Do’s and Don’ts in Rheumatism or Amavata

Amavata (Rheumatism)
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Barley, red variety of shali rice,
Pulses Kulathi Black gram (udada)
Fruits & vegetables Drum stick ((shigru), paravala, bitter gourd (karavellaka)
Others Dry ginger (shunthi), ginger, ajavayana, fennel, black pepper, rock salt, hi’gu, garlic, cumin, butter milk, Luke warm water, caster oil Curd, fish, jaggery, milk, incompatible food, excessively heavy food (garishtha bhojana)
Life style Sudation, lightening, walking, light exercise, woolen cloths Suppression of natural urges, night awakening, Tension (cinta), Sadness (shoka), Cloudy weather (megha achchhadita akasha), Eastern wind (purvi vayu)

Do’s and Don’ts in Urticaria

Sitapitta (Urticaria)
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Old rice
Pulses Green gram (mudga), kulathi
Fruits & vegetables Bitter gourd (karavellaka), drum stick (shigru), pomegranate, Indian spinach (upodika), dried radish
Others Honey, curd, mustard oil Sugarcane products, alcohol intake, use of sour food stuffs, incompatible food, fish
Life style Fasting/ lightening, massage Suppression of vomiting, air exposure, day sleeping, bathing, sunlight exposure.

Do’s and Don’ts in Shvitra

Shvitra (Vitiligo)
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Wheat, barley
Pulses Green gram (mudga), masura Black gram (udada)
Fruits & vegetables Nimba, haridra, amalaki, khadira, patola, bitter gourd (karavellaka), honey, garlic, torai, pomegranate, jayaphala, phalasa Radish, lisora
Others Light food, Food having bitter taste predominantly, old clarified butter Incompatible food (viruddha ahara e.g. milk+ fish), fresh cereals, heavy, cold, oily diets, food causing burning sensation and acidity with poor digestion and obstructing channels, curd, sesame, salt, sour, jaggery, alcohol, milk
Life style Bathing, massage, exposure to sunlight Day sleeping, suppression of natural urges, mental stress

Do’s and Don’ts in Bronchial asthma

Tamaka Shwasa (Bronchial asthma)
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Wheat, barley, shashthika rice Maze (Makka), chickpea flour (besana)
Pulses kulattha Black gram (udada)
Fruits & vegetables bathua, tanduliyaka, garlic, haritaki, patola Tuber vegetables like potato, sweat potato, mustard leaves, lady fingers etc.
Others Goat milk, old clarified butter, honey, black pepper, dry ginger, long pepper, Luke warm water Buffalo milk, clarified butter, curd, fish, cold water
Life style Therapeutic emesis (vamana), therapeutic purgation (virecana), smoking, sudation, day sleeping Exposure to cold, rainy and cold season, physical exercise, suppression of natural urges, snuffing, therapeutic enema (vasti)

Do’s and Don’ts in Kasa Khansi

Kasa (Bronchitis and other respiratory tract infections) Khansi
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Old rice, wheat, special varieties of rice (kodrava, sanvaka), barley
Pulses Soup of green gram (mudga)
Fruits & vegetables Bathua, makoya, brinjal, patola, grapes Potato and other tubers mustard leaf vegetable
Others Light food, cow’s milk, goat’s milk, clarified butter, cardamom, garlic, luke warm water, haritaki, black pepper, dry ginger, long pepper, honey Dust, smoke, cereals causing burning sensation and acidity with poor digestion (vidahianna), fish, contaminated/rotten food, contaminated water, cold food stuff, cold water, dry food
Life style Day sleeping, sudation, therapeutic purgation (virecana), smoking, massage Therapeutic enema (vasti), snuffing, therapeutic blood letting, physical exercise, suppression of natural urges

Do’s and Don’ts in Diabetes mellitus

Madhumeha (Diabetes mellitus) Shugar
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Barley, special variety of grain (sanvaka, kodrava), wheat Freshly harvested grains, rice
Pulses Green gram (mudga), kulattha, pigeon pea (arahara), alasi, chickpea (cana) Black gram (udada)
Fruits & vegetables Patola, bitter gourd (karavellaka), amalaki, haridra, kapittha, black pepper
Others Honey, betel nut, rock salt Milk, curd, butter milk, clarified butter, oil, jaggery, alcohol, sugarcane products, betel, eating before digestion of previous food, incompatible food
Life style Walking, playing, physical exercise, bathing Day sleeping, sudation, smoking, suppression of natural urges, therapeutic blood letting, riding, walking

Do’s and Don’ts in Pathari

Ashmari (Renal/ ureteric calculus) Pathari
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Old rice, barley
Pulses Kulattha, green gram (mudga) Black gram (udada)
Fruits & vegetables White gourd melon (kushmanda), ginger (ardraka), leafy vegetables (patrashaka), drum stick (shigru) Brinjal, tomato, spinach
Others Incompatible, acidic, constipating, heavy and distending items of food
Life style Unction, sudation, therapeutic emesis (vamana), therapeutic purgation (virecana), therapeutic enema (vasti) Suppression of natural urges, lack of exercise

Do’s and Don’ts in Jaundice

Kamala (Jaundice) Piliya
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Old rice, wheat, barley Fried and difficult to digest articles of food
Pulses Pigeon pea (arahara), green gram (mudga), masura Peas, black gram (udada)
Fruits & vegetables Papaya, banana, potato, amalaki, pomegranate, grapes, anjira, apple, paravala, mango, haritaki
Others Clarified butter from cow’s milk, cow’s milk, butter milk, Punarnava, guduchi Excessive use of oil and clarified butter, mustard oil, betel, spices, rai, hingu, sesame, heavy food
Life style Therapeutic purgation (virechana), unction, rest Therapeutic blood letting, smoking, therapeutic emesis (vamana), suppression of natural urges, sudation, sexual indulgence, day sleeping, sunlight exposure, physical exercise, anger, excessive walking, excessive intake of water

Do’s and Don’ts in Haemorrhoids

Arsha (Haemorrhoids)
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Special variety of rice (sathi chavala), wheat, barley
Pulses Kulattha, green gram (mudga) Black gram (udada), chickpea (chana)
Fruits & vegetables Bottle gourd (lauki), paravala, spinach, green vegetables, papaya, apple, cucumber, grapes, mango, amalaki Potato and other tubers
Others Clarified butter, rock salt, butter milk, sugar candy, cow’s milk, goat’s milk, sour vinegar (kanji) Spices, pickle, sesame
Life style Physical exercise, therapeutic emesis (vamana), therapeutic purgation (virechana), therapeutic unctuous enema (anuvasana vasti), slimy enema (pichchha vasti) Day sleeping, suppression of natural urges, eating before digestion of previous food, excessive intake of food

Do’s and Don’ts in Anorexia

Aruchi (Anorexia)
Pathya (Do’s) Apathya (Don’ts)
Cereals Red variety of rice (rakta shali), wheat
Pulses Green gram (mudga)
Fruits & vegetables Green vegetables, banana, pomegranate, garlic (lahasuna), ginger (ardraka), plum (badar, bera), grape fruit (draksha), black pepper
Others Cow’s milk, clarified butter, butter milk, curd Heavy, slimy obstructing channels food
Life style Tongue cleaning, teeth cleaning, bathing, gargle Suppression of hunger, eructation and tears, anger, shock, fetid odour, unpleasant sight (vibhatsa drishya)