Abstract

ROLE OF VIRUDDHA AHARA AS A CAUSATIVE FACTOR IN TWAK VIKARA (SKIN DISEASES)

Sajjala Arun Jadhav*, Sanjivkumar Bagore and Vrinda Kaknurkar

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Abstract

Ahara or intake of food is one of the most essential activities for growth of the body and maintaining good health. Unbalanced food taking can cause various types of disease. Ayurveda states Viruddha Ahara i.e. incompatible diet is an etiological factor of many diseases. Numbers of food incompatibilities are mentioned in Ayurved literature. Regularly intakes of incompatible food act as a poison which leads to aggravation of all Doshas and causing most of the diseases including Twak Vikara (Skin diseases). In today’s modern era, due to lack of knowledge about healthy eating habits, we follow the wrong dietary habits which manifest skin disorder. Prevalence of skin diseases in the general population in different geographic regions in India varies from 7.9% to 60%. By means of this article we can understand the effects of consumption of incompatible diets and importance of balanced diet. So we should eat healthy food which will enhance our health and avoid eating incompatible food as preventive measures of the many skin diseases.

Keywords: Viruddha Ahara, Twak Vikara, Incompatible diet, Balanced diet, Skin diseases.