A Concept of Viruddha Ahara in Today’s Perspective: DOI: https://doi.org/10.47223/IRJAY.2023.6106

Bhagya  Shree Potter; Ashok  Kumar Sharma; Kishori  Lal Sharma; Rekh  Raj Meena; Ayushi  Nigam

doi:10.47223/IRJAY.2023.6106

Authors

Bhagya Shree Potter P.G. Scholar, Department of Kriya Sharira, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Rajasthan) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1551-2709
Ashok Kumar Sharma Head of Department of Kriya Sharira, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Kishori Lal Sharma Associate Prof. of Kriya Sharira, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Rekh Raj Meena Assistant Prof. of Kriya Sharira, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Ayushi Nigam Assistant Prof. of Kriya Sharira, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Rajasthan)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47223/IRJAY.2023.6106

Keywords:

Ayurveda, Health, Diet, Viruddha Ahara, Contradictory diet, incompatible

Abstract

Ayurveda is a science of healthy & peaceful life. Ahara (food) is one of the three Upasthambas (Sub-pillars of the body), which sustain the three main Sthambas (Pillars) of the body. Ahara is very much essential for the sustainment of life of all living beings. According to Ayurveda, it is dangerous to combine certain food items that are incompatible in terms of taste, potencies, time, state of health,
place, condition of the doshas, digestive fire, cooking methods, processing quantities, and order of intake rules. According to Ayurvedic text , Viruddha or an incompatible diet refers to meals (diets) and medications that eject the doshas from their regular location but do not remove them from the body. This is known as Viruddha ahara , which causes channel obstruction and results in acute and chronic illnesses. We mindlessly follow the inappropriate food habits in the present age and get skin allergy disorders with unknown etiologies. Consumption of Viruddha Ahara has significantly increased in the modern period. This article discusses the various Viruddha Ahara that are consumed as part of modern living and describes their harmful consequences on health.