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==== ''Charya'' / Characteristics of different Seasons ====

==== Seasonal Regimens ====

===== ''Hemanta ritucharya'' (Regimen for Early winter) =====

===== [[Hemanta]] [[ritucharya]] (Regimen for Early winter) =====

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! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Grahya''

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Indicated

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Amla''(sour), ''Lavana''(salty), ''Madhura''(sweet), ''Guru'' (heavy in digestion) and ''Snigdha dravya''(unctuous food), new rice and wheat, fats and oils, black gram and its products, milk and its products, sugarcane products, warm water, honey, ''anupa'' (animals of marshy land) and ''audaka  mansa'' (meat of aquatic animals), liquor

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[Amla]](sour), [[Lavana]](salty), [[Madhura]](sweet), [[Guru]] (heavy in digestion) and [[Snigdha]] [[dravya]](unctuous food), new rice and wheat, fats and oils, black gram and its products, milk and its products, sugarcane products, warm water, honey, [[anupa]] (meat of animals of marshy land) and [[audaka]] mamsa (meat of aquatic animals), liquor

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | protection from cold by warm clothes and beddings, Living in warm house, regular use of shoes, bathing with warm water, ''abhyanga'' (oil massage), ''utsadana'' (powder massage), ''vyayama'' ( physical exercise), ''atapa sevana''(exposing body to sun light), intercourse  

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | protection from cold by warm clothes and beddings, Living in warm house, regular use of shoes, bathing with warm water, [[abhyanga]] (therapeutic massage), [[utsadana]] (powder massage), [[vyayama]] ( physical exercise), [[atapa sevana]](exposing body to sun light), intercourse  

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! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Varjya''

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Contraindicated

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Laghu'' (light in digestion) and ''vatala dravya, pramitahara''(frequently taking food), ''udamantha''( groat)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[Laghu]] (light in digestion) and [[vata]] provoking [[dravya]], pramitahara(food in proper quantity), [[udamantha]]( groat)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Divasvapna'' (sleeping in day time), direct air

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[Divasvapna]] (sleeping in day time), direct air

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===== ''Shishira ritucharya'' (Regimen for Late winter) =====

===== [[Shishira]] [[ritucharya]] (Regimen for Late winter) =====

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''Hemanta'' and ''shishira'' are similar with the slight difference in that the latter has more roughness due to beginning of ''Adana'' and cold due to clouds, winds and rains. Hence the entire routine of living prescribed for ''Hemanta'' is to be followed in ''Shishira'' also. During ''Shishira'', one should specially live in warmer settings and protect oneself from direct air. Avoid ''katu, tikta, kashaya, laghu, sheeta'' and ''vatala'' food and drinks.

[[Hemanta]] and [[shishira]] are similar with the slight difference in that the latter has more roughness due to beginning of [[Adana]] and cold due to clouds, winds and rains. Hence the entire routine of living prescribed for [[Hemanta]] is to be followed in [[Shishira]] also. During [[Shishira]], one should specially live in warmer settings and protect oneself from direct air. Avoid [[katu]](pungent), [[tikta]] (bitter), [[kashaya]](astringent), [[laghu]](light to digest), [[sheeta]] (cold) and [[vata]] provoking food and drinks.

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===== ''Vasanta ritucharya'' (Regimen for Spring) =====

===== [[Vasanta]] [[ritucharya]] (Regimen for Spring) =====

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! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Grahya''

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Indicated

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | food articles  having  taste like ''katu''(pungent), ''tikta''(bitter) and ''kasaya''(astringent), ''ruksha''(ununctous), ''laghu'' (light in digestion) and ''ushna dravya''(hot substances) , old wheat, rice and barley, water medicated with ginger, ''khadira''(acasia catechu,Linn), ''Musta''(cyperus rotundus Linn) and Honey; ''Jangala Mansa''( meat of terrestrial animals), Liquor

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | food articles  having  taste like [[katu]](pungent), [[tikta]](bitter) and [[kasaya]](astringent), [[ruksha]](ununctous), [[laghu]] (light in digestion) and [[ushna]] [[dravya]](hot substances) , old wheat, rice and barley, water medicated with ginger, [[khadira]](acacia catechu,Linn), ''Musta''(cyperus rotundus Linn) and Honey; [[Jangala Mamsa]]( meat of terrestrial animals), Liquor

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''kavala dharana''(medicated gargling), '''anjana'''(application of collyrium), ''dhumapana''(medicated smoking), ''vyayama, udvartana, chandana'' and ''aguru lepa'', intercourse, ''vamana''(emesis) and ''nasya''(nasal medication)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[kavala]] (medicated gargling), [[anjana]](application of collyrium), [[dhumapana]](medicated smoking), [[vyayama]], [[udvartana]], application of chandana and aguru , sexual intercourse, [[vamana]]( therapeutic emesis) and [[nasya]](nasal errhines)

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! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Varjya''

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Contra-indicated

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Madhura''(sweet), ''amla''(sour), ''guru''( heavy in digestion), ''snigdha'' and ''sheeta''(cold) ''dravya'', curd

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[Madhura]](sweet), [[amla]](sour), [[guru]]( heavy in digestion), [[snigdha]] and [[sheeta]](cold) [[dravya]], curd

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | direct sunlight, ''divasvapna''( day sleep), sleeping under dew

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | direct sunlight, [[divasvapna]]( day sleep), sleeping under dew

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