RARI Thiruvananthapuram
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About Institute:
CCRAS-Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, is a peripheral unit of Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) an autonomous body under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt of India. The CCRAS-RARI, Thiruvananthapuram has a long antecedent history before its formal establishment in 1975 which dates back to the as early as the 1960’s. Since 1964 various grant-in-aid research units had functioned in rent free building provided by Govt. of Kerala at Trivandrum under Composite Drug Research Scheme (CDRS). As a result of amalgamation of these units Regional Research Institute (Drug Research) was established in 1975 and functioned to coordinate national level multi-disciplinary research activities. The institute is located at Thiruvananthapuram-the capital city of Kerala and comes under Poojappura ward of the Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram.
Major milestones related to the Institute
15th January 1975 : Establishment of Regional Research Institute (Drug Research)
04th August 2003 : Transfer of 01.54.500 acres of land by Govt of Kerala to RRI-(DR), Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram free of cost.
2010 : Renamed to Ayurveda Research Institute for Mother and Child Health Care (ARIMCHC), Thiruvananthapuram
03rd March 2014 : Inauguration of new building of the institute by Shri Oommen Chandry, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala
12th April 2016 : Renamed to Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Lifestyle Related Disorders (RARILSD), Thiruvananthapuram
22nd January 2019 : Inauguration of newly constructed 2nd Floor (Pay ward) of the building of RARILSD by Shri.Shripad Naik, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of AYUSH, Govt of India
22nd December 2020 : Reorganized and Renamed as Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (RARI), Thiruvananthapuram
16th November 2023 : Institute Laboratory got accredited with NABL-M(EL)T certification.
06th January 2026 : Institute got Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Certification IS/ISO 9001:2015
Vision
To develop scientific evidence in Ayurvedic Principles, drugs and therapies by integrating ancient wisdom through scientific innovations related to diagnostics, preventive, promotive as well as treatment methods.
Mission
To provide general OPD/IPD serving the public and conduct any other assignments of national importance related to R&D in Ayurveda
Facilities available
- OPD
- General OPD : All working days
- Lifestyle OPD : All working days Medicines are made available free of cost to the
Medicines are made available free of cost to the patients
- IPD
- Bed strength : 30
- General Wards (Male and Female), Pay wards
- Well-equipped Panchakarma Theatres
- Treatment facilities are provided as per CCRAS guidelines
· Pharmacy
The Institute maintains a well-equipped pharmacy and dedicated medicine storage facility to support its clinical and research activities. The pharmacy section ensures the availability of authentic Ayurvedic formulations that are procured from approved Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certified companies identified by CCRAS Hqtrs
· Clinical Laboratory facility
The Institute have an NABL Accredited (NABL-M(EL)T-02378) Pathology and Biochemistry Department providing high-quality diagnostic services to the patients attending the Institute. It is equipped with advanced, fully automated systems that ensure precision and efficiency across a wide range of biochemical, hematological, immunological, and microscopic investigations.
· Library
The Institute have a well-furnished library located on the second floor of the hospital building, houses around 2,255 reference books across various disciplines, 954 CCRAS publications and 150 CDs are also available for sale.
Research Activities
Intra Mural Research projects: Ongoing – 16 (Nos)
- Clinical Evaluation of Ayurvedic Regimen (Virechana Karma followed by Oral administration of Kankayana vati, Kanchanara guggulu and Kumaryasava) in the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome – A Randomized controlled open label Clinical Trial
- A prospective pragmatic observational study to document the possible adverse events of Nasya karma
- A Systematic survey of the labeling information of Ayurvedic drugs included in NLEAM and marketed in India in compliance with Rule 161 of the D & C Act 1940 and Rule 1945
- An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hair Oil Application (Siro Abhyanga) Among Adult Women in Kerala
- An Observational Study on Possible Adverse Events During Vasti Karma – A Prospective Pragmatic Observational Study
- Medico Ethno Botanical Survey in the forest division of Thiruvananthapuram district
- A Clinical Consensus study for developing the standard operating procedure and the practice guidelines of Kabala and Gandoosha Karma.
- Documentation of life profile of luminaries in the field of Ayurveda 2024-
- a) Shri Itty Achudan
- b) Shri Kochunni Thampuran
- c) Shri K Kunjiraman Viadyar
- d) Shri K Kuttan Vaidyan
- e) Dr CD Sahadevan
- Documentation of life profile of luminaries in the field of Ayurveda 2025-2026 – Sri. K Narayanan Gurukkal
- Impact of Ayurveda Based Lifestyle Advocacy and Practices among apparently healthy individuals across selected cities in India- A Randomized Parallel Group Study
- Clinical evaluation of Sanjivani Vati and Pippaladyasava in the management of Agnimandya – A Randomized Parallel group study
- Survey and Documentation on Netra Kriya Kalpa practices among registered Ayurveda practitioners across India
- Documentation of life profile of luminaries in the field of Ayurveda 2025-2026 – K S Manilal
- Documentation of Ethno -Dietary Practices Indigenous to India (As part of MEBS)
- Documentation of plants, metals, minerals, animal products and other materials used in various indigenous religious practices and rituals across India (As part of MEBS)
- A Clinical Consensus study for the development of Standard Operating Procedure and practice guidelines for Anjana Karma with a Feasibility study in Immature Cataract
Completed – 16
- Multi Centric Open Clinical trial of Rajapravartini vati in kashtartava (May 2011 to June 2012)
- Clinical evaluation of Asokarishta, Aswagandha choorna and Pravala pishti in the management of Menopausal syndrome (May 2011 to April 2012)
- Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of rajahpravartini vati, kanchanarguggulu andvarunadi kwatha in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a pilot study (20.9.13 to 10.12.14)
- Clinical evaluation of khadirarishta & kanchanara guggulu in the managementof uterine fibroids – an exploratory study. (07.10.15 to 25.04.18)
- Retrospective pharmaco-epidemiological study on safety and effectiveness of Rasaushadhi (Apr 12 to March 18)
- Clinical evaluation of ayush pe eye drops in the management of acute allergic conjunctivitis (30.04.19 to 28.12.19)
- Clinical evaluation of the effect of sapthasaram kashaya and saraswatharishta in kashtarthava. 24/03/18 to 2 years
- A prospective open label controlled interventional study on the effect of Ayurvedic intervention (Ayurveda Raksha Kit) as a prophylactic measure in the pandemic of covid-19 – a community-based study (21.10.20 to 15.02.21)
- Ayurveda interventions in Diabetic Retinopathy: A systematic review (20.09.19 to 22.02.21)
- Effective implementation of AYUSH- Hospital Management Information System (AHMIS) at RARILSD (April-2019 to 31.03.21)
- Clinical evaluation of the effect of Shatavari guda and Ashokarishta in the management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (Asrigdara) (10.03.20) to March 2022)
- Prospective open labelled observational study to document the potential safety issues and prescription trends in selected Rasausadhi’s in CCRAS -OPD’s across india (19.02.20 to 31.03.22)
- Clinical evaluation of Ayurvedic formulations Pugakhanda and Ayush PVK gel in the management of Swetapradara (pathological leucorrhea) (27.10.20 to 08.07.22)
- Clinical evaluation of ayurvedic formulation Shatavarigudam & Triphalakashaya in the management of leucorrhea (Shwetapradara) 26.10.21 to Mar 2023)
- Documentation of life profile of luminaries in the field of Ayurveda 2023
- Shri Kesavan Vaidyar
- K Rajagoplan
- Chittinkara Krishnapillai Vaidyan
- Translation and Transliteration of Vakyapradepika Commentary of Ashtangahridaya
Collaborative research projects
Ongoing – 02 (Nos)
- Understanding prakriti and its inheritance pattern in health and predominant disease predisposition from a regional perspective- A genetic and epigenetic study
- Treatment tolerability, medication adherence and safety of Ayurvedic formulations in the management of psoriasis – An open label single arm study – SMART Programme
Extra Mural Research Projects: Completed – 01
- Establishment of Herbal Garden and Nursery center at RARILSD, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram (31.03.21)
Outreach programs:
Ongoing (Nos) – 01
- Documentation of plants, metals, minerals, animal products and other materials used in various indigenous religious practices and rituals across India
Completed (Nos) – 06
- Women and Child health Care Programme under SCSP
- RCH-SCSP 2018-19
- WCH-2020-21
- WCH-2021-22
- WCH-2022-23
- WCH-2023-24
- WCH-2024-25
- Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Programme under Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (AMHCP-SCSP)
- AMHCP-SCSP-2015-2016
- AMHCP-SCSP-2016-2017
- AMHCP-SCSP-2017-2018
- AMHCP-SCSP-2018-2019
- AMHCP-SCSP-2019-2020
- AMHCP-SCSP-2020-2021
- AMHCP-SCSP-2021-2022
- AMHCP-SCSP-2022-2023
- Swasthya Rakshan Program (October 2015 to March 2019)
- Clinical evaluation of efficacy of Ashwagandha on Quality of life in Geriatric Population- Prospective Double-blind placebo-controlled study under AMHCP
- A prophylactic community-based study to assess the impact of Ayuraksha Kit in COVID-19” under SCSP 2021-22.
- Documentation of efficacy of select Ayush drugs (AYUSH-64 and Kabasura Kudineer) in COVID-19 patients in home isolation- A prospective community-based study
Contact Details:
Dr. Sree Deepthi G N, Research Officer In Charge
Regional Ayurveda Research Institute
Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695012
Email: arimchc.trivendrum@gmail.com
Contact No. : 0471-2340628, 9495282848