[1] Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier, a scholar in whose honour the Government of India have issued a postage stamp,[2] founded Arya Vaidya Sala in 1902,[3] at Kottakkal, a small town in Malappuram district, in the Indian state of Kerala.

[4] Fifteen years later, Warrier established the Arya Vaidya Patasala (School of Ayurvedic Medicine), in the town of Kozhikode teaching under the Gurukula method.

The Charitable Hospital, based in Kottakkal, was started in 1924 and offers free consultation and treatment to the financially compromised.

[16] The hospital, which has a capacity of 140 beds, is composed of Panchakarma, Poison treatment and clinical research wards, a surgical unit and a maternity home.

[3] They are operated under license from the Drug Controller's office and has received Good Practices certification from the Government of Kerala.

The units support the medicinal requirements of the hospitals run by the group as well as the over the counter sales at the retail outlets.

The factories have in house Quality Assessment departments to oversee the manufacturing processes and are certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards.

[1] Of the four herbal gardens maintained by the group, two are located at Mannarkkad, near Palakkad and Thrikkakkara, in Ernakulam[3] and together, they measure over 200 acres.

[19] Some of the notable works that came out of researches are: More than 1200 sales outlets have been lined up under the Marketing Division, which has its main office functioning in Kottakkal.