Abstract

CONCEPT OF VIRUDDHAHARA - FOR LONGIVITY

Dr. Zeiba Khan*, Dr. Pankaj Marolia and Dr. Man Mohan Sharma

Abstract

Viruddahara means Incompatible food combinations some foods are harmful by nature while there are some foods that are very beneficial and health-enhancing alone, when taken with other foods, they harm health rather than benefits, these are called VIRUDDAHARA .There is a risk of many diseases due to taking diet against it. Observations on antagonistic food is a unique contribution from Ayurveda in order to prevent internal diseases and synergize action of drugs in the management of disorders. Charaka explained in detail and said that person who consume Viruddhahara is prone to imbalance of doshas leading to many disorders. Ayurveda clearly defines that certain diet and its combinations, which interrupts the metabolism of tissue, which inhibits the process of formation of tissue and which have the opposite property to the tissue are called as Viruddhahara or incompatible diet. The food which is wrong in combination, which has undergone wrong processing, which is consumed in incorrect dose, which is consumed in incorrect time of day and in wrong season can be describes as Viruddhahara., The present article deals with the review of Viruddhahara in terms of food–food interactions, food processing interactions. The article narrates the modern perspective of Samskar Viruddha, Veerya Viruddha, Samyoga Viruddha, and so on. It also enlists a variety of incompatible dietary articles consumed in day-to-day life and its hazardous effects on health.

Keywords: Ayurveda, food–food interactions, incompatible diet, processing, Viruddhahara.