SUTIKA PARICHARYA – AN APPROACH TO HEALTHY MOTHERHOOD
Dr. Sheetal Minhas*
ABSTRACT
There are different stages in a woman’s life like Bala, Kumari, Rajomati, Yuvati, Proudha and Vridha. It is every woman’s right to enjoy her every stage of life and for this Ayurveda has given detailed regimens to be followed during some of the most important stages of woman’s life like Rajaswala Paricharya, Garbhadhana, Garbhini Paricharya and Sutika Paricharya. If these Paricharyas (regimens) are followed properly; a woman can enjoy healthy life to the fullest. Sutika avastha (Puerpera) is one of the beautiful stages of her life as its a wonderful feeling to be a mother. All her pains and exhaustions go off when she cuddles, hugs, feeds her little one. But during this period she also needs as much care as new born. Our Acharyas have given detailed SUTIKA PARICHARYA (puerperal regimen) so that the lady can become physically as well as psychologically fit during this period. During this stage there is dhatu kshaya, shaarira shaithilya, decrease in body strength and digestive power, vitiation of vata and diseases developing during this stage are incurable or difficult to cure and with all these factors woman needs to take care of herself and her baby; so she needs to be healthy and happy. Keeping this in mind our Acharyas have given importance to Sutika Paricharya which helps the puerpera in attaining her strength back and nourishing her child and by following it properly the woman attains her prepregnancy stage back.
Keywords: Sutika Paricharya; Puerperium; Sutika Kal; Garbhini; Prasava.
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