Abstract

CONCEPT OF ASHTA AAHAR VIDHI VISHESHAYATANE: AN AYURVEDIC REVIEW

*Dr. Kailas R. Sonmankar and Dr. Pritee P. Patange

Abstract

The Ahara diet refers to dietary practices rooted in traditional Indian systems like Ayurveda, where food (Ahara) is considered a critical component of health, well-being, and balance. The diet emphasizes the quality, timing, and nature of food based on an individual's constitution (Prakriti) and current health status. As growth, strength, good health, complexion and the alertness of senses are traceable to food and its inequality causes illness. Diet therapy is a broad term for the practical application of the concept of nutrition as a preventive or corrective treatment of diseases. It comprises food prescribed, regulated or restricted in kind and amount for therapeutic and other purposes. This usually involves the modification of an existing dietary lifestyle to promote optimum health. Ayurvedic principles are concerned about every part of the body, mentally and physically through diet. One has to consume the diet; which is suitable to him in all aspects. If one doesn't follows these laws of consuming Ahara he has to face health problems. So, how we eat is as much as important as what we eat. Ashta- Ahara-Vidhi-Vishesha-Ayatanani (Eight aspects of Dietetics) means the factors responsible for good and bad effect of the Ahara and methods of Ahara sevan. These eight factors should be considered before taking food.

Keywords: Ahara, Aahar-vidhi, Aaharvidhivisheshayatane.