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|+Table no.1: Types of viruddha | |||
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|Type of viruddha (incompatibility) | |||
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|Desha (region) | |||
|Intake of ruksha (dry) and tikshna (sharp acting) diet in arid region or deserts (jangala desha) | |||
Intake of snigdha (unctuous) and sheeta (cold) substance in anupa desha (marshy land) | |||
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|Kala (time) | |||
|Intake of sheeta (cold) and ruksha (dry) in winter, | |||
Intake of katu (pungent) and ushna (hot) substance in summer. | |||
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|Agni | |||
(Power of digestion) | |||
|Intake of food opposite to the power of digestion i.e., agni, for example taking heavy food in case of poor digestive capacity (manda agni) | |||
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|Matra (dose) | |||
|Ghee and honey (madhu) in equal quantity | |||
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|Satmya (adaptability) | |||
|Intake of sweet and cold substance by person who is accustomed to katu (pungent) rasa and ushna (hot potency) | |||
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|Dosha | |||
(Regulatory functional factors of the body) | |||
|Using food, medicine or procedure having similar qualities with dosha, but at variance with the habit of individual | |||
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|Samskara | |||
(Mode of preparation) | |||
|Meat of peacock roasted on a castor spit. | |||
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|Virya (potency) | |||
|Substance of ushna (hot) virya taking along with sheeta (cold) virya. | |||
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|Koshtha (bowel pattern/nature of gut/ alimentary tract) | |||
|Administrating mild purgative to krura koshtha (hard bowel) or strong purgative to mrudu koshtha (soft bowel) | |||
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|Avastha | |||
(State of health) | |||
|Intake of vata dosha aggravating food by a person after exhaustion, sexual act and exercise. | |||
Intake of kapha dosha aggravating food by a person after sleep or by lazy person. | |||
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|Krama (order of consumption) | |||
|Taking food without emptying bowel or bladder or when not having an appetite or after hunger has been aggravated | |||
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|Parihar (Contraindication incompatibility) | |||
|Intake of hot things after taking pork | |||
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|Upachara (treatment) | |||
|Intake of cold things after taking ghrita (ghee). | |||
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|Paka (cooking method or process) | |||
|Preparing food with wrong or rotten fuel and undercooking, overcooking, or burning during preparation. | |||
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|Samyoga (combination) | |||
|Intake of sour things with milk | |||
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|Hrit (palatability) | |||
|Any substance which is not pleasant to take | |||
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|Sampad (quality) | |||
|Intake of substances that are unripe, over ripe or putrefied. | |||
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|Vidhi (rules for eating) | |||
|Not following dietary guidelines (aahara vidhi) | |||
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