| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Old shali rice, sanvaka, kodrava, bajara, maze (makka), barley | Newly harvested shali rice, wheat |
| Pulses | Chickpea (cana), pigeon pea (arahara), green gram (mudga), kulattha | Black gram (udada) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Brinjal, paravala, drum stick (shigru) | Potato |
| Others | Butter milk, cardamom, amalaki, mustard oil, luke warm water, priyangu, guggulu, lauha bhasma, shilajatu, intake of water before meal, food substances with pungent, bitter and astringent taste | Milk, curd, meet, fish, clarified butter, jaggery, intake of water after meal |
| Life style | Physical exercise, night awakening, worry, massage with medicated paste/powder (udvartana), lightening, sunlight exposure, walking, desaturation (apatarpana), exercise, Bathing with luke warm water | Bathing with cold water, day sleeping, luxurious lifestyle, oil massage |