TRIBUTE
PAID TO ASTHAVAIDYAN VAIDYAMADHAM CHERIA NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI
Ayurveda physician Asthavaidyan Vaidyamadham Cheria Narayanan
Namboodiri, 84, died on October,2013.He was admitted to a private
hospital here following respiratory diseases since October 1.Taking forward the
Mezhathur’s stamp in ayurveda treatment, Cheriya Narayanan Namboodiri, chief
physician of Mezhathur Vaidyamadham, was said to have inherited the skills and
knowledge of his grandfather Valia Narayanan Namboodiri, an authority in
ayurveda.It is the ayurvedic expertise that made Mezhathur a venerable name in
Kerala.
Cheriya Narayanan Namboodiri was awarded the Ayurveda Puraskaram
in 2009. Besides being an Ashtavaidyan (expert in all branches of ayurveda) and
being known for treatment for rheumatism, he was also known for his Malayalam
translations of some ayurveda texts. A trust established in memory of his
grandfather had developed a treatment regime for cancer.
Prof. John Kurakar
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