas the vast philosophies and numerous Materia medica is offering an ocean of knowledge to be explored largely and made public. The depth is to be unravelled and the task is enormous since the Tamil literature is also simultaneously to be engaged in order to bring out the full meaning and understanding. Hence the scope for a very challenging era ahead both in higher studies and relevant research. With so many thousands of years of knowledge in treasure and with limited tools at hand to understand, the challenge before the scientific community is mind boggling. Apart from theses Siddha system offers the scope and the demand for higher studies like any other medical science warrants.  Currently the National Institute of Siddha and Government Colleges offers the post-graduation studies with research scope. The doctoral research and analysis is being carried out in many Universities in one pretext or other mostly in the drug side with increasing demand especially after the post pandemic scenario in the fields of research. These research and development activities are started seen in the drug standardization, safety, delivery mechanisms of pharmakinectics to mention a few.  The need for different kinds of medicine and solution to the mysterious issues of human kind definitely poses challenge to medical professionals universally and the public health governance at large. So is the community and public health sector demands too offers vast scope for higher education and specialized training in Siddha. Hence the scope from our limited exposure to this medical science.

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