The subject is too vast that I am forced to confine myself to a few traditional treatments special to Kerala. Dhara (dripping), pizhichil (a form of body irrigation with warm oil), navarakizhi (fomentation with navara rice cooked in milk and decoction), navaratheppu (anointment with a paste made of navara rice powder cooked in milk and decoction), talam (application of medicated pastes on the vertex) and thalapothichil (covering the head with medicated paste) are some of them. The best brains of ancient ayurvedic physicians of Kerala, guided by their experience, evolved a few unique methods of treatment to improve the healthcare system.