| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Wheat, rice | Special variety of rice (sanvaka, kodrava) |
| Pulses | Black gram (udada), kulattha | Peas (matar), chickpea (cana), pigeon pea (arahara), green gram (mudga) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Garlic, paravala, shigru, brinjal, pomegranate, mango, phalasa, jujube plum (badara, bera), grapes | Beans, lotus stem (kamalanala), bitter gourd (karavellaka), Jambo (jambu) |
| Others | Clarified butter, sesame oil, milk, sour vinegar (kanji), coconut water, nourishing (brinhana), rejuvenation (rasayana), | Betel nut, udumbara, alkaline substances (kshariya padartha), honey |
| Life style | Unction, sudation, exercise, water exercises (jalakrida), gentle pressing (samvahana), sleeping on the ground, bathing, sunlight exposure | Night awakening, sadness, suppression of natural urges, physical exercise, fasting |