Consultation first
No therapy is chosen before a person has been assessed. Ayurveda describes the individual before it describes the complaint, and the practice follows that order.
About Aptaveda
Ayurveda, handed down and carried forward
Ayurveda is more than a system of treatment. It is knowledge passed through generations, a way of living and a way of caring for people — and Aptaveda is an effort to carry it into the needs of today.
Our Story
From one clinic to four experiences
Aptaveda grew out of one doctor’s practice and one family’s long relationship with Ayurveda.
Dr. Shavas MM completed his BAMS in 2008 and his MD in 2013, then practised in Oman for around two and a half years, meeting a wide range of patients and approaches to care. He returned home in 2018 and opened MM Ayurveda Clinic in Thalassery, with a particular focus on ortho-neuro care — back, knee and joint pain and nerve-related conditions — supported by in-patient treatment.
Building on that experience, he started Aptaveda Multispeciality Ayurveda Hospital at Kolassery together with Dr. Nikhil, so that treatment could be offered more comprehensively. Patients now come from across Kerala and beyond.
Believing that the real strength of Ayurveda lies not only in treating illness once it arrives, Aptaveda extended its work into wellness: an Ayurvedic & Wellness Centre at Villa De 1945 in Mahe, which welcomes guests from many places including abroad, and most recently a new centre with The Heritage 1866 Judge Bungalow at Melur.
Our Roots
A family tradition of Ayurveda
Beyond what is learned from books, this is knowledge seen, lived and handed down through generations. That family tradition is what guides MM Ayurveda Clinic and the institutions that grew from it.
“Farewell to pain; welcome to wellness”
Hasan Vaidyar
Dr. Mohamed M's father
Active in Ayurvedic practice.
Kunhikammu Vaidyar
A respected member of the family
Practised Ayurveda, particularly visha vaidyam — traditional toxicology.
Dr. Mohamed M
Dr. Shavas MM's father
Studied at the Ayurveda college in Shoranur, served as a Senior Medical Officer in government service, and now leads MM Ayurveda Pharmacy.
Dr. Shavas MM
Founder, MM Ayurveda Clinic · Co-founder, Aptaveda
Brings together the family's inherited knowledge, an MD in Ayurveda and clinical experience in India and abroad.
How we work
Four things that hold at every Aptaveda location
Tradition practised, not performed
The Kerala repertoire is handed down in the doing. What happens in the therapy room here is what has always happened in it.
Treatment needs a place
Diet, rest and rhythm are part of a prescription, not an accompaniment. Which is why Aptaveda works in heritage houses as well as clinics.
Restraint in hospitality
Two of the four locations are historic houses. They are looked after rather than decorated, and the care shows in the fabric rather than the marketing.
Our Properties
Four Spaces. One Philosophy.
01MM Ayurveda
Ayurveda & Wellness
Traditional Ayurvedic therapies and personalised wellness programmes rooted in Kerala's healing traditions.
Explore MM Ayurveda
02Aptaveda Hospital
Multispeciality Ayurvedic Hospital
Comprehensive Ayurvedic healthcare combining traditional knowledge with specialised clinical care.
Explore Aptaveda Hospital
03Villa De 1945
Heritage Bungalow & Traditional Ayurveda
A heritage experience where traditional Kerala living meets authentic Ayurvedic wellness.
Discover Villa De 1945
04The Heritage 1866
Heritage Stay & Wellness
Step into Kerala's history through an intimate heritage stay shaped by architecture, culture and hospitality.
Explore The Heritage 1866Doctors
Guided by Ayurvedic Expertise
Details marked “to be confirmed” were read from the hospital's panel of doctors and are awaiting confirmation from Aptaveda.
Photograph to followDr. Mohamed M
DAM
Retired Senior Medical Officer
Government Ayurvedic Medical Service, Kannur District
With close to forty years in Ayurvedic medicine, Dr. Mohamed M is the senior physician of the family. He spent his career in the Government Ayurvedic Medical Service, rising to Senior Medical Officer and caring for patients at Ayurvedic dispensaries across Kannur District. Since retiring from government service he has carried on in private practice, drawing on decades of clinical experience. He sees patients at MM Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Sangam Auditorium, Thalassery.
Dr. Shavas MM
BAMS, MD (Dravyaguna)
Founder, MM Ayurveda Clinic · Co-founder, Aptaveda Hospital
Ortho-neuro rehabilitation
Former Chief Physician, Al Bahja Indian Ayurvedic Clinic, Sur, Oman
Dr. Shavas MM earned his BAMS from Coimbatore Ayurveda College in 2008 and went on to an MD in Dravyaguna at ALN Rao Memorial Ayurveda Medical College, Koppa. He then spent around two and a half years in the Sultanate of Oman as Chief Physician of Al Bahja Indian Ayurvedic Clinic in Sur, broadening his practice with international patients. Back in Kerala, he founded MM Ayurveda Clinic in 2018 as a centre for ortho-neuro rehabilitation, pairing classical Ayurvedic treatment with focused orthopaedic and neurological care. Many patients have come to him with back pain, knee pain and other musculoskeletal or neurological conditions, among them people who had been advised surgery, and many have found lasting relief and moved more freely through Ayurvedic rehabilitation and pain management. In 2024 he opened Aptaveda Ayurveda Hospital in Kolassery, offering a broad range of treatments with particular strength in postnatal care and ortho-neuro rehabilitation. Aptaveda has since grown into retreat and wellness care: a branch in association with Villa De 1945 in Mahe, and the Aptaveda Ayurveda Retreat & Wellness Centre at 1866, the Heritage Judge Bungalow in Melur, Thalassery, where guests combine a heritage staycation with authentic Ayurvedic treatment and wellness programmes.
Photograph to followDr. Nikhil N
MD (Ayurveda)
Co-founder, Aptaveda Hospital
Started Aptaveda Multispeciality Ayurveda Hospital together with Dr. Shavas MM. PLACEHOLDER — biography and areas of practice to be supplied.
Photograph to followDr. Thaslin Shavas
BHMS
PLACEHOLDER — biography and areas of practice to be supplied.
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