| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Wheat, shali rice | Special variety of rice (kodrava, sanvaka) |
| Pulses | Black gram (udada), kulattha | chickpea (chana), peas (matara), pigeon pea (arahara), green gram (mudga) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Patola, shigru, brinjal, garlic, pomegranate, mango, phalasa, lemon, jujube plum (badara, bera), grapes | Kamalanala, beans, bitter gourd (karavellaka), leafy vegetables, udumbara |
| Others | Clarified butter, oil, vasa, sesame, alcohol, milk, coconut water, sour vinegar (kanji), tamarind (imali) | Jambu, betel nut, food with pungent taste (tikshna rasa padartha), honey, contaminated water |
| Life style | Swimming, gently pressing (samvahana), sleeping on the ground, bathing, saturation (santarpana), sunlight exposure | Night awakening, suppression of natural urges, excessive physical exercise, fasting |