Time to look upon the Ayurvedic Dietary Habits in the Present Scenario : A Critical Reappraisal

  • Dezy Singh Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Agad Tantra evum Vidhi Vaidyak, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Ramesh Chand Tiwari Professor and HOD, Department of Agad Tantra evum Vidhi Vaidyak, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Manisha Dikshit Associate Professor, Department of Agad Tantra evum Vidhi Vaidyak, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Ved Bhushan Sharma Assistant Professor, Department of Agad Tantra evum Vidhi Vaidyak, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Bhawana Mittal Assistant Professor, Department of Agad Tantra evum Vidhi Vaidyak, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Diet, Incompatible food, Viruddha Ahara.

Abstract

Background: Ayurveda places special emphasis on "Ahara" (diet) and "Anna" (food) as a means to good life, health and wellness. According to the Ayurveda ones who consume Viruddha Ahara are prone to many disorders. According to Acharya Charak those food substances and combinations, which induce deteriorating action on the body tissues, that is, Dhatus can be called as Viruddha Ahara. Acharya Charaka also pointed out the eighteen dietetic incompatibilities that generate the toxins responsible for generating the pathogenesis systematically or less commonly localized. Objective: To conclude the association of Virudhha Ahar with disease in the individual who consume these incompatible foods with short and long duration. Materials and Methods: A through search of modern medicine and Ayurvedic literature through free searching engine like PubMed and Google Scholar are used. Relevant results analysed and draw the conclusion. Results: Many studies held in Ayurvedic Institutions in India regarding the Viruddh Ahar mostly arrived on the conclusion that combinations of certain food items cause certain disease. Even for taking chronically this may cause cancer also. Conclusion: There is great need of checking and proving facts enumerated in the old text regarding the Viruddha Ahar based on the evidence based Modern medicine. So that it can be applied in modern medicine also. However, In Ayurvedic discipline the Viruddha Ahar certainly cause the disease depending on the nature, amount, frequency, duration and immunity status of the individual approved in many Ayurvedic studies.

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Dezy Singh, Ramesh Chand Tiwari, Manisha Dikshit, Ved Bhushan Sharma, & Bhawana Mittal. (2023). Time to look upon the Ayurvedic Dietary Habits in the Present Scenario : A Critical Reappraisal. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 7(11), 84 - 90. Retrieved from https://jaims.in/jaims/article/view/2102
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