| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Old shali rice, porridge (daliya) | Refined flour (maida) |
| Pulses | Masura, green gram (mudga) | Peas, black gram (udada), chickpea (chana) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Jambo (jambu), pomegranate, bilva, banana, lisora, bottle gourd (lauki), patola | Jack fruit (katahala), beans, long cucumber (kakadi), cucumber (khira), Bathua, pumpkin, plum (Badara, bera), grapes |
| Others | Honey, cumin, coriander, butter milk, goat’s milk | Excess intake of water, sugarcane juice, betel nut, betel, alcohol, curd |
| Life style | Fasting, sleeping, rest & relaxation | Exercise, sudation, Bathing, massage, tub-bath, snuffing, sunlight exposure, day sleeping, smoking, anger, sexual indulgence, night awakening, suppression of natural urges |