Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON PATHYA– APATHYA KALPANA

Kumari Nidhi and Shishodia Suvir Singh*

Abstract

Diet plays a key role to sustain the life and balanced diet is very essential for maintaining good health. Currently, diet and nutrition in itself has become an elaborate and organized specialty. In modern perspective, only components of diet are taken into consideration, while the Ayurvedic approach is quite distinct. It additionally deals with various other aspects like combination of food article, their quantity, method of preparation, their emotional effect, nature of consumer along with environmental considerations. Pathya and Apathya Ahara (dietary consideration) is an important component of every prescription in Ayurveda therapy. Sometimes, Pathya– Apathya (dietary management) is itself a complete treatment. All drugs and diet which dislodge the various Doshas but do not expel them out of the body are to be regarded as unwholesome or Apathya. The Apathya or unwholesomeness or otherwise of drugs (Dravya) depends upon various other extraneous condition like dose, quantity, time etc. Judging from the various conditioning factors, even the most tasteful object might turn out to be unwholesome or vice versa.

Keywords: Pathya, Apathya, Diet, Dosha, kalpana.