LIFE....... A SEASONAL PLAY

table below gives brief information about the seasonal guidelines

Season	Preferred taste	Preferred Diet	Medications	Preferred life style	State of 3 humours (Uyir Thathukkal), Appetite
Rainy season from Aug 16th – Oct 15th (Kaarkaalam)	Sweet (Inippu), Sour (Pulippu), Salty (Uvarppu)	Hot potency and digestible food.	Emetic, purgative drugs and appetizers	Use dry clothing. Avoid butter milk, day time sleep and tire some work	Pitham is in accumulated state,Vaatham is in aggravated stateDecreased appetite
Autumn from Oct 16th – Dec 15th (Koothir kaalam)	Sweet (Inippu), Bitter (Kaippu), Astringent (Thuvarppu)	Dry and cool food, light diet	Bloodletting	Avoid curd, oil, fats, alcohol, daytime sleep sunlight, dew, heavy meals and salty diet.Use clean and dry clothes.	Pitham is in aggravated state, Vaatham is in mitigated state.
Early winter Dec 16th – Feb 15th (Muun Pani kaalam)	Sweet (Inippu), Sour (Pulippu), Salty (Uvarppu)	Cool	Oil (thylam) application	Use boiled water, blankets. Exposure to evening sun light and slight work is good. Always use footwear.	Pitham is in mitigated state.Increased appetite and immunity.
Late winter from Feb 16th – Apr 15th (Pinpani Kaalam)	Sweet (Inippu), Sour (Pulippu), Astringent (Thuvarppu)	Avoid diet that increases vaatham	Oil (thylam) application	Use boiled water, blankets. Exposure to evening sun light and slight work is good. Always use footwear.	Kabham is in accumulated state.
Spring from Apr 16th – June 15th (Ilavaenil Kaalam)	Bitter (Kaippu), Pungent (kaarppu), Astringent (Thuvarppu)	Dry and hot potency food, solid, liquid and semi-solid food.	Emetic, Nasal application (Nasiyam)medications.	Avoid bulky diet cool diet and daytime sleep	Kabham is in aggravated state.
Summer June 16th – Aug 15th (Muduvaenil Kaalam)	Sweet (Inippu)	Coolant	Vatha neutralizing medications	Reside in ventilated area. Avoid food that is digested with difficulty.	Vaatham is in accumulated state,Kabham is in mitigated state.