Review of Panak kalpana in Grishma ritu

Abstract

Ayurveda mentioned that happiness; health and longitivity may be acquired by following swasthya-rakshana karmas like; dinacharya, ritu-charya, sadvruta, rasayana etc. Ritucharya is the considered diet and regimen according to the seasonal changes. Ayurveda divides a year into two kala; uttarayana and dakshinayana, each is formed of three ritus and a year consisted of six ritus which are; shishira, vasanta and grishma in uttarayan and varsha,  sharada and hemanta in dakshinayana. Grishma ritus is considered in uttarayana. In grishma ritu sun rays becomes powerful day after day and appears destructive, shleshma decreases and vat increases consequently which leads daha, trushna, klama lakshanas, hence the food consumed in these ritus should be madhur, laghu, shit and drava gunatmak. Kruttan varga panak kalpana is explained by traditional text of ayurveda, which are pittashamak, trushanahar, shit, klamhar, prinan, mutral, hrudya in gunas. Ayurveda samhitas signifies importance and suggested consumption of panak kalpana as pathyapatya in grishma ritucharya. This article reviewed aspect of panak kalpana as pathyapatya in grishma ritu.