| 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 |