water therapy in ayurveda

2. Usha paana rasayana :
An Introduction to
Ayurveda water therapy
Dr. K.J.Karthika
Final year P.G Scholar
Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya
Kalpana
GAVC,Tripunithura.

3. Introduction.
Water the is cradle of life.
पानीयं प्राणिनां प्राि: विश्िमेि च तन्मयं।
न हि तोयात् विना िृवि: स्िस्थस्य व्याधितस्य च॥ A.H . Su
• In dravyadi vijnyaneeyam it is explained first because of its importance.
•It is the Sreshta anupaana because of
1. Sarvarasanyonitvaat
2. Sarva bhuta satmyatvaat
3. Jeevanadi juna yoga ( Su.Su.)
• It is sreshta for Ashwasana, sthambhana and kledana( Su .Su)
• It is the yoni for all dravya.

4. 3 types of agni with water as fuel
1. Vaidyuthi
2. Badavagni
3. jatharagni
िैद्युतो बाडिो िह्ननर्ााठरश्च त्र्ययोऽग्नय:।
अविन्िनास्स्युरन्येषां काष्ठादीननन्िनानन हि॥
आ.क.1७/९

5. र्ीिनं तपािं हृद्यं नलाहद बुद्धिप्रबोिनम ्।
तन्िव्यक्त रसं मृष्टं शीतं लघ्िमृतोपमम्॥
अ.हृ .५/१
1. Ojo vridhi karam/ saumya dhathu vardhakam – jeevanam
2. Tarpanam = kalamahrut/ tripthi krut.
3. Hridyam= hridayaaya hitam
4. Hladi= Ahlaadakaram
5. Bhudhi prabhodhakam
6. Tanu= swacham
7. Ayvakt a rasam= anabhivyakta shadrasam
8. Mrishtam = atyaaswadana sukham
9. Sheetam
10. Amrutopamam: due to Its tridoshaghnatva,dhatu saamya
kriyata, and its property like visha arti jith ,etc.
Properties of water

6. श्रुिु देिी! प्रिक्ष्यामम सिायोग्यं सुखङ्करम्।
पािनं सुलभं चान्तबाहिरंिोविनाशनं॥
यस्माज्र्गनत र्ातनन प्रािा: प्रािभृतामवप।
त्रायते विश्िमणखलं सिादेिात्मकं बलप्रदम्॥
र्ीिनं च बलं प्राय: प्राणिनामह्ग्नमूलकं ।
तस्याह्ग्नररन्िनं तोयं तस्मािोयं वपबेद्बुि:॥
आ.क् 1७/५-८

7. Importance of water
•Universal solvent and foundation of biological activities.
-For cell signaling.
-Enzyme activation.
•Key role in digestion.
•Transportation of nutrients.
•Removal of water products from the body.
•Lubrication of the body.
• Regulation of the body metabolism and temperature.
•2/3 of human body is constituted by water.

8. Water in the body
Water occupies 68 per cent of the body. Water is there in and around
the cells. The water in the cells is called intra cellular fluid. Extra
cellular fluid exists in different parts of the body in various forms.
1. Plasma.
2. Interstitial fluid, which is in between the cells.
3. Cerebrospinal fluid.
4. Serous fluid.
5. Synovial fluid-- the fluid in the gaps between joints.
6. Digestive juices.
7. Urine.

9. Functions of the body and
water
Day time
• Digestion – adequate water
needed for production of
digestive juices.
• Transportation of digested
food: lot of water needed
for the digested food to
reach cells.
• Water is needed for the
conversion of food to
energy.
Night time
• Purging of waster materials
in the body is mainly during
the night time where water
is needed to dissolve waste
products.
• Body repair itself mainly
during night and it need
substantial amount of
water.

10. What is water therapy?
•Water therapy is a natural treatment for controlling diseases and
keeping body hydrated by drinking water as per the proper instructions
and duration mentioned.
•Its uses have been recorded in the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman
civilization.
•In mid 19th century water cure was popular in Europe, U.K, US.
•The concept of water therapy is not new in Ayurveda it can be seen
elaborately in Anandakanda ( written in 16th century) as
Ushapaana rasaayana.

11. Indication of ushapaana rasaayana
Preparation of Hamsodaka
Methodology of Ushapaana and the dos and
don'ts
Jala Jeerna lakshana
Jala ajeerna lakshana
Treatment of jalajeerna
Naasajalapaana rasaayanam
Contents

12. सुसाध्यं सुलभं हदव्यं सद्य: प्रत्ययकारिम्।
बालस्त्रीषण्ढिृध्दानां रोगाताानां विशेषत:॥
योग्यं रसायनािाािां ब्रुहि देि कृ पाननिे!। आ.क1७/३-४
Indication
-Indicated for Baala ,stree ,vridha.
-Rogartha
-All rasaayanarha

13. नाम्बु पेयमशक्त्या िा स्िल्पमल्पाह्ग्न गुह्ल्ममभ:।
पाण्डूदर अनतसार अशो ग्रििी शोषशोधथमभ:॥
आ.हृ.५/१३
Contraindication

14. तस्माद्देवि! मशिं िह्मम श्रृिु तोयरसायनम्।
पूरयेत् नूतनघटे प्रातश्शोध्यैश्च िाररमभ:॥
गांगेयैिााऽथ् नादेयैस्ताटाकै िाावप सारसै:।
कौपैिाा चावप िै घमैिाावषाकै िाा यथाभिै:॥
तद्ध्टं स्थपयेन्मञ्चे हदव्यभास्कररह्श्ममभ:।
नष्टदोषं ननशायां च चन्रामृतकराप्लुतम्॥
एलोशीरककपूारचन्दनैरधििामसतम्।
पाटलीके तकीर्ानतमह्ल्लकोत्पलिामसतम्॥
उशीरतालिृन्तेन तोयमसक्तेन मन्रत:।
मुिुमुािुिीह्र्तं तु िंसोदकमुदाहृतम्॥
अनुरािोदयात्पूिं नास्पृष्टमलमूत्रकम्।
वपबेिोयं तत: कु याात् मलमूत्रविसर्ानम ्॥
आ.क1७/१०-१६
Preparation of Hamsodaka

15. -A new pot is filled early in the morning with water from
any of the following sources:
•Rain (gangambu)
•River(nadi)
•Lake(tadaka/ saras)
•Well(kupi)
•Vapi( well with steps)
-The pot filled with water is kept on a platform so that it
gets abundant sunlight by which it becomes devoid of
doshas during day time and cooled by the moonlight
during night.
-Vasana of water is then done with ela, ushira, karpura,
candana. Then with patali, ketaki, jati, mallika, utpala.

16. -Then fanning(veejitham) is done with usira and taala
vrintha frequently.
-This water is known as hamsodakam.
- It is consumed before the rise of Anuradha star
(anizham) only then one should pass his bowels.

17. Time of consumption
एिं ब्रनमे मुिूते यत्पीतं िारर रसायनम ्।
आ.क.1७/८७
At Brahma muhurtha before the rise of
Anuradha nakshatra.

18. एकाब्दबालको ननत्यं वपबेिोयं पलं पलम्॥
एिं षोडशिषाान्तं प्रत्यब्दं च पलं पलं।
ििायेत ् क्रमशो िीमन ् पलषोडमशकािधि॥
षोडशाब्दात् परं सेव्यं षोडशप्रसृतं र्लम्।
एिं विंशनतिषाान्तं ननत्यं सेिेत सादरम्॥
आ.क 1७/१६-१८
Dose of consumption

19. -Can be consumed from 1 year of age.
Dose
-1 year = 1 pala(48ml)
-Increase 1 pala each per year till 16 years.
-At 16 years = 16 pala (768ml)
-After 16 years = 16 prasrutha (1.536l)
-Till 20 years it can be consumed on daily basis.

20. - As per the agni bala the person can start with a dose of 1
prasrutha for 3/5/7 days and gradually increasing the dose in the
unit of 1 prasrutha/ 1 kudava till it reaches up to 16 prasrutha.
- Maximum duration of therapy :6 months – 1 year
षोडशप्रसृतं याििाित्सेव्यं तत:परम्।
यथा यथाम्बुनोिृद्धिस्तथा दोष: प्रशाम्यनत॥
षण्मासं िा ित्सरं िा िाद्यन्तं िा वपबेज्र्लम्।
यथा िृद्धिस्तथा ह्रासो यािमचुलुकमात्रकम्॥
(आ.क्.1७/२२-२३)

21. 1) In the early morning after you get up from bed (without even
brushing your teeth), drink 1.5 liters of water, i.e., 5 to 6 glasses.
2) It is essential to note that nothing else - neither drinks nor solid foods
of any sort - should be taken within 1 hour before and after drinking this
1.5 liters of water.
3) It is also to be strictly observed that no alcoholic drinks should be
taken the previous night.
4) If required, boiled and filtered water may be used for this purpose.
How does one do water
therapy?

22. • It may be difficult to drink four glasses of water in the beginning so
first drink 2 glasses of water and the balance of two glasses after a
gap of two minutes.
•Initially you may find the necessity to urinate 2 or 3 times within an
hour, but it will become normal after some time.
•the following diseases have been observed to be cured with this
therapy within the number of days indicated below:
Constipation 1 day
Acidity 2 days
Diabetes 7 days
BP & Hypertension 4 weeks
Cancer 4 weeks
Pulmonary TB 3 months

23. Factors
that
influence
fluid
regulation
Sodium Potassium
ion balance
kidney
Hydrostatic
pressure
Colloid osmotic
pressure

24. Renal response after 15-30 min. Urine flow rises which increase in
first 1 to 1and a half hour and declines over 3 hours.
Water
intestinal
absorption
dilute
plasma
decrease
plasma osmotic
pressure
water from
blood to
interstitial
ECF
loss of
balance of
ICF and ECF
Water enter
ICF

25. Jeerna lakshana of jalam
स्िस्थ: पीत्िा सुखासीनह्स्स्ललं िाम्यतश्शुधच:।
विसर्ायेन्मलं मूत्रं ताम्बूलादींश्च िर्ायेत ्॥
यािज्र्लं वपबेिािान्मूत्रं ननयाानत चेिदा।
र्लं र्ीिां विर्ानीयादौषिेन बबना यदा॥
ननगामछेत्समललं पीतं तदा स्िस्थतरो मत:।
ननगाते पीतसमलले ननश्शेषे क्षुत्प्रर्ायते।
तैलाभ्यङ्गं तत: कु याात ् विहितं पथ्यमाचरेत ्॥
आ.क 1७/६०-६३
Kidneys absorb the necessary water and discharge excess
water in the form of urine. When we take more water the
filtered water is not absorbed again. So, that excess water
goes out in the form of urine.

26. • The following are the Jala jeerna lakshana:-
1. Expulsion of the consumed water as urine with out additional
medications.
2. Feeling of good health for the individual.
3. After voiding of urine feeling of hunger.
• If the regimen of usha paana rasayana is properly undertaken then the
person will feel
1. Healthy
2. Easy to sit
3. Vomited water devoid of abnormalities.
4. Excretion of natural wastes.
• One should not consume tambula till the water consumed is
expelled out as urine.
• Only after uriantion one should do taila abhyanga.

27. Special conditions
• For deerkhayu one shall consume jala according to agnibala for
3/5/7 days at a dose of 1 prasrutha- 8 pala.
•Person should be pathyashi and avoid upavasa during day and
night.
•After excessive exercise one should consume 1 anjali, ¾ anjali/1/2
anjali/ ¼ anjali of jala.
•The water can be consumed added with madhu, aajya, taila,
dugdha, etc for the pacification of vata.
•The water can also be consumed one muhurtha after intake of
medications as per the disease condition.

28. • water can be consumed after the digestion of previously
consumed water, food and also at night.
• In conditions like jwara when there is a need for
upavasa. The water consumption must be reduced to half
the prescribed quantity and if possible consume very
laghu aahara at night or else there will be shoshana of jala
in jathara.
• At the time of upavasa as part of rituals then one shall
consume 1 pala of ksheera at night.
• One with good digestive power and proper formation of
aahara rasa must try to consume ½ to 1 anjali of water
daily to maintain the same.

29. • One must keep in mind the timing of one’s vega utpathi
and pass the urges only after jalapana at brahma
muhurtha.
• Drinking filtered water after vinmutha visarjana reduces
the vishakthatha in our body.
•If one is unaware of ones vega kala during night then
consume water at night and in the next morning consume
¼ of the prescribed dose or ¼ Anjali of jala.

30. अनेन व्याियस्सिे विनश्यह्न्त न संशय:।
र्ीिेत् िषाशतं बुद्धिबलेह्न्रयसुखाह्न्ित:॥ आ.क७/ २२
Benefits
एिं ब्रनमे मुिूते यत्पीतं िारर रसायनं॥
दोषानशेषान् शमयेरोगानवप विनाशयेत्।
रक्तिातं च िातांश्च हृरोगं श्िासकासकम्॥
रक्तवपिं च वपिनन ग्रििीछद्ायरॊचकान्।
क्षयमूमछााकु ष्ठमेि मोिगण्डाबुादान्गदान्॥
गुल्मप्लीिाश्मरीशूलानािार्ीिाविषूधचका:।
कृ ममं पाण्डुं कामलां च िलीमक विसपाका:॥
िृिं च श्ियथुं ह्श्ित्रमह्ग्नसादं बत्रिाविषम्।
र्त्रूध्िा गुनयकान् रोगान् अपस्मारं च विभ्रमम ्॥
ज्िरानाध्मानर्ठरमूत्राघातगुदाङ्कु रान्।
िली पमलत ननमुाक्तो र्ीिेह्त्त्रंशतित्सरम ्॥
ह्स्थरिीबालिान्िीर: कान्त: कान्तामनोभि:॥
आ. क.1७/८७/९२

31. •Godhumam
•Shashtika shali
•Yavam
•Jaangala
mamsam
•Gavya sarpi
•Dadhi
•Ksheeram
•Udashvith
•Navaneetakam
•Madhu
•Ikshu
•Dadimam
•Draksha
•Mocha
•Kharjura
• sharkara
•Sahakara phala
•Dhatri
•Narikelajalam
•Kushmandam
•Alabu
•Ervaruka
•Nimba patra
phalani
•Patra puahpakalka
of shigru
•Mudga yusha
•Krita rasa
•Sunishannaka
•jorandi
•Jeevanthi dvayam
•Raajavriksha
•Shodhaghni
•Chilli
•Laghuchada
•Shatavari
•Tanduli
•Matsyakshi
•Vidaarika
•Upodhika
•Vaarthaki
•Kaaravalli
•Laghukoshathaki
•Lakshmi
•Patolam
•taalamoolakam
•Mocha
kusumam
•Dandaphala
•Kshudradant
ika
•Sadaphala
•Matsyandi
•Sringabera
•Saindhavam
•Pakv aphala
of dhatri
•Phalapoora
mlam
•Alarkaka
•Vaayasi
Pathyam

32. •Vasukanyalika
•Kusthumbari
•Sarasi
•Shargeri
•Chaktamardaka
•Mandukaparni
•Paalakya
•Patram
•Gaamgerukam
•for samskara
•Kaidaryam
•Daindhava
•Ushana
•Jeeraka
•Always consume madhura praya/ swadu sheeta
diet.
•Shalatu made from pathya/kataka mived with
lavana.
•Use Neelotpala naala pushpa kesara mixed with
oil and there after bath and wear swetha vastra.
•Anulepana with kasthuri chandana , hima
karpoora

33. •Enjoy mandanilam and kaumudi, wear pushpamaala, ratna.
•Nalikera jala in morning and sheera at night with sharkara.
•Tambula charvanam with karpooram
•Always sit in sukhasanam.
•Sleep in shalmali tula shayya at night.
•Generally
पथ्यं रुमयं र्लीयं च स्िादुप्रायं च सरिं।
घृत क्षीरयुतं भक्तं भुञ्र्ीतोदकसेिक:॥ आ.क.1७/४६

34. •Kulmasha
•Brihati
•Cosha dvaya
•Alabu
•Nirudakam
•Kulatha yusha
•Kalinga
•Gunja
•Palandu
•Lashunam
•Sarvakandam
•Sidharthakam.
•Ajangala palam
•Matsyam
•Ksheeranna
bhojanam
•Anukta
shaakamannam
•Ksheera yuta
phalam
•Ksheera yuta
sarva rasas which
are amadhura
•Tila
tailam/kalkam
and medicine
processed with it
•Una mathra
bhojana
•Atimathra
bhojana
•Vishtambi
•Vibhandi
•Ushna &khara
•Ruksha
•Ahrudya
•Asthira
•Guru
•Pichila
•Akalabhojana
•Bahu bhashya
•Aatapa
•Chaaya
•Samachinta
•Adhva
•Roksha
•Shoka
•Vaahana
•Bheethi
•Aalasya
•Murdhni
bharavahanam
•Ambu taranam
•Upavasam
•Vyaayama
•Irshya
•Divaswapna
•Rathri jaagarana
•Purovata
•Himam
•Dusty areas with
wind
•Smokey areas
Apathyam

35. •Ushnambara
dharanam
•Agi
•Srama
•Kousheya
dhaaranam
•Taadanam of
body
•Kathinaasanam
•Ushnaalayam
•Kupa salilam
•Katu tikta rasa
•Amla
•Kashaya tiktha
•Hingu
•Virukshakam
•Madira
•Vasa
•Majja
•Muthram
•Dushta jala
•Madam
•Sheetam
•Anarogyam
•Food without
tailam
• sheeta
Abhyangam
•Sheeta Kanjikam
•Kashaya in
neerogavastha
•Vidaahi
•Shoshanam
•Bead bath with
hot water
•All aaharavihara that is
dosha kopana and
nindya should me
avoided

36. पररिारं विना रोगा र्ायन्ते नाविचारत:।
श्रम: क्लमश्च िमनं मशरस्तोदमशशरोभ्रमं।
समलल स्तम्भ शोषौ चामभष्यन्दो िेगरोिनं।
गुल्मोदािताकौ िह्ननसदनं गात्रभञ्र्नम्॥
तोदो बस्तौ मेिने च िंक्षिे हृहद लोचने।
र्ङ्घोद्िेष्टनकं श्िासो भुह्क्तद्िेषस्त्िरोचक:॥
अश्मरी पीनस: कासस्तिनतसारश्च दुस्तर:।
सकृ दम्भोविशोषश्चेरूक्षायासाहदकमामभ:॥
आ.क.१७/६४-६८
Jala ajeerna lakshanam

37. Treatment
Shamanam Shodhanam
Baahya
prayoga
Abyanthara
prayoga
Sheetala seka.
avagaaha, lepana,
chadanadi
prayoga.
Sheetala , mdhura,
snigdha, muthrala,
pitha shamaka
dravya
Virechanam
Vamanam

38. • Chadana of basti and udara with kushmanda patra.
•Application of muthra mochanakrut lepam.
•Do lepa of entire body with go ghrita and amalka churna
mixture and then bath.
•Administration of milk with gudam or takram with sugar.
•Ervarubeejam mixed with nalikerodakam and sugar.
•Administration of ghee before meals.
•Bath in cool water processed with aamalaki.
•Remain immersed in water .

39. • Vishodhanam with swadu sheeta dravra
•Vamanam with krishna, madana and saindhava kalka with madhu.
•Virechanam with pathya churna and nalikera jala .
•Combination of trijathaka, vyosha, krimighna, aamalaka and musta
in equal proportion and trivrit equal to the proportion of the entire
drugs and lastly sugar in the quantity of the entire ingredients can
be administered along with honey
•A t night consumption of triphala for sarva dosha vinaashanam.
•Binding of lower abdomen with cloth soaked in cold water (kshana
mathram) / Avagaaha in sheethambu/ pour sheetha vari over the
head.
•Lie down over a bed made of wet sand.

40. •Consume ervaru beeja and trapusa beeja along with shataavari
and drakshambu or with vaasa and kashmiram.
•Draksha rasa along with karkati beejam.
•Tandula kshalana jala + maduka/sharkara
•Tandulodaka+ draksha + gudam+darvi.
•Dhatri phala rasa with gostani and sharkara.
•Water+ sugar/ draksha + masthu.
•Water / nalikera jala + gudam
•Tugaaksheeri kalkam/ karkaaru beeja kalkam/taamalaki
moolam/yashti kalkam

41. • Pishacha kadali pakva phalam with kshoudra ans sita.
•Naalikera jalam + takra/ masthu.
•Rambha kanda swarasa/ ksheera/ aamalaki swarasa/ guduchi
swarasa/ kushmanda swarasa/ dadima swarasa/ abeeru(shatavai)
swarasa./ alabu swarasa.
•Ela + sharkara
•Combination of kadlikanda, yashti, shvadamshtra, kasheruka, trina
panchamula, shukra(vamshalochana) and shatavarican be made
into kashaya and administered with madhu , sita for jala vimukthi.

42. नासापुटाभ्यां समललं यस्तु प्रात: वपबेन्नर:।
शुह्क्तमात्रं प्रनतहदनं पथ्याशी विह्र्तेह्न्रय:॥
इह्न्रयािां पटुत्िं च िलीपमलत नाशनम्।
शतायुष्यं अिाप्नोनत नासारन्र रसायनम्॥
आ.क.1७/ ९३-९४
Naasaa jalapaana rasaayanam
If one shukti( 4 tola) of jala is consumed nasally by an individual on daily
basis then he develop excellence of senses, delayed ageing, and
longevity of 100 years ,

43. Merits
- Ushapaana rasaayanam can be effectively practiced as a
very cost effective rasayana chikitsa in our practice.
-There is no palatability issues or tough regimen to stick on
in its protocol.
- No age restrictions.
- wide range of disease indications.