| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Red variety of rice (rakta shali), wheat | |
| Pulses | Green gram (mudga) | |
| Fruits & vegetables | Green vegetables, banana, pomegranate, garlic (lahasuna), ginger (ardraka), plum (badar, bera), grape fruit (draksha), black pepper | |
| Others | Cow’s milk, clarified butter, butter milk, curd | Heavy, slimy obstructing channels food |
| Life style | Tongue cleaning, teeth cleaning, bathing, gargle | Suppression of hunger, eructation and tears, anger, shock, fetid odour, unpleasant sight (vibhatsa drishya) |