Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE: TO REVIEW PREVENTIVE PROMOTIVE AND CURATIVE ASPECT OF DIETARY IMPORTANCE W.S.R. TO PATHYAHAR.

Dr. Yeshwant R. Patil and Vd. Varsha S. Hage*

Abstract

A balanced diet is the accepted mean to safeguard a population from nutritional deficiencies. Our body is an outcome of the food we eat. It gives strength, longevity, etc of life. The food should be taken in proper quantity which should be digested properly by jathragni. Ayurveda described constituent of balanced diet i.e. sastika, Sali, green gram, saindhava salt, aamalaki, milk, ghrita, honey, yavan, antariksha jal, jangal meat. These are the products having high nutritional values, easily digestible. Time also plays important role in digestion, food should be taken at proper interval of time & samashana, vishamashana, addhyashana & amatrashana should be avoided. It is called that „we are what we eat‟, so satvik, rajasik, tamasik food causes that type of physical & mental fluctuations. So food should be properly cooked, clean, having all six tastes. In paper importance, constituents, rules & manner of taking food is discussed.

Keywords: Balanced diet, jatharagni, virudhhashana, satvik, rajasik, tamasik food, shadrasatmak aahar.