Archives for 2017

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 […]

  Dr. S.M.S. Samarakoon (Head of the Department) Senior Lecturer Grade I MD (Ay-Kayachikitsa) BHU, India,PhD (Ayu-Kayachikitsa) (GAU,India) BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ay (BHU-India), PhD (Gujarat-India)   Dr. A. G. Samarawickrama Senior Lecturer Grade I MD(RGUHS) India MPhil Ayu (Colombo) BAMS (Hons) (Colombo),   Dr. R.L.D.S. Ranasinghe Lecturer (Probationary) BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ayu (Colombo)

  Dr. K. C. Perera Senior Lecturer Grade I DAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ay (BHU, India), PG. Dip in Statistics (Sri Jayawardenepura)     Dr. W. M. S. S. K. Kulathunga Senior Lecturer Grade I BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ay (BHU-India)   Dr. T. D. N. Karunaratne Senior Lecturer Grade I BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MPhil […]

  Dr. S. D. Hapuarachchi Senior Lecturer Grade I BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MSc (Peradeniya), MD Ay (BHU-India), PhD (Sri Jayawardenepura)   Dr. S. K. M. K. Herapathdeniya Senior Lecturer Grade I BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MD Ay (BHU- India) Dr. A. P.A. Jayasiri (Head of the Department) Senior Lecturer Grade II BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MPhil Ayu […]