Senior Lecturer Grade II

Dr. (Mrs.) Rakulini Sugeevan

Email Address

rakulini@univ.jfn.ac.lk

Phone Number

0778144598

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Academic Profile

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Post Graduate

    • Second Degree: MD (Siddha) in Noi Naadal
    • University: Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli affiliated with Dr. MGR Medical University in 2021.

Under Graduate 

    • Degree: Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS)
    • University: Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.
    • Degree obtained: 2015

EMPLOYMENT RECORDS

Previous Appointments

  • Lecturer (Probationary) at Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna from 6th March 2018 to 5th March 2023.
  • Intern Medical Officer at Department of Ayurveda, Nawinna, Maharagama from 2nd November 2015 to 2nd November 2016
  • Assistant Lecturer at Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna from 5th June 2017 to 1st January 2018.
  • Community Medical Officer at Provincial Department of Indigenous Medicine, Northern Province from 3rd January 2018 to 6th January 2018.

Current Position

  • Senior Lecturer Gr II at Faculty of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna from 6th March 2023.

ADMIN ROLES 

  • Part time Warden from 2025 to 2026. 
  • Student Counsellor at Faculty of Siddha Medicine
    • From 2025 to 2026
    • From 2026 to till now
  • Senior treasurer of Siddha Medical Students Association From 2022 to 2023

 MEMBERSHIP

  • Member of the Board of Study Siddha from February 2025 to 3 years.

  • Senate member University of Jaffna from February 2024 for 3 years.

  • Faculty Coordinator for University Business Linkage subcommittee, Faculty of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna from
    2025    .

  • Member of the Jaffna Science Association, Section C.

  • Member of the Sri Lankan Society of Microbiology.

  • Member of the IQAC, FSM, UOJ.

  • Member of the International Collaboration Unit, FSM, UOJ.

From 2022

·      Member in University Business Linkage subcommittee, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

·    Member in Research and higher degree subcommittee, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

·      Member in IQAC, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

 

From 2018 to 2019

·      Member of Planning & Building Committee, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

·      Member of IT & Web Committee, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

·      Member of Library Committee, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

·      Member of Research & Higher Degree Committee, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

·      Member of Program Design and Development Subcommittee for the Program Review, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

·      Member of Teaching and Learning Subcommittee for the Program Review, Unit of Siddha Medicine,
University of Jaffna.

·      Member of Student Assessment and awards Subcommittee for the Program Review, Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  1. S Rakulini, COMPARATIVE PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF RAW AND HERB-PROCESSED SALT FORMULATIONS, Journal of Postgraduate Institute of Indigenous Medicine, 1(2): 11-28.
  2. S Rakulini, K Sounthararajan, S Sivashanmugarajah MOLECULAR DOCKING ANALYSIS TO VALIDATE THE EFFICACY OF POLYHERBAL SIDDHA FORMULATION SEETHABEDHI CHOORANAM FOR ANTI-DIARRHOEAL ACTIVITY, Vingnanam Journal of Science.
  3. Rakulini Raveendran, S. Sundararajan, S. Victoria (2021). A CLINICAL STUDY ON SIDDHA DIAGNOSTIC METHODOLOGY OF PANCHAPATCHI SASTHIRAM FOR NEERILIVU (DIABETIC MELLITUS), International Journal of Science & Research, 10 (6): 583 – 589. DOI: 10.21275/SR21608093651
  4. Rakulini Raveendran, S. Sundararajan, S. Victoria, A. Balamurugan, M. Muthukumaran. MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN NEERILIVU (DIABETIC MELLITUS) IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE – REVIEW, International Journal of Ayurveda & Pharma Research, 9 (5): 7-18. https://doi.org/10.47070/ijapr.v9i5.1898 Citation: 1
  5. Rakulini Raveendran, Sounthararajan Kalaiselvi, S. Sundararajan, (2021) AGATHIYAR KUZHAMBU (HERBO-MINERAL SIDDHA FORMULATION), International Ayurvedic Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.46607/iamj3009042021
  6. Rakulini Raveendran, Kalaiselvi Sounthararajan, (2020)  SIDDHA PROSPECTIVE ASPECT OF IMMUNE BOOSTER AGAINST COVID – 19, International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research, 7 (5): 5801 – 5806. http://www.ijramr.com/issue/siddha-prospective-aspect-immune-boosters-against-covid-%E2%80%93-19. Citation: 1
  7. Rakulini Raveendran, Kalaiselvi Sounthararajan, (2020) SIDDHA PERSPECTIVE OF SEASONAL REGIMEN (RUTHU SARIYAI) – REVIEW, World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 9 (5): 2284 – 2300. https://wjpr.net/abstract_show/14395.
  8. Rakulini Raveendran (2020) SIDDHA DIAGNOSTIC METHODOLOGY OF ENVAGAI THERVU FOR GUNMAM PATIENTS AT GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, PALAYAMKOTTAI, Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medical Research, 9 (3): 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/JOCAMR/2020/v9i330141
  9. Rakulini Raveendran (2020) CLASSIFICATION OF 4448 DISEASES IN SIDDHA SYSTEM OF MEDICINE – A REVIEW, Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medical Research, 9 (2): 46 – 54. 10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i230140 Citation: 2
  10. Rakulini Raveendran (2019) VALIDATION OF SIDDHA DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE OF MANIKKADAI NOOL IN GUNMAM PATIENTS AT GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, PALAYAMKOTTAI, Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medical Research, 8 (3): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.9734/JOCAMR/2019/v7i430108
  11. Rakulini Raveendran (2019) LITERATURE REVIEW OF TRADITIONAL SIDDHA DIAGNOSTIC METHOD OF MANIKKADAI NOOL, Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medical Research, 7(4): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.9734/JAMPS/2019/v21i130123 Citation: 1
  12. Rakulini Raveendran, A.M.H. Sampath Attanayake (2019) ANALYSIS THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR THE WRIST FRACTURE, Journal of advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal of
    advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 21(1):1-15. (1):1https://doi.org.10.9734/JAMPS/2019/v21i130123 Citation: 1
  13. Rakulini Raveendran, K. Sounthararajan (2019) A REVIEW OF ANTI-DIARRHEAL ACTIVITY OF AEGLE MARMELOS, Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medical Research, 7(2): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.9734/JOCAMR/2019/v7i230095. Citation: 21

THESIS SUBMISSION

  • “A STUDY ON SIDDHA DIAGNOSTIC METHODS OF NEERKURI, NEIKURI & NAADI FOR KAPA NEERIZHIVU” dissertation submitted to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

  1. Rakulini, S., “CHARACTERIZATION OF A FIVE MEDICINAL PLANTS BARK POWDER EXTRACT: PHYSIOCHEMICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS” paper was presented in 2nd International Symposium on Ayurveda, Unani & Siddha Medicine organized by Postgraduate Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo -2025
  2. Rakulini, S., “ANTHROPOMETRIC MESUREMENT ON WRIST AND MANIKKADAI ALAVU (FOREARM CIRCUMFERENCE) IN GUNMAM (GASTRIC ULCER) PATIENTS – COMPARATIVE STUDY” paper was presented in 11th International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine (iCAUST 2025), organized by the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo
  3. Rakulini, S., “ODIYAL KOOL: JAFFNA’S TRADITIONAL FUNCTIONAL FOOD” paper was presented in International Conference on Agriculture and Plantation Management – 2025 held on 16 – 18 May 2025 at Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.
  4. Rakulini, S., Sounthararajan, K., “AN ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THORANAMALAI HILL IN THIRUNELVELI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA” paper was presented as a poster in 29th International Forestry and Environment Symposium – 2025 held on 17th and 18th January 2025 at University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  5. Rakulini, S., Sounthararajan, K., “ANALYSIS OF SALT FORMS USED IN SIDDHA  MEDICINE” paper was presented in Annual Research Symposium of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine – 2024
  6. Sugeevan. R., Kalaichelvi, S., Sivashanmugarajah. S., “UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF PUGAI (MEDICATED FUMIGATION) IN SIDDHA MEDICINE” at International Conference on Traditional Martial Arts, Siddha workshop and award ceremony at Charithramalika Kerala Historical and Educational Research Museum, Amaravilla, Thrivandrum on January 2024.
  7. Sugeevan. R., Kalaichelvi, S., Sivashanmugarajah. S., “A SURVEY ON FRESH HERBS USED FOR TREATING THE DISEASES OF CHILDREN BY TRADITIONAL PRACTIONERS IN JAFFNA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA” in 9th ICAUST, Tripala IRS & AyurEx 2023 on 08th September 2023.
  8. Sugeevan. R., Kalaichelvi, S., Sivashanmugarajah. S., “MOLECULAR DOCKING ANALYSIS TO VALIDATE THE EFFICACY OF POLY HERBAL SIDDHA FORMULATION SEETHABEDHI CHOORANAM FOR ANTI-DIARRHEAL ACTIVITY” in International Conference on Basic and Applied Research in Siddha System of Medicine at Government Siddha Medical College a& Hospital, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India on 15th February 2023.
  9. Rakulini, R., Sundararajan, S., Balamurugan, A., Santhanakumar, M., (2022) “ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITY OF IRATHAK KAARIYA KULIKAI AGAINST DALTON’S LYMPHOMA ASCITES TUMOR MODEL” Abstract in proceeding of 3rd International Research Conference on Siddha Medicine (IRCSM – 2022) at Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.
  10. Imaniya, A., Rakulini, R., (2018) “LITERATURE REVIEW ON DRUGS USED FOR PUTTUNOI REPORTED IN THE SIDDHA LITERATURES”. Abstract in proceeding of 6th  International conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Traditional medicine (iCAUST 2018). Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.
  11. Rakulini, A.M.H. Sampath Attanayake (2018) “ASSESSING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINE FOR WRIST FRACTURE”. Abstract in proceeding of 1st International conference and Exhibition on Siddha Medicine (ICESM -2018) at Unit of Siddha Medicine, University of Jaffna.
  12. Rakulini., S. Janshe. A. Sritharan, (2017) “HIDDEN KAYAKATPAM OF DEVOTIONAL SONG IN HINDU PHILOSOPHY – A REVIEW”. Abstract in proceeding of 5th International conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Traditional medicine (iCAUST 2017). Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.
  13. Janshe.S, Rakulini.R, Thayalini.T, (2017). REVIEW OF SIDDHA DRUGS ARE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF KAPALA KARAPAN IN PARARAJASEKARAM SIROROGANITHANAM, 5th Internationl Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine (iCAUST 2017). Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. p.56.
  14. Rakulini.R, Janshe.S, Thayalini.T (2017). THE SPECIFIC HERBS USED AS ANTIDOTES IN NANJUMURIVU NOOL- A SINGLE BOOK REVIEW. 5th Internationl Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine (iCAUST 2017). Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.P55.
  15. Rakulini, R., Vijitha, P., Sivapalan, S., (2015) “The study on use of korosanai maathirai for children under age of five in kaithadi west & navatkuli west gramanilathari division”. Abstract in proceeding of 3rd International conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Traditional Medicine – 2015

BOOK PUBLICATION
1. சித்த மருத்துவத்தில் பிணியறிமுறைமை
2. குடிநீர் தொகுப்பு – 350 – 350

Currently Teaching Subjects
  • Noi Naadal Chikitsai Adipadai thathuvangal - 3rd year
  • Pinieyal (Pathology)– 3rd BSMS
  • Noi Naadal chikitsai Part II - 4th BSMS
Previously Taught Subjects
  • Noi Naadal Chikitsai Adipadai thathuvangal - 3rd year
  • Pinieyal (Pathology)– 3rd BSMS
  • Aruvai Maruthuvam - Final year
  • Udatkootiyal II (Anatomy) – 2nd BSMS
  • Udatkootiyal I (Anatomy) – 1st BSMS
  • Noi Naadal Chikitsai Part II (Medicine) - Final Year

  1. Obtained UBL grant under AHEAD project for “Mora” Mouth Wash project” in 2023.

  2.  Award of Scholarship for MD (Siddha) by AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for the session 2018-19 (BIMSTEC).

  3. Merit Award for Best Stall for Mega Exhibition in 7 th Ayurveda Expo – 2018 (International Indigenous Healthcare Exhibition) conducted by The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka in partnership with Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine – 2018.