What Ayurveda says about Drinking Water?
Quantity of Drinking Water?
Naambu
peyamashaktyaa vaa swalpamalpaagnigulmibhi ||
Panduudaraatisaaraararshograhaneeshoshashothibhi
|
Rute
sharannidaghaabhyaam pibetswasthoapi chalpasha || AHS-5
One
should not drink water in excess quantity than required by the body. Those who
are suffering from mandhagni(reduced digestive power), gulma, panduroga,udara
roga, atisara, arsha roga, grahani roga, shosha roga and in shotha roga one
should drink water in little quantity.
Effects of Drinking Water:
Samasthoolakrushaa
bhuktamadyaantaprathamambupaa || AHS-5
One
who drinks water in between or during intake of food will have sama deha (normal
body), one who takes after the food leads to sthoolatha (becomes obese) and one
who drinks water before food will become krusha (lean).
Benefits of Drinking Cold Water:
Sheetam
madatyayaglanimuurchacchardishramabraman ||
Thrishnoshnadahapittasravishaanyambu
niyacchati | AHS-5
Intake
of cold water helps in healing of madatyaya roga, glani, moorcha, chardi, shrama,
bhrama, trushna, ushna, daha, pittaja roga, raktaja roga and visha rogas.
Benefits of Drinking Hot/ Warm Water:
Deepanam
pachanam kantyam laghuushnam bastishodhanam ||
Hidmaadmaanaanilashleshmasadyashuddinavajware
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Kasaamapinasashwasaparshwarukshu
cha shasyate || AHS-5
Drinking
hot or warm water improves digestive fire, does the pachana of ama, good for
throat, easy to digest, does the shodhana of basti, good in diseases like
hicca, adhmana, vata roga, kapharoga, sadya shuddita, navajwara, kasa, ama, pinasa,
swasa, parshwashoola.
