In Ayurveda, 6 types of CHARYA(REGIMEN) is mentioned:-

  • Dincharya (Daily regimen)
  • Ratricharya (Night regimen)
  • Ritucharya (Seasonal regimen)
  • Rajswala paricharya (Regimen for menstruation)
  • Garbhini paricharya (Regimen during Pregnancy)
  • Shishu Paricharya (Regimen for babies)

Our samhitas describe six ritu – Hemant, Shishir, Vasant, Grishma, Varsha, and Sharad.

There is a separate regimen for each season.

This regimen is given for a good healthy lifestyle. If one wants to live healthy, DINCHARYA, RITUCHARYA AND RATRICHARYA must follow.

During grishma ritu means summer season, the sun rays become powerful day by day and appear to be destructive. Hotness in the atmosphere increases and any living being can’t tolerate it.

People only want coldness either by food or by facilities, we used to take cold drinks, candy, ice cream, and AC – without AC person can’t live peacefully during summers.

People refuse outdoor work, Despite they go outside and spend more time in sunray, there is more chances for dehydration, sunburn, sunstroke, etc.

So an individual must follow grishma ritucharya.

Kapha decreases day by day and Vata increases consequently, hence avoid the use of hot, pungent, and sour foods, heavy physical exercise, and exposure to sunlight also avoid during this season.

Diet during summer:

  • Swadu (sweet)
  • Shital (cold)
  • Snighdha (unctuous food)
  • Laghu (light)
  • Ghee
  • Milk
  • Shali (variety of rice)
  • Mamsrasa (meat soup)
  • Water for a drink during summer:
  • Very cold water kept in mud pot used for drinking.
  • Water being scanted with ushir and khaskhas grass and thereby receive yourself from the heat of the sun.

Indication for alcohol use:

Indication for limited use of wine during summers, if necessary take in very little quantity or diluted it with more quantity of water.

External applications:

  • Anointing the body with a paste of sandalwood,
  • Wearing garlands,
  • Wearing of very light and thin dress,
  • By  fanning with large leaves med wet by water,
  • Syringes sprinkling cold water softly,
  • Spend the day remaining inside the house cooled by water fountains.

At night:

  • Sleep on a soft bed.
  • One should sleep on the terrace, facing the moonlight.
  • Having cold wind.
  • Contraindications during summer:
  • Vyayam (physical exercise)
  • Ushna (Hot in nature)
  • Maithun (sexual activity)
  • Atishosh (excessive thirst)