(regimen during rainy Season)

In varsa (rainy season) the agni (digestive activity) though weak in persons, debilitated by the ădankăla (summer ) undergoes further decrease and gcts vitiated by tile dosas. They (doas) get aggiavated by the (effect of) hanging, thick clouds full of water, co’d ind having snow, blowing suddenly; Water getting dirty because of rain, warmth of the earth and sourness, and the ioor strength of digestive activity the doas start vitiating OflC another (and cause many diseases). Hence all general methods (which mitigate the doas) and measures to enhance tile digestive activity should be adopted

After undergoing purifactory therapies (vamana, virecana) the person should also be administered ăsthapana (decoction enema therapy). He should use old grains for food, meat juice processed with spices etc., meat of animals of desert-like lands, soup of pulses, wine prepared from grapes and fermented decoctions, which are old or mastu (whey, thin water of curds) processed with more of souvarcala and powder of pancakola, should be used. Rain water or water from deep wells, well boiled should be used for drinking. On days ohio sunlight at all, the food should be predominantly sour, salty and fatty, dry, mixed with honey and easily digestable.

River water, udamantha (beverage piepared with flour of corns mixed with ghee), sleeping at daytin;e, exertion and exposure to sun should be avoided.