Now we see the seasonal regimen and its importance in our daily life. 

A. Introduction

• Rtu means season, Carya means regimen.

• It comes under the concept of preserving and maintaining health.

• Rtu carya denotes the regimen to be followed by people during different seasons to prevent diseases and to maintain health.

• References are available in all the texts of Ayurveda.

• Time (kala) is divine and has no beginning or end. It denotes change (parinama). The changes in atmosphere are called Rtus and it follows a definite order. This transformation affects the human body also. So understanding this concept is essential to creating harmony between the environment and the being.

• According to Ayurveda, the human being is an integral part of the Universe and both have the basic elements (five maha bhutas) in common. Any change in the macrocosm is reflected in the microcosm, i.e., the being. Therefore, changes in the seasons affect the body’s physiology considerably.

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Six Seasons Sisira Late winter Mid-January to mid-March Vasantam Spring Mid-March to mid-May Grisma Summer Mid-May to mid-July Varsa Rain Mid-July to mid-September Sarad Autumn Mid-September to mid-November Hemanta Early Winter Mid-November to mid-January B. Rtu Divisions

• Each dosa accumulates (Caya), aggravates (Prakopa) and becomes normal (Prasamana) in different Rtus (Seasons).

• Vata accumulates in summer, aggravates in rainy seasons and calms down in autumn.
• Pitta accumulates in rainy season, aggravates in autumn and calms down in early winter.
• Kapha accumulates in late winter, aggravates in spring and calms down in summer.

• Vata accumulated in summer must be eliminated in rainy season by decoction enema.
• Pitta accumulated in rainy season must be eliminated in autumn by purgation.
• Kapha accumulated in the late winter must be eliminated during spring by vomiting

• Healthy people will be humid weather.
• The digestive power will be strong.

• The nights are long. So, the people will get appetite in early morning.
• Eat sweet, sour, oily foods, meat, wheat, milk ghee, black gram, etc.
• Do oil massage and massage with powders.
• Do strong exercise and use cosmetic pastes made of musk and saffron.
• Induce perspiration with warm cloths and live in warm place

• Exposure to sunlight is good.
• Sexual contact is advised.
• Avoid excess sleep.

• Cold, allergies.

• Respiratory problems like asthma, fever.

• Dyspepsia.

• Skin diseases

• Feeling of heaviness.

• Oleation and fomentation.

• Drugs of choice – asvagandha (Withania somnifera), guduci (Tinospora cordifolia), ghee, etc.,

• Aggravation of kapha occurs which produces indigestion and digestive disorders.

• Eat dry, light food, barley, wheat, honey, dry meat, mango juice mixed with sugar, ginger and water.

• Use bitter, pungent, astringent tastes.

• Diluted wine can be taken.

• Do vomiting, nasya, fumigation and gargling.

• Exercise is a must.

• Sex is advised once in three days.

• Avoid day sleep, heavy foods, cold foods, excess sweet, fruits and oils.

• Indigestion

• Vomiting

• Respiratory problems

• Infectious diseases

• Diarrhoea

• Fever

• Drugs of choice – haritaki (Terminalia chebula), pippali (Piper longum), sunthi (Dried ginger), etc.,

• Sun will be dominant which causes loss of kapha (dehydration) and accumulation of vata.

• Eat light, oily, cool sweet foods with lots of fluids.

• Drink buffalo’s milk (boiled) with jaggery.

• Sweetened fruit juices, rice flakes, meat of jungle animal, milk, ghee, grapes, coconut water and corn flour are good.

• Do minimal exercises.

• Sleeping in day time is indicated.

• Avoid excess salt, sour and spicy foods.

• Avoid alcohol and avoid exposure to sun

• Sex is advised once in 15 days.

• Frequent bath with cold water and application of sandal paste are good.

• Fatigue.

• Dehydration.

• Indigestion

• Sleeplessness

• Constipation

• Dysuria

• Boils and carbuncles.

• Drugs of choice – satavari (Asparagus recemosus), sariba (Hemidesmus indicus) etc.,

• Disturbances of agni is prominent. Vata gets aggravated, the strength will be less. So digestives and carminatives must be used.

• Oily, hot, sweet, sour, salty food is advised.

• Drink boiled water, meat soups, old honey, eat barley, wheat, soup, and pulses with ginger.

• Spicy, bitter, astringent food must be avoided.

• Buttermilk, day sleep, sex and exertion must be avoided.

• Vasit treatment can be done.

• Rheumatic and neurological diseases

• Diarrhoea

• Indigestion

• Fever

• All vata rogas.

• There will be aggravation of pitta.

• Eat sweet, bitter, astringent, cold foods.

• Take medicated bitter ghee.

• Do dry purgation and blood letting.

• Utilise rice, green gram, jaggery, grapes, gooseberry, honey and jungle meats.

• Avoid pungent, sour, salty foods, curd, oils and alcoholic drinks.

• Burning sensation in the body

• Excessive sweating

• Boils

• Skin diseases

• Liver diseases

• Acid peptic diseases

• Drugs of choice – candanam (Santalum album), kamala (Lotus), amalaki (Emblica officinalis), patola (Tricosanthes cucumerina), etc.

Dr C C Sagy
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