Ayurved Guru

SAMSARJANA KARMA

Samsarjana Karma constitutes the primary post-treatment procedure for digestion. This term iterally means a "Graded administration of Diet". It consists of a specially prepared diet designed to re-establish full digestive capacity and prevent the formation of new ama. Digestion is the first aspect of physiology that needs to be reconstructed. The Panchkarma treatments dramatically effect the digestive process because the G-I tract provides the primary route for the elimination of the toxins. The digestive fire is weakened by the process of ama being drawn back into the digestive tract and expelled from the body. The diet given to the patient immediately after Panchkarma consists of nutritive and easily digested preparations of rice and split yellow mung dal (lentill). The diet is structured in stages, going from more liquid preparations to increasingly solid ones. These stages of digestibility are called manda, peya, vilepi, odana, yusha and kichari. MANDA : RICE WATER Manda, meaning "liquid", is the first meal after vamana or virechana. It is normally taken when the appetite returns, which for most people is about four hours after completing these procedures. Manda is mainly just the water in which basmati rice was boiled. It should be eaten lukewarm with a little ghee and a pinch of black salt. PEYA : RICE SOUP The patient takes the next meal called, peya, two to three hours later. Peya means "soup" and is traditionally made with eight parts water to one part rice. The rice is cooked until it is very soft, so that it has the consistencyy of a thin, light porridge. VILEPI : THICK RICE SOUP Vilepi, or "thick soup", describes the third and fourth meals after vamana or virechana. Vilepi consists of a slightly thicker porridge of soft, cooked rice grains and is made with a ratio of four parts water to one part grain. A little black salt water and dried sugarcane juice can be added for taste. In order to add some strength to the digestive fire, one can lightly saute a little fresh ginger, turmeric, cumin, coriander or fennel in a small amount of ghee and add them to the porridge. ODANA : COOKED RICE Odana, which means "cooked rice" and has the consistency of normal, soft, cooked rice, is given as the fifth meal. YUSHA : MUNG LENTIL SOUP Dal is added to the sixth meal, which the patient eats on the second day after Virecahan and Vamana. Yusha or "soup mixture", is rice with some yellow mung dal added. KICHARI : RICA AND DAL MIXTURE The patient gets kichari for a number of meals. Kichari contains a mixture of basmati rice and spilt yellow mung dal coked together with a pinch of black salt and the sauteed spices. The nourishing food forms the basis of the traditionial purification, recuperation and rejuvenation diets in Panchkarma therapy. • TIPS FOR HEALTHY BODY AND SOUL: 1) Only eat when you have appetite. 2) Do not eat to full capacity. Always leave a little room in your stomach at the end of each meal. 3) Avoid drinking cold liquids with your meals. 4) Eat your main meal at noon time when the environmental agni is strongest, and eat a lighter meal at night. 5) Eat in a calm atmosphere and sit down when you eat. 6) When possible, avoid snacks between meals and avoid eating just before going to bed. 7) Once every week or two, fast or eat lightly to give your digestion a much needed rest. 8) Avoid foods that are deep-fried or are too heavy. Share