| 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 |