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LITERARY REVIEW OF YAVA (BARLEY) PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN PATHYA (DIET)

Dr. Udmale M. M.*, Dr. Mane P. M., Dr. Udmale P. M., Dr. Shirke U. J., Dr. Shirke J. M. and Dr. Yadav Jyotsna

Abstract

According to Upanishadas, food is Brahman, the Divine reality. The physical body itself is born of and lives by food. Right diet is the essence of disease prevention and the foundation of a healthy and happy life. A properly selected diet and diet plan plays a critical importance in the management of any disease. Only a well-balanced diet can cure numerous diseases, sometimes even good medicines are unable to cure certain diseases without balanced diet, that’s why food is said to be most important medicine. Today there is increasing public awareness of the importance of diet for the maintenance and promotion of health. An Ayurvedic text entails the uses of Yava in religious ceremony, dietary and medicinal preparations. Yava is used for lekhana karma. The present paper deals with literary review of Yava.

Keywords: Yava, Barley, Word count: 1560.