The word Ayurveda is composed of two sanskrit terms - Ayu meaning life and Veda meaning knowledge. Therefore Ayurveda means the knowledge of life or science of life. It is defined as the science, through which one can obtain knowledge about the useful and harmful ways of life, happy and miserable types of life, conditions that lead to the above types of life, as well as, the very nature of life.

Aykara Pharmaceuticals, the sister concern has a 65 year old history in Ayurvedic treatment and medicine manufacturing. Founded by Vaidya Kalanidhi Aykara Gopalan Pillai Vaidyar, this institution has a back up of decades of expertise in genuine ancient Ayurveda and its practice.With years of study and research, the Company now manufactures above 500 varieties of conventional ayurvedic medicines.