The Siddha & Ayurveda Medicine Manufacturing Unit was started in 1981 with the encouragement by Sri. Kondal Rao, who was then heading the IMPCOPS in Chennai. Initially gulkandhi and few other easily manufacturable products were produced, in all about 17 products were produced then. Started in a 3 acre land with merely 5 employees, today this sophisticated and hygine unit employs 120 people including 80 women.

In all 230 medicines are produced in this unit today (with 120 Siddha and 110 Ayurveda preparations) according to the traditional texts.

Select List of Products

Gulkhand	Prepared from fresh rose flowers, sugar and honey. An excellent laxative
Aswagandha Lehyam	Blood purifier and body builder. Good for Anaemic persons and also against impotency
Chyavanaprash Lehyam	Mild expectorant used in debility cough, bronchitis and asthma. Acts as a general tonic and build immunity
Karunai Lehyam	Cures all types of piles
Roja moggu Lehyam	Against gastric ulcers and also acts as a general body coolant
Nannari Lehyam	For use against all skin diseases, blood purifier, reduces excess heat in the body
Vallarai Lehyam	Good for improving memory power, good for nervous debility, relieves constipation and heals ulcers
Ashta Choornam	Digestive, carminative, astringent
Talisaadhi Choornam	Good medicine against cold and cough.
Neerkovai Mathirai	Application of this provides relief for people suffering from sinusitis and headaches
Pindathailam	This oil provides good relief against joint pains

Herbal Toiletries & Cosmetics

Ayurvedic Tooth Powder	For healthy gums and strong teeth. Stops bad breath and arrests bleeding of gums
Hair-oil preparations with Ayurvedic herbs	Neelibringadi thailam and karisalanganni thailam
Kumkumadhi Lepam	An ayurvedic face cream; removes pimples, patches and eyebrow blemishes

Currently, the Unit supplies (under the brand name of Lakshmi Seva Sangam) Siddha and Ayurveda medicine to the government run Primary Health Centres across Tamilnadu.

This unit generates wealth in villages and village communities through its manufacturing cycle. The herb collection is done by traditional herb collecting village communities and processing at the centre and currently, marketing through a network of NGOs is being promoted through the SHGs network across Tamilnadu.

The SHG marketing offer
Siddha & Ayurvedic medicine for common ailments are a household memory in villages for long. However, as the medicines are not available, this memory is fast disappearing. The Siddha & Ayurveda Pharmacy has embarked on a new marketing move to make available the most common of medicines in villages through the village women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs). Through this initiative, the Gandhigram Trust will provide the SHGs with:
- Sales commission for the medicine sold in the villages, so as to enable the marketing effort as an village enterprise
- Impart a short-term training on the medicines, its use, and sales promotion methods, to the SHGs
- Reimburse the SHGs with advertisement cost

Other activities include:
- Conducting medical camps in rural areas for promoting traditional practices of Siddha and Ayurveda as well as their value.

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