| 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 |