Seminar explores Ayurveda’s role in digestive health

Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Managing Trustee and Chief Physician P.M. Varier lighting the lamp at an Ayurveda seminar organised by Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala at Coimbatore on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The role of Ayurveda in maintaining digestive health and its relevance to modern medical practice came up for discussion at a national seminar organised by Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala at Coimbatore on Sunday.

The 63rd edition of the seminar, held in memory of renowned Ayurveda practitioner P.K. Warrier, coinciding with the golden jubilee celebrations of the institution’s Coimbatore branch, focussed on the clinical importance of digestive health from Ayurvedic and modern medical perspectives.

Ranjit Anand Puranik, managing director of Dhootapapeshwar Pvt. Ltd., inaugurated the seminar. Arya Vaidya Sala Managing Trustee and Chief Physician P.M. Varier led the session.