| Pathya (Do’s) | Apathya (Don’ts) | |
| Cereals | Barley, shali rice | |
| Pulses | Green gram (mudga), masura | Black gram (udada) |
| Fruits & vegetables | White gourd melon (kushmanda), patola, haridra, spinach, Tanduliyaka, methi, carrot, banana, garlic | Beans |
| Others | Honey, clarified butter, butter milk, haritaki, Dry ginger (shunthi), amalaki | Sour substance, sesame, hingu, betel, mustard, alcohol, fish, excessive intake of water |
| Life style | Mild purgation (mridu virecana) | Sunlight exposure, smoking, day sleeping, suppression of natural urges, exercise, Tension (chinta), anger |