Itoozhi Illam became renowned as a center of total holistic healing through the efforts of Brahmasree Itoozhi Vaidiar Krishnan Namboothiri, in the 18th century.
A few of the famous and worthy ones that carried the treasured and honored mantle and spread the Itoozhi way of healing were, Brahmasree Swami Narayanji Maharaj (1870-1975), Brahmasree Itoozhi Vaidiar Valiya Madhavan Namboothiri (1877-1937), Brahmasree Itoozhi Vaidiar Madhavan Namboothiri (1901-1974) and Brahmasree Itoozhi Vaidiar Madhavan Namboothiri (1922-1984).
Itoozhi Mahan Madhavan Namboodiri, who took charge of the Tellicherry Vaidyasala was a multifaceted personality.
The life of Brahmasree Madhavan Namboothiri is a very interesting and inspiring one. He played a key role in the social, cultural, academic and economic development of Mayyil. A stalwart in the ancient treatises, he was revered by his peers of ancient Kerala. He was not only an Ayurvedic physician but a researcher, social reformer and a true visionary who left his impressions in the medical and the social arena as well.
As per the advice of his guru, Swami Narayanji Maharaj, he concentrated his efforts at Mayyil and established the popular ‘Itoozhi Namboothiri’s Ayurveda Vaidyasala .
