One should not take green leafy vegetables in the month of Shravan and curd (yogurt, dahi) in the month of Bhadon said Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr K K Aggarwal President heart Care Foundation of India and MTNL Perfect Health Mela.
One should also avoid milk in the month of Ashwin and butter milk (mahi, matha), pulses and oil in the month of Kartik.
Ayurveda defines the concepts of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. In terms of modern medicine, Vata represents movement; Pitta metabolism and Kapha structure and water.
As per Ritucharya (seasonal routine), Vata or movement functions in the body are aggravated in Varsha Ritu (rainy season) which coincides with Shravan and Bhado months. During these months, pitta starts accumulating.
Pitta or metabolism is aggravated in Sharad Ritu (Ashwin and Kartik months) and Kapha in the Vasant Ritu (Chaitra and Vaisakha). In Sharad Ritu when Pitta gets aggravated the Kapha is accumulating.
In the month of Shravan, as Vata or movement function is aggravated, any food item which aggravates Vata or movement will cause harm to the body. Ground leafy vegetables increase Vata, and therefore, are prohibited in the month of Shravan. According to modern medicine, during rainy season, most of the ground worms will also come to the surface and infect the leafy vegetables. This is another reason why leafy vegetables are harmful to the body in the month of Shravan.
In Varsha Ritu (Rainy season), Vata is aggravated but Pita has stated accumulating which gets aggravated in Sharad Ritu. Therefore in the month of Bhadon, it is advised to eat less yogurt (dahi) as anything fermented aggravates Pitta. Though Ayurveda says that curd should not be eaten in the month of Bhadon season, from allopathic point of view, it should be true for all fermented foods including alcohol, dosa, idli or dhokla etc.
Kapha producing substances like milk and butter milk are avoided in Sharad Ritu as at that time Kapha is accumulating and Pitta is aggravated.
As per the Ayurveda in the month of Shravan and Bhadon, the digestive fire is weak and, therefore, any substance which can obstruct the digestive channels should be avoided and curd is one of them.
Ayurveda also prohibits eating curd in the night throughout the year as after 6 pm the digestive fire in the body is weak, Kapha is predominant and any curd food taken at that time will block the digestive channels.
Naturopathy is in agreement with Ayurveda but Allopathy is silent on this issue. Without going into the details of the subject the conclusion is to avoid eating curd in the month of bhadon.
Tridosha Concept: Inside the body, there are three doshas which govern the phyico-chemical and physiological activities. These three doshas are Vata (from ether and air), Pitta (from fire and an aspect of water), and Kapha (from water and earth).Individual constitution is acquired at birth and remains constant through life.
ReplyDeleteA balance among the tridosha is necessary for health.
Together, the tridosha governs all metabolic activities; anabolism (Kapha), catabolism (Vata), and metabolism (Pitta).
When Vata is out of balance, the metabolism will be disturbed, resulting in excess catabolism, which is the breakdown or deterioration process in the body.
When anabolism is greater than catabolism, there is an increased rate of growth and repair of the organs and tissues.
Excess Pitta disturbs metabolism, excess Kapha increases the rate of anabolism and excess Vata creates emaciation (catabolism).
Dr.Mutta