Ayurved – medicines plus many more things

 Ayurved touches many aspects of our life. It’s not only about medicines. Yes, it heals cures, and prevents disorders and malfunctions in the human body. It is not all. It is omnipresent. It tells us everything about the way; we are to lead our life, a healthy life. It is really amazing when we find that, a great deal of thought was applied by our ancestors to small and minute details of everything that affects our life. They have done it through “Ayurved”. 

Broadly, a year consists of 3 seasons, summer, rain, and winter. Our Ayurved tells us what to eat and what to avoid during these seasons. Even, it specifies the dressing code. The following examples will prove the viewpoint.

 

In summer, the weather is hot. The surroundings are dull and drab. Meals must be light and easy to digest. The cereals to be used like wheat, rice, jowar, bajra, should be one year old. Pulses like gram, moong, matki, masoor can be consumed. Oils, ghee, butter, spices and non-veg. food are to be consumed in moderate quantities. Vegetables like dodka, padwal, methi, shevaga, carrot, pose no problems. Fruits like mango, banana, orange are most welcome. Abundant use of curd, butter milk and lime juice is advised. In summer, people should wear light, white cotton clothes. This is for summer.

 

When the rains are around, weather is sultry and humid. During this period, the digestive system is weak. You are not to take heavy meals. Diet should consist of items that are light and easy to digest, with moderate dose of oils, ghee and spices. Seasoned cereals – for more than one year may be used in meals. Pulses like moong, masoor, kulitha and vegetables like karle, dudhi, dodka and fruits like pomegranate, banana etc. are good for consumption. Clean, cotton wares are advised.

 In winter, weather is cool. Body needs nutritious, nourishing and fortifying food. Oils, ghees, butter, spices, milk, products made of milk, sweets are to be consumed in large measures. Fresh cereals, pulses, all vegetables and seasonal fruits can be used. Wear clean, warm and woolen clothes to avoid severe cold.

 In short, Ayurved suggests specific food items [based on its nutritious contents, calories and seasonal utility]. Meals suggested consist of everything that the body needs, during that particular season. Every meal is a square meal.

Truly speaking, ‘Maharashtrian Thali’ provides everything that body needs. Normally, it consists of wheat flour chapatti, jowar-bajra bhakari, vegetables, rice, dal, salads – tomato, cucumber, beet roots, carrots, curd or butter milk and sometimes a sweet item. Recently, a team of dieticians from Japan visited Mumbai and studied our Thali meal. They were very much impressed by the contents of our meal.

 The climatic changes, which follow the changes in seasons, have an enduring impact on human body and the body is susceptible to disorders. If suitable and proper food is consumed and if you are careful about your clothes then, the bad effects will be less and less troublesome, says the Ayurved.

 

Indian women are very well known for their beauty, fairness and lovely complexion. In historical books, we will find a proof and plenty of examples of beautiful women. Remember, the wars fought for the women. Indian artists have portrayed images of beautiful women in paintings, sculptures, especially shown in our old temples and caves. Ayurved suggests a bagful of herbs and plants, which are used in preparations that enhance the beauty of human body, particularly teeth, eyes, hair and skin.

Herbs like brahmi, maka, shankhpushpi, shatavari, ashwagandha, korphad, tulas, pudina, chandan, halad, kadulimba, shikekai are used in such preparations for years together. All this you will find in Ayurved.

 

Look, how different this ancient Indian science of Ayurved is. It is not only medicines, but it tells us lot of other useful, helpful information to make our life better, more healthy and full of vigor and strength.