The Managing Director of Sadath Ayurveda Research Center, Panakkad, Sayed Faisal Shihab (Pookkoya Thangal) has a wide range of knowledge inherited from the maternal grand father,
Sayed Abdul Kader Mullakkoya Tangal, the renowned physician of his period. He hails from the
reputed Panakkad Thangal family hereditary , where the great Sayed Muhlar Shihabuddheen Thangal (PBUH) was the founder father. Sayed Faisal Shihab is the son of Sayed Abdul Kader Mullakkoya
(PBUH) and Mariyu ma Mulla Beebi in the Valiya Puvvaattum Paramb family. The couple enjoyed
the position of spiritual leaders of their time. Sayed Faisal Shihab migrated to several places after
Sayed Abdul Kader Mullakkoya (PBUHP) sold the family property, and wandered in search of the
secrets of Ayuveda although he had sound knowledge of Arabic Ayurveda and Unani treatment
through the heritage of maternal and paternal links. He spent lot of time with Adivasis (tribals),
Siddhas, Marma Physicians, Unani Physicians etc. to enrich his knowledge. He learned lots of medi
cal preparations used by the tribals and the secrets of Tribal Panacea. Having a sucient knowledge of treatment, panacea and medical preparations he returned to his native place of Panakkad
and started the well-known Sadath Ayurveda Research Center with the blessing of great grand
fathers and coaches. Still he is involved in researches of new medicines and methods. He had
developed a lot of medicine from his knowledge, experience and experiment. The heritage of
Thangal family starting from Sayed Muhlar Shihabuddheen Thangal (PBUH) has extensive acquaintance of Arabic Ayurvidya and Unani t reatments. In fact, he is the founder father of Arabian treatment in Kerala.
The heritage Panakkad Thangal family with the names of forefathers is as illustrated below and the
Sayed Faisal Shihab Thangal (Pookkoya Thangal) is one of the successors of family tree. Thangal
family is the spiritual leaders of most of the Muslims in Kerala. Apart from the spiritual r esponsibility, the family is renowned for its contribution to the health welfare activities. They are the prime
linkage to Arabian and Indian Culture as well as the therapeutic practices of Ayurveda and Unani.
They have developed a unique culture in natural medicine treatment conceived from Ayurveda,
Unani, Arabian methods etc. Due to this culture, most of the Thangal heritage successors are practicing in this eld in Kerala. Sayed Faisal Shihab Thangal (Pookkoya Thangal) is still upholding the
heritage of forefathers, contributing to the Arabian Ayurvidya culture through his constant studies
and researches.
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Family Details
FAMILY TREE
Sayed Muhlar Shihabuddheen Thangal
Sayed Hussain Attakkoya Thangal
Sayed Mohamed Koya Thangal
PMSA Pookkoya Thangal
Sayed Hussain Attakkoya Thangal
Sayed Muhlar Kunhi Seethikkoya Thangal
Sayed Ahamed Cherukoya Thangal
Sayed Abdul Kader Mullakkoya Thangal
Sayed Faisal Shihab Thangal
(Pookkoya)
Kayachikitsa (general medicine): "cure of diseases affecting the body".
• Kaumāra-bh tya and Bala Roga: deals with the treatment of children.
• Shalya tantra deals with surgical techniques.
• Śālākya-tantra (ophthalmology) deals with diseases of the teeth, eye, nose, ear etc.
• Bhuta-vidya deals with the causes, which are not directly visible and not directly
explained by tridosha, pertaining to micro-organisms or spirits.
• Agada-tantra deals with antidotes to poison.
• Rasayana-tantra (Geriatrics)/(Anti Agings) : deals with rejuvenation.
• Vajikarana tantra (aphrodisiacs) deals with healthy and desired progeny.
Ayurveda or Ayurvidya
Ayurvidya is the spiritual boon for global well-being. May the entire world be well is its mag-
nanimous motto ! Ayurveda is the science of life epoch close to live and soul . Ayurveda experts
primarily considered the live and soul as the science of age. It is not a matter how long we live.
It matters when we live with the spirits, colour and fragrance spreading around throughout our
life. Ayurveda consider the internal and external growth of body. If the internal growth is ourished, the external sufferings would be minimized. Likely, if the external growth is flourished,
the internal growth
would be swift . But, the Ayurveda is harmonizing the quintessence of soul and body. Ayurveda literally means the ‘life-knowledge’ is derived from Atharva Veda in Indian system. Ayurveda
names three elemental substances, the doshas (called Vata, Pitta and Kapha), and states that a
balance of the doshas results in health, while imbalance results in disease. Ayurveda has eight
canonical components . Some of the oldest known Ayurvedic texts include the Suśrutha
Sa�hitā and Charaka Sa�hitā. Dhanwanthari, Charaka, Agasthya, Susrutha, Nagarjuna etc. are
the forefathers of the Ayurveda. The canonical components of Ayurveda are derived from
classical Sanskrit literature, in which Ayurveda was called "the science of eight components".
Upakarma (Treatment)
Langhana (Dipleting) Brimhana (Nourshing)
Sodhana (Purication) Samana (Pacifying)
Vamana (Emesis)
Virechana (Purgation)
Vasti (Enema)
Nasya (Nasal Medication)
Raktamoksha (Blood letting)
Pachana (Using digestives)
Deepana (Increasing digestive re)
Kshut (Hunger)
Thrit (Thirst)
Vyayama (Excercises)
Athapa (Sunlight)
Marutha (Wind)
Diagnosis
Ayurveda has eight ways to diagnose illness, called Nadi (pulse), Mootra (urine), Mala (stool)
Ayurvedic practitioners approach diagnosis by using the ve senses. For example, hearing
is used to observe the condition of breathing and speech. The study of the lethal points or
marma is of special importance.
Ayurveda ourished throughout the Indian Middle Ages. Dalhana (BC. 1200), Sarngadhara
(BC. 1300) and Bhavamisra (BC 1500) compiled works on Indian medicine. The medical
works of both Sushruta and Charaka were also translated into the Chinese language in
the 5th century,and during the 8th century, they were translated into the Arabic and
Persian languages. The 9th-century Persian physician Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi
was familiar with the text. The Arabic works derived from the Ayurvedic texts eventually
also reached Europe by the 12th century. In Renaissance Italy, the Branca family of Sicily
and Gaspare Tagliacozzi (Bologna) were influenced by the Arabic reception of the
Sushruta's surgical techniques.
Arabian Heritage
It is evidenced that the Ayurvidya treatment of Arabia is as old as the time of Sulaiman Nabi
(PBUH). The bedrock of modern Ayurveda or Unani is derived from the principles of
Lukhman Ul Hakheem Khoja (PBUH). He was a renowned physician of that time and there
are many historical transcripts on his works. Once a leprosy patient approached him and
requested for cure from his diseases. He diagnosised and asked him eat wild scorpion
which the cobra makes bait. He was confused and disappointed. On his way to home he
found a cobra eating a wild scorpion. He killed the cobra and ate the scorpion and suddenly
cured from the symptoms. He praised Allah as well as the scholar Lukhman Ul Hakheem.
The theory later he understood was that all types of wild scorpions are not edible. There are
some types of wild scorpions of which a bite could last in sudden death. That was the
reason he prescribed such a scorpion cobra could eat. He had discovered a lot of such panaceas to the mankind.
Learning from him and his successors, the Thangal pedigree who migrated from Arabia
with the ancient Islamic evangelists and spread across the Unani and Ayurvidya doctrines.
They have contributed for the development of Ayurveda in India from their knowledge and
experience. Still the successors are practicing the treatment which is a complex of Arabian
Ayurvidya, Unani and Indian Ayurveda.
Mission
Our mission is to serve the people without any greediness for their well being. The principles of Arabic and Indian Ayurveda is that treatment is not career. But, it is a teaching from
Allah without any monitory ambitions.
Vision
Our vision is to support the entire world for healthy well-being. “Samastha Loko Sukhino
Bhavanthu” is our vision. Healthy people is the asset of a wealth nation. Most of the
ailments are resulted from the wrong practices of life style. We have the responsibility for
the nation. Healthy people contribute for the nation and unhealthy people destroy the
harmony. We will strive all our efforts for the awareness of the healthy well-being of society.
Objective
Our objective is a well being world and we strive to contribute our little effort to maintain
such an atmosphere. We know we are too little to dream such a big global task. But we have
faith on like minded philanthropists around us. All religions have preached to help the
victims. Islam considervisiting and praying for the diseased as a ‘farllu’ (duty). Although
disease is a warning from Allah, he himself have preached us for the remedy. It is the duty of
a physician to recall the diseased from death to life. However, today’s commercialized
culture is preventing us from doing our duty. It is sin to bargain with the diseased for his life.
But, we have enough examples around us the stories of commercialization. Specialty and
super specialty hospitals are squeezing the public. Their motto is just making money,
although the medical ethics do not allow such practices. Allopathic practitioners are worsening the arena. However, we have noticed a trend of Ayurvedic practitioners also follow
the suit. In Ayurveda, accepting remuneration or compensation is a sin. They do not practice
for monetary benet, but as a duty of their existence. They only accepted ‘dakshina’ or
rewards. We also follow the same system to a long extend. We are charging only the cost
incurred for the preparation and the raw materials. We uphold our forefathers’ doctrines.
We follow all principles in the production of medicines. None of the medicines are prepared
using electric energy. Ancient methods are followed to uphold the virginity of the system.
Personal care is given all along the preparation of the medicine. The methods of old
authentication are strictly followed for the total benet from the medicines. Most of the
medicinal plants are grown in our own groves and remaining medicinal plants are bought
from dependable farmers after lots of scrutiny. We know that since the unhealthy cultiva-
tion and using of non-organic methods, fertilizers and pesticides, the medicinal value of
plants have diminished. We are pledged to use only organic plants and medical properties.