Acidity
Acidity – An Ayurvedic Perspective
Do’s and Don’ts:
| Do's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEREALS | Barley | Jaun | Yava | Hordeum vulgare,linn |
| Old rice | Purana chaval | Shali | Oryza sativa | |
| Wheat | Gehun | Godhuma | Triticum sativum | |
| PULSES | Green gram | Mung dal | Mudga | Plant Phaseolus Radiatus linn |
| VEGETABLES | Sponge gourd | Parvala | Patola | Trichosanthes dioica |
| Bitter gourd | Karela | Karavellaka | Momordica charantia | |
| White gourd melon | Kusmanda | |||
| Green vegetables | Hara saag | Patrasaka | ||
| Indian gooseberry | Amla | Amalaki | Emblica officinalis | |
| OTHERS | Cold water | Cold milk | All edibles bitter in taste | |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Don’ts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEREALS | Rice | Chaval | Vrihi | Oryza sativa |
| Chick pea flour | Besan | Chanakaha | Cicer arietinum | |
| Sesame | Til | Sesamum indicum | ||
| PULSES | Black gram | Urada | Mash | Vigna mungo |
| Horse gram | Kultha | Kulutthah | Macrotyloma uniflorum | |
| VEGETABLES | Potato | Alu | Aluka | Solanum tuberosum |
| Brinjal | Baingan | Vrntaka | ||
| OTHERS | Sour vinegar | Rock salt | Spicy food | Fast food |
| alcohol | tea | coffee | ||
| Sesame(til) | curd | goat’s milk | vinegar | |
| Food items that are heavy to digest. | ||||
| LIFESTYLE | Suppression of natural urges | Day sleeping | Anger | stress & night waking |
