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June

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Kapha Provocation Pitta Accumulation
Add bitter greens, Add daikon radish, parsley,
dandelion greens, leeks parsnips, dill, water cress

SPRING SUMMER
March, April, May June, July, August

Removes
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February
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September V Removes
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December, January, February September, October, November

WINTER AUTUMN
Kapha Accumulation Vata Accumulation
November
December

Add winter squash, raw Add sweet potato,

onion, ginger, cinnamon, carrots, green peas,
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cloves, cardamom, kidney beans, grated

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under expert supervision.
Excess
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Dietary Recommendations during Your Home Cleanse
Seasons Months Dosha Time to do PK seasonal ingredients to add Special Teas to
to your kitchari Enkindle Agni
Summer June, July, August Pitta May – June good period Add daikon radish, parsley, parsnips, dill,
To help digest your kitchari
for pitta cleansing water cress
meals when your agni is
Fall September, October, V¡ta Aug – Sept good period Add sweet potato, carrots, green peas, kidney low due to PK, drink Agni
November for v¡ta cleansing beans, grated horseradish Tea before meals and
CCF Tea after meals.
Winter December, January, Kapha Nov – Dec good period Add ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, raw CCF Tea is equal parts
February (accumulation) for kapha cleansing onion, black pepper, winter squash cumin, coriander, and
Spring March, April, May Kapha Feb – Mar good period Add bitter greens, dandelion greens, leeks fennel boiled for 5
(provocation) for kapha cleansing minutes and strained
for tea.
Since we are assessing three doshas and four to six seasons, this chart serves as a guideline. In more northern climates or higher elevations, the
winter period will be longer, accumulating more kapha dosha, and this chart would work for that. But in say the southwestern US, the summer  See “Agni Tea” at http://www.
and fall seasons would have more impact due to the hotter temperatures and people there would be more likely to accumulate pitta dosha. ayurveda.com/online_
Through observation, you can adjust the chart to locate the change in season for you and then plan your home PK for the transition between resource/index.html.
the two seasons.