Varsha Ritucharya- rainy days

Varsha Ritucharya (Regimens for Rainy season)

 

Do’s

• Drink water only after boiling.
• One should take food which is predominant with Amla(Sour) , Lavana(Salt) and Snigdha(unctuous) rasa.
• Food prepared from Purana Yava(Old Barley), Godhuma(Wheat), Shali(Rice), Jangala Mamsa(Meat of animals from Arid region), Yusha(Soup) are generally recommended.
• Madvika or Arista(Alcoholic preparations can be taken in small quantity).
• Vegetables which are grown little higher than the ground level are to be used.
• Honey can be added with water before consuming.
• Abyanga(Body massage), Snana(Bath) is daily recommended.
• One should wear light clean cloth in house.

Don’ts 

• Avoid drinking river water directly
• Green leafy vegetables and tubers are not to be consumed
• Curd to be avoided; instead one can have buttermilk blended with small quantity of ginger and coriander.
• Day sleep is contraindicated.
• Excess of physical activity to be avoided.

 

Dr Rakshith

BAMS, MD