Visit to Sri Sri Ayurveda Hospital Bangalore
Thanks to modern gadgets! most of us today are engaged in a lifestyle where businesses, communication, travel etc have become less tedious compared to what it was say half a century back. Unfortunately instead of easing life it has made the world more competitive, complex, and stressful. Several stress related diseases have crept into our lives and they are ruining lives from a very early age. People have no option but to resort to medicines. Recently I was at Sri Sri Ayurveda Hospital in Bangalore which practices alternative medicine.
sri sri ayurveda hospital
Sri Sri Ayurveda Center Bangalore
Sri Sri Ayurveda Hospital is a popular Indian Ayurveda hospital in Bangalore. The hospital practices Ayurveda Medicine. It is one of the various branches of medical science.
People have found solutions and remedies to their ailments in Ayurveda. Ayurveda science originated in India 5000 years back and is practiced. The PR Officer of the Ayurveda center took me around the Ayurveda hospital managed by Sri Sri Ravishankar Ashram.
Hospitals are not a happy place to visit, this too was no different. However listening to some of the success stories of Ayurveda medicines and practices revived my drooping spirits. I was astonished to see the numerable kind of therapies and treatments available. They have doctors in almost all disciplines of medicine.
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Ayurvedic Hospital at Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram
The hospital is fully functional and is sought after by just not the locals but also by many Indian and international patients. On addition to the routine childbirth cases, they handle many types of physical ailments. They even take up complex cancer cases.
Though the administration feels sad that most cancer patients arrive there in the 4th stage of cancer for treatment when everybody else has given up hope. But in those cases too the Ayurveda doctors keep treating the patients.
One particular case a doctor discussed with me was that of a patient with varicose veins. Her feet had turned blue and she was in a desperate condition both physically and mentally. The concerned department in the hospital took up the case; she underwent ‘leech therapy’. At the end of the course she was running around!
Sri Sri Ayurveda Hospital Bangalore
Sri Sri Ayurveda Hospital Bangalore
Dental and Ophthalmic Departments
Their dental department boasts of painless tooth extraction. The concept of painless extraction of tooth appealed to me, I promised myself to here if I ever needed one.
The leech therapy they use treat gum disorder sounded so novel to me. Leeches are first purified, (they have their process of sterilizing them) after that they are placed over the inflamed gums. I was like OMG! But then if it ensures complete cure, it better be taken.
Similarly in Ophthalmic department (the departments there have names in Sanskrit and this one is Shalakya Tantra) too they have treatments for visual defects. And they have several success stories where patients who have come with spectacles have returned with improved vision.
I witnessed the process of ‘Tarpana’ on a patient. It is a modified procedure of medication where medicine is filled in the eye for a prescribed time. The mom seemed quite hopeful for her son!
(It is difficult to take pictures in a hospital due to privacy concerns.)
Opthalmology dept Ayurveda hospital
Graduation Function of Doctors
There was a graduation function for the doctors of the year 2015 batch in Sri Sri Ayurveda Center Bangalore when I visited the hospital. I witnessed them taking oath in Sanskrit.
It is said “Faith moves mountains!” And I believe faith helps in curing your ailments too!
Sri Sri Ayurveda centers are spread across the globe. The main headquarters are located across Bangalore, India; Montreal, Canada; and Germany.
Sri Sri college of ayurvedic science and research hospital Bangalore
Students graduation in Sri Sri Ayurveda Hospital Bangalore
Ayurvedic Online Consultation
They do ayurvedic online consultation. You can book appointment from the comfort of your home, from any part of the world and get on an online consultation with their panel of experienced Ayurveda specialists, Naturopaths and Physiotherapists.
Possible Role in Medical Tourism
Off shoring treatment facilities is the next big thing in health care! Companies abroad tie up with ‘city based high tech hospitals’ and ‘alternative medicines hospitals’ here in India, for their employee’ health care programs. This enables them to cut their organizations’ health care costs. Sri Sri Ayurveda Center in Bangalore is one of the hospitals sought by foreigners.
Incidentally it is institutes like this which has helped India soar to the topmost position in the field of medical tourism!
Thanks for the comments friends.
Hi Neha, Thank you for the comment on my post.
Sri Sri Ayurveda college isn't there in Mumbai. It is only in Bangalore.
But there may be small clinics in Mumbai run by the ashram. I am not too sure of that though.
Successful stories of so many branches of medicine in this Ayurveda Hospital is incredible.Thanks for sharing Indrani..Great post.
Excellent account, as usual!
Ayurveda knowledge is precious. As Lata Subramanian has said, Govt and practitioners must pursue rigorous documentation.
I particularly liked the observation about the new doctors taking oath in Samskrit.
A great place, really interesting!
Nature truly supports us in our Well-being! Thanks for sharing a good Post!
If only Ayurved would take steps to arrange for rigorous documentation. Publishing case studies for other scientists to read would also help gain recognition and respect for this ancient science. Otherwise I fear much valuable knowledge may get lost. The Indian government needs to do more as well to protect this branch of knowledge
That's a very special ceremony.
awesome place… we did talk about it too… 🙂
How wonderful to see so many women in the graduating class!
Great post and info, Indrani. A pain free trip to the dentist sounds great to me.. Have a happy week!
Thanks for your post, Nice.
Thanks for sharing.. 🙂
That's a very good information Indrani!!
Very nice Indrani that u shared information about this place. It will help people.. I never thought tooth extraction can be painless..
Well Indrani I was not aware that they have a Hosp tsl too..and it seems that its worth a visit when need arises .
Is there any in Mumbai?
Great place.
very nice account of the institution
Interesting
This seems to be a special place for Ayurveda – will visit if I am traveling around the city 🙂