Ashtamgam Ayurveda Chikitsalayam established under the aegis of Ashtanga Educational Trust (AET), is a leading Ayurveda Hospital, research establishment and the promoters of Ashtamgam Ayurveda Vidyapeedham, which is a residential Ayurveda Medical College. Ashtamgam Ayurveda Chikitsalayam and Vidyapeedham constantly strive achieve prominence for Ayurveda in all its scientific depth and glory and as a dependable system of healthcare for the modern world. The hospital is located at Vavanoor near Koottanad in Palakkad district, Kerala.

Ayurveda is considered the science of life and wellbeing. It is the oldest documented body of holistic medical knowledge known to man. This treatment stream originated in India and is believed to be over 6,000 years old. The earliest knowledge of Ayurveda was codified into a text called Charaka Samhita by Charaka, the legendary physician, in about 2nd Centrury BC. Ayurveda has been in practice for centuries and its efficacies are proven. Today, Ayurveda treatment compliments modern Allopathic medicine in treating many diseases more efficiently and effectively.

Ashtamgam is guided by living legends of Ayurveda – highly trained, clinically experienced traditional practitioners as well as trained Ayurveda doctors with long years of experience and repute who hail from Traditional Ashtavaidya Families. Together, they have created a new benchmark in the Ayurvedic health science, treatment and research. Asthamgam has a both Out Patient and In Patient treatment services. The OP department offers treatments for Shalya Tantram, Shalakya Tantram, Kaya Chikitsa, Panchakarma, Kumarabruthyam etc. The IP department offers excellent room facilities, consultation with doctors, Ayurvedic food, Ashtamgam Care Units and other facilities.