🚨 Shotha (Sujan / Edema): In Cheezon Se Karein Parhez, Inhe Diet Mein Karein Shamil!
By Dr. Ritu Sethi
Bharat Ayurved Health Centre
Ayurveda mein Shotha (Edema / Swelling / Inflammation) mukhya roop se Vata, Pitta, aur Kapha dosha ke prakopit hone aur dravya (fluid balance) ke asantulan se hota hai. Jab sharir mein Agni mand hoti hai aur Kaphakar ya Lavana (namkeen) aahar ka adhik sevan kiya jata hai, toh tvacha aur mamsa dhatu ke beech jal aur kleda jama hone lagta hai, jisse sujan aane lagti hai.
Dr. Ritu Sethi (Bharat Ayurved Health Centre) ke anusar, Shotha ko niyantrit karne aur sujan ko teevrata se kam karne ke liye sahi Pathya (Do’s) aur Apathya (Don’ts) ka palan karna sabse mahatvapurna kadam hai:
🚫 AVOID (In Cheezon Se Parhez Karein – Apathya)
Shotha rog mein sujan aur fluid retention badhane wali in cheezon aur aadaton se sakti se parhez karein:
- 1. Contaminated Water: Dooshit paani peena (drinking contaminated water).
- 2. Retention of Urges: Vegon ko rokna (retention of natural urges like urine, stool, etc.).
- 3. Incompatible Food (Viruddha Ahara): Galat food combinations.
- 4. Erratic Eating Habits: Aniyamit aahar – kabhi bahut kam toh kabhi zaroorat se zyada khana (sometimes less, sometimes more).
- 5. Salt (Namak): Namak ka adhik sevan – Namak sharir mein paani ko rokta hai (fluid retention) aur sujan badhata hai.
- 6. Dried & Marshy Foods: Sukhi sabziyan (dried vegetables), sukha mans (dried meat), aur anupa mamsa (marshy area animals meat).
- 7. Grains & Sweets: Naye anaj (newly harvested grains), Gud (jaggery), aur anya garishth (heavy to digest) bhojan.
Shotha Ayurvedic Diet Chart
✅ PREFER (In Cheezon Ko Shamil Karein – Pathya)
Sujan ko kam karne, pachan agni ko pradipt karne aur fluid drainage ko behtar karne ke liye in aahar aur niyamon ko daily routine mein shamil karein:
- 1. Easy Digestible Food: Halka aur aasan se pachne wala aahar (light easy to digest food).
- 2. Cooking Style: Ubala hua bhojan (boiled food).
- 3. Main Cereal (Anaj): Jau (Barley – Yeh fluid retention kam karne mein sabse uttam hai).
- 4. Nourishing Pulses (Dalin):
- Kulthi dal (Horse gram)
- Moong dal (Green gram)
- 5. Medicinal & Bitter Vegetables:
- Karela (Bitter gourd)
- Sahjan (Drumstick)
- Mankand (Giant taro)
- Kakora (Spiny gourd)
- Hurhur (Wild mustard)
- Baingan (Brinjal)
- Mooli (Radish)
- Parval (Pointed gourd)
- Lauki (Bottle gourd)
- Anya kadve va teekhe (bitter and pungent) swad wale aahar.
- 6. Beneficial Dairy: Chaach (Buttermilk).
