| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Others | Triphala, bhringaraja, honey, black pepper, sesame oil | Food causing burning sensation, alcohol |
| Life style | Unction, sudation, therapeutic blood letting, external application of medicinal paste (pralepa), massage, massage on head, snuffing | Smoking |
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Ayurvedic advocacy on conducive diet and lifestyle
Do’s and Don’ts in Katishula
| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Wheat, rice | Special variety of rice (kodrava, sanvaka) |
| Pulses | Black gram (udada) | Peas (matara), Chickpea (chana), pigeon pea (arahara) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Garlic, drum stick (shigru), paravala, brinjal, pomegranate, mango, phalasa, jujube plum (badara, bera), grapes | Jambo (jambu), bitter gourd (karavellaka), lotus stem, cauliflower, lady finger |
| Others | Sesame, milk, sour vinegar (kanji), coconut water, clarified butter, oil, nourishing food (brinhana) | Betel nut, excessively heavy food substance |
| Life style | Bathing with warm water, gentle pressing (samvahana), sleeping on the ground, sunlight exposure | Excessive exercise, lifting heavy weight, suppression of natural urges, use of uneven bed |
Do’s and Don’ts in Psoriasis
| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Wheat, barley | Newly harvested cereals(navanna) |
| Pulses | Green gram (mudga), masura | |
| Fruits & vegetables | Nimba haridra, patola, bitter gourd (karavellaka), garlic, pomegranate, Nutmeg (jayaphala), phalasa | |
| Others | Use of mahamarichyadi taila, dry and bitter taste food substances, khadira, dry ginger (shunthi), black pepper, long pepper, old clarified butter, honey | Incompatible food (viruddha ahara), food with heavy, cold and unctuous properties, food causing burning sensation and obstructing the channels, curd, fish, sesame, salt, sour substance, black gram, jaggery, lisora, makoya, milk |
| Life style | Bathing, light exercise (alpa vyayama), massage | Day sleeping, suppression of natural urges, mental stress, excessive exercise |
Do’s and Don’ts in Eczema
| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Wheat, barley | Newly harvested cereals (navanna) |
| Pulses | Green gram (mudga), masura | Black gram (udada) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Khadira, amalaki, patola, bitter gourd (karavellaka), garlic, pomegranate, phalasa | Radish, lisora, makoya |
| Others | Honey, light food, bitter dietary substances, old clarified butter, nimba, haridra | Incompatible food (viruddha ahara), curd, sesame, salt, food with heavy, unctuous cold and acidic properties, food causing burning sensation and obstructing the channels (vidahi, abhishyandi padartha), milk, jaggery |
| Life style | Mild exercise (alpa vyayama), bathing, massage with marichyadi taila, arka taila, mustard oil | Day sleeping, suppression of natural urges, excessive physical exercise |
Do’s and Don’ts in Obesity Motapa
| 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 |
Do’s and Don’ts in Kampavata (Parkinsonism)
| 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 |
Do’s and Don’ts in Manyastambha (Cervical spondylosis)
| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Rice, wheat | Special variety of rice (kodrava, sanvaka) |
| Pulses | Kulattha, black gram (udada) | Peas (matara), pigeon pea (arahara), chickpea (chana), green gram (mudga) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Garlic, pomegranate, mango, brinjal, paravala, shigru, phalasa, lemon, jujube plum (badara, bera), grapes | Cauliflower, lady finger, bitter gourd (karavellaka), date, leafy vegetables (patrashaka), udumbara, lotus stem |
| Others | Clarified butter, oil, gokshura, milk, coconut water, sour vinegar (kanji), cow’s urine, tamarind (imali), meat juice | Jambu, betel nut |
| Life style | Dry sudation (ruksha svedana), snuffing, exercise, water exercises (jalakrida), gentle pressing (samvahana), sleeping on the ground, bathing, saturation (santarpana), sunlight exposure | Day sleeping, sleeping in improper posture (vishama shayana), upward looking with backward bending of neck (urdhva drishti), night awakening, suppression of natural urges, physical exercise, fasting, excessive walking (atyadhika cankramana) |
Do’s and Don’ts in Gridhrasi (Sciatica)
| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Rice, wheat, | Special variety of rice (kodrava, sanvaka) |
| Pulses | Black gram (udada), kulattha | Chickpea (cana), peas (matara), pigeon pea (arahara), green gram (mudga) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Garlic, brinjal, paravala, drum stick (shigru), mango, pomegranate, phalasa, lemon, grapes | Bitter gourd (karavellaka), lotus stem, jambu, beans, leafy vegetables (patrashaka), udumbara |
| Others | Milk, coconut water, sour vinegar (kanji), tamarind (imali), meat juice, clarified butter, oil | Betel nut, honey |
| Life style | Massage, sudation, therapeutic unctuous enema (anuvasana vasti), therapeutic non unctuous enema (niruha vasti), therapeutic purgation (virechana), gentle pressing (sanvahana), sleeping on the ground, saturation (santarpana), nourishing diet, sunlight exposure | Sadness (shoka), night awakening, fasting, physical exercise, suppression of natural urges, excessive walking |
Do’s and Don’ts in Sandhivata (Osteoarthritis)
| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Wheat, rice | Special variety of rice (kodrava, sanvaka) |
| Pulses | Black gram (udada), kulattha | Peas (matar), chickpea (cana), pigeon pea (arahara), green gram (mudga) |
| Fruits & vegetables | Patola, shigru, brinjal, garlic, pomegranate, mango, phalasa, lemon, jujube plum (badara, bera), grapes | Bitter gourd (karavellaka), lotus stem |
| Others | Clarified butter, oil, sesame, milk, coconut water, sour vinegar (kanji), tamarind (imali) | Jambu, betel nut |
| Life style | Gentle pressing (samvahana), sleeping on the ground, bathing, nourishing diet, sunlight exposure | Night awakening, Suppression of natural urges, exertion, fasting, excessive walking, over eating |
Do’s and Don’ts in Pakshaghata
| 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 |