One should never take meat from a diseased animal. One should not regularly take heavy food items such as Vallura (dried meat), dry vegetables, lotus rhizomes and lotus stalk. Even when hungry one should take these articles only in proper and limited quantity (9) Contraindicated foods
(8) Thus it is said – After having taken food, one should never take such heavy articles like pastries, rice, Pruthuka (boiled and Flattened rice). Taken in appropriate quantity, food certainty helps the individual in bringing about strength, complexion, happiness and longevity without distributing the equilibrium of Dhatus (body tissues) and Doshas of the body. (7) Importance of food taken in proper quantity If the food is heavy, only one third or half of the stomach capacity is to be filled up, even in the case of light food articles excessive intake is not conducive to the maintenance of the power of digestion and metabolism. We have learnt that the right quantity of food depends on the quality of food. Quantity of food in relation with stomach volume Thus, it is true that the quantity rather than the heaviness / lightness of food is important in the present context. But for both the types of food, if quantity is to be taken into account, lightness and heaviness of food do not seem to have any implication. Heavy food on the other hand is considered to be detrimental. By nature light food is said to be conducive to good health. Thus the quantity of food depends upon the power of digestion. They are harmful if taken in excess unless there is a strong powder of digestion and metabolism achieved by physical exercise. On the other hand, heavy articles of food suppress appetite. Therefore, according to their qualities, the light articles of food, being stimulants of appetite and by nature are considered to be less harmful even if taken in excess. Because, the light food articles are predominant in the qualities of air and fire elements and heavy food articles in Prithvi and Ap (earth and water elements). Complications of improper herbal smokingīuy “Charaka Samhita Sutrasthana Made Easy” written by Dr HebbarĪ light to digest (laghu) food in very high quantity might become hard to digest (Guru), Similarly preparations of flour, sugarcane and milk, Sesame, black gram and meats of marshy and aquatic animals even though heavy in digestion by nature are also required to be taken in proper quantity.īut it should not be concluded that the description of heaviness or lightness does not carry any importance.Importance of food taken in proper quantity.
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