Abstract

INCOMPATABLE FOOD (VIRUDHAAHAR): DESTROY THE HEALTH

*Dr. Bansode Sheetal, Dr. Dalvi Prachi, Dr. Mukund D. Bamnikar, Dr. Manjiri Palnitkar Bhende

Abstract

Ayurveda emphasizes on consuming right kind of diet which is healthy and nutritious. Viruddha Anna or incompatible diet is very important issue discussed by ancient Ayurveda workers. It is said to be the cause of many systemic disorders as per Ayurveda literature. Persons who consume Viruddha Ahara are prone to many disorders. It is very important to correlate the mechanism as to how Viruddha Ahara is a cause of many metabolic disorders. It is also essential to know how certain food combinations interact with each other and create a disease. Food–food interaction is a serious issue but not much alerted one. Most of these food–food interactions are harmless but it is always better to know about some of them. This has turned out to be a burning problem for Ayurveda and modern science as well as for individual who consume Viruddhahara frequently. With above point in mind, the present study was selected.

Keywords: Virudhaahar, mode of action of virudhaahar.