4382 Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, April-June 2021, Vol. 15, No. 2 A Review Article on Ahar Vihar According to Ritus in Ayurveda Kaustubh Bhoyar1, Bhushan Mhaiskar 2, Santosh Pusadkar3, Sonali Bhoyar4, Harsh Salankar5 1Assistant Professor, Department of Samhita and Siddhant, Datta Meghe Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Nagpur, 2 Associate Professor, Department of Samhita and Siddhant, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved College, Hospital and Research Centre, 3Assistant Professor, Department of Rasashatra & Bhaishajya Kalpana , Datta meghe Ayurvedic medical college hospital & research Centre, Nagpur, 4Assistant Professor, Department of Samhita and Siddhant , Datta Meghe Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Nagpur, 5Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha Abstract In general there are mainly three seasons: winter, summer, rainy season. According to Ayurveda, six seasons are considered: Vasant, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemant and Shishir. Acharya Sushrut has divided the 12 months of the year into these seasons. There are two parts of the year in which the sun moves towards north in the first part and in the second part, the sun moves towards the south in Visarga. These are termed as adanakala and visargakala. There are winter, spring and summer seasons in the input period and varsha and Hemant seasons in the Visarga period. At the time of exchange, the Sun remains strong and the moon weak. The peak season is strong, spring is medium and summer is beautiful. During the Visarga period, the Moon is strong and the Sun is weak. Lunar is nutritious. The rainy season is of great strength, the autumn season is of medium strength and the spring season is of great strength. Keywords: Ritu, Ahar, Vihar, Pathya, Apathya Introduction yellow flowers. In Vasant Ritu, blood circulation becomes intense due to which the body is energized4,5. Ayurveda is the ancient life science in this period of life on earth. In Ayurveda there are many ways to cure Vasant Ritu has neither the heat of the heat nor disorders by following certain regimen. As Ayurveda the flood of rain, nor the cold wind of the winter, snow has mentioned in the text that it has two main aims that and fog. For these reasons Vasant Ritu has been called are “Swasthya Swathya Rakshana and Aaturasya Vikara ‘Rituraja’. According to Charaka Samhita, Kapha, which Prashman” that means Ayurveda has said that maintain is collected in Hemant Ritu, is fueled by the rays of the the longevity of a person and provide shelter from the Sun in Vasant Ritu (fluidized) due to which the spring disease1,2. Thus by following these proper regimen, it is in the morning, cold, swelling in tonsils, sore throat, is possible to avoid disorders which further leads to a lethargy and heaviness in the body etc. persists6,7. healthy lifestyle as well. So according to ayurveda, the proper diet and regimen according to various ritus can be Diet in the Varsha Ritu: elaborated here3. In the last days of the rainy season and before the Vasant Ritu onset of Sharadrutu, it starts to get strong sunshine and the accumulated bile starts to fade. Therefore, one should Winter and summer season is spring season. At not consume bile acids in these days. this time there is neither too much winter nor too much heat. In this season, the air filled with the aroma of In these days water causes many diseases due to mango mangoes blossoms everywhere. Spring season is getting dirty and containing bacteria. Therefore, in this also called Rituraj. On the auspicious festival of Vasant season one should boil and drink water or rotate alum Panchami, nature starts to dress by wearing mustard piece in water which will reduce the dirt. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, April-June 2021, Vol. 15, No. 2 4383 Vihara: In these days to avoid malaria etc. diseases ghee,milk, butter, sugar candy, rice etc. are good to take. put a net and sleep. Take care of the cleanliness of Eating kheer, rabri etc. in the autumn is beneficial for the body to avoid skin diseases. Avoid Consumption health. Eating ghee and cardamom in ripe banana is of impure and contaminated water which causes skin beneficial Sugarcane juice and coconut water are very diseases like jaundice, cholera, diarrhea etc. beneficial13. Sleeping during the day, bathing in rivers and In the Autumn, curd, sour buttermilk, salt-sour rasas getting more wet in rain is harmful. are notable. Especially do not take sour buttermilk, ladyfinger and cucumber. Use of ghee in place of oil is In the rainy season, a small amount of churna and best in this season. Those who have bile disorder should a pinch of rock salt should be consumed with fresh use bitter things like Mahasudarshan churna, neem etc. 8,9 water . By taking laxatives in this season, the bile-defect is removed Sharad ritu: from the body and thus protects from biliary disorders Applying camphor and sandal on the body during From September to November in the view of the this season, sitting in the moonlight in the open, whole of India, sharad or autumn can be considered. wandering, is beneficial. The sleep of the day, the Autumn comes after the rainy season. Naturally intake of sunny snow, the extreme obstruction, and the accumulated pitta in the rainy season - the outbreak of wind coming from the east are harmful in this season dosha increases in the autumn. Due to this, the digestive In the autumn, it is beneficial to play such a game of nature of bile gets removed during this season and it sweating at night by performing Havan, performing becomes ingenious. This may results in fever, dysentery, Deepmala purifies the atmosphere. vomiting, diarrhea, malaria etc. In all the seasons in Ayurveda, autumn is called ‘Mother of diseases’. In this Season of Hemant and Shishir 10,11 season, Pitta-dosha and grow naturally . The heat Their properties can be taken advantage of due to of the sun also seems particularly strong. Therefore, the coming of both the winter season and the immersion Pitta - Dosha, and heat should be used to mitigate these period, because the nutritive power of the Visargakaal three. Such as, Tikta and Kashay rasas should be used period supports us in the hemant season. At the same specially. Increase of Pitta dosha, such sour and pungent time the exchange starts in the peak season, but the rays items should be discarded. For the relief of the outbreak of the sun are not so intense that we can exploit us by of Pitta, take special items of sweet, cold, heavy, bitter drying the ras, but the beginning of the interchange and astringent. Vegetables are plenty in this season, makes the sun’s light and primal rays look pleasant. but due to the new water in the rainy season, they are defective.They contain a lot of salt (saline) juice. So, as Man gets natural strength naturally during winters. far as possible, take less vegetables in the autumn and Due to the coldness of the body of naturally formed consider them in the month of Bhad (Bhadrapada)12. humans due to cold, the pores of the body get protected in Ghee - Milk is the antidote to Pitta-dosha, so our ancestors the stomach, and due to this, it becomes more powerful. must have organized Shraddha Paksha in the Bhads. This strong gastrointestinal cold causes more air to flare Wheat, barley, jowar, paddy, sama (a type of grain) up. If this jatharagni suffers less dietary fuel then it burns should be taken in grains during this season! Take gram, the dhatus of the body. Therefore, one should drink tur, mung, mutt, lentils, peas in pulses. Vegetables can pure, sour and sweet foods including season. To make include cabbage, kakoda, (khekhasa), carrot, maize corn, the body strong in this season, nutritious, powerful and turai, chaulai, gourd, spinach, pumpkin, spring beans, beneficial dishes should be consumed14. potatoes, etc. In fruits, ripe bananas, jamfal (Bihi), berries, watermelon, pomegranate, grapes, coconut, ripe In this season, delicious and nutritious dishes made papaya, moussmi, lemon, sugarcane etc. can be taken. from wheat, oil, wheat, urad, milk, dry ginger, peppers, Walnuts, potato bukhara, cashew nuts, dates, charoli, gooseberry, etc. should be eaten. If the diet is not taken almonds, water chestnuts, pistachios etc. can be taken according to the Jatharangni in this season, there is a in dry fruits! Cumin, amla, coriander, turmeric, poppy possibility of outbreak of diseases. Those who are not seeds, cinnamon, black pepper, fennel etc. can be financially economical, should eat soaked desi gram in taken in spices! Apart from this, coconut oil, castor oil, the morning as a snack and chew it. Those who do more physical work, it is highly beneficial to eat banana, til, 4384 Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, April-June 2021, Vol. 15, No. 2 jaggery, coconut, dates etc. dresses. One thing is like keeping in mind that nights are Varsha ritu: The agni (digestive activity) weakens long and cold in this season. Therefore, only in this further and gets vitiated by doshas.Hence all methods ritual, Ayurveda texts have asked to have early breakfast to mitigate doshas and measures to enhance digestive in the morning such as guru ahar etc. activity can be adopted. For the people who have become weak due to Indications: Panchkarma can be done. Perfumes consumption of more laghu ahar, various drug such as can be used. Avoid sleeping at daytime, exposure to Vardhman Pippali, Bhallatak , Shilajit , Triphala, Chitra sunlight. can be used by consulting vaidyas. Those who are suffering from constipation should eat empty stomach Sharad ritu: Sudden exposed to sunlight after cold Hara and jaggery or Yashtimadhu and Triphala in the season aggravates pita.