Ayurveda Health Tips

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AYURVEDIC HEALTH TIPS
1) The person should get up from bed during Brahmamuhurtha to protect

his life.
2) The teeth should be cleaned without hurting the gums.
3) Saunviranjana is good for the eyes, hence it should be used daily.
4) Persons suffering form indigestion, vomiting, dyspnoea, cough, fever,

facial paralysis, thirst, ulceration of the mouth, disease of the heart, eyes,
head and ears, should not make use of the tooth brush.
5) Abhyanga (oil massage and bath) should be resorted to daily.
6) Abhyanga delays old age, exertion and aggravation of vata.
7) Lightness of the body, ability to do hard work, keen digestion, depletion

of excess fat, stable and distinct physique, acquire from Vyayamam
(physical exercise)
8) Personal who are strong and who indulge in fatty food, in cold seasons
and spring should do the exercises to half of their strength only, while
others should do it mildly.
9) After doing exercises, all the parts of the body should be massaged
comfortably.
10) Thirst, emaciation, severe dyspnoea, bleeding disease, exhaustion,

feeling of debility, cough, fever and vomiting are caused by excess of
exercise.
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11) Those who indulge daily in too much of physical exercise, keeping
awake at nights, walking long distance, sexual intercourse, too much of
laughing, speaking and such other strenuous activities perish, just as a
lion, after vanquishing an elephant
12) Massaging the body with soft, fragrant powder mitigates kapha,
liquifies the fat, produces stability (compactness, strength) of the body
parts and excellence of the skin.
13) Bath improves appetite, sexual vigor, span of life, valour (enthusiasm)
and strength removes itching, dirt, exhaustion, sweat, stupor, thirst,
burning sensation and sin.
14) Pouring warm water over the body bestows strength, but the same over
the head, makes for loss of strength of the hair and eyes.
15) Bath is contra indicated for those suffering from facial paralysis, disease
of the eyes, mouth and ears, diarrhoea, flatulence, peenasa, indigestion
and who have just taken food.
16) Person should take food only after the previous meal has been
comepletely digested.
17) Urges of the body should not be initiated (prematurely) by force.
18) Person should not be engaged in other works when the urges are patent.
19) All activities are meant for happiness of all the living beings. Such
happiness is based on dharma (righteousness, right moral conduct)
hence every person should adopt righteousness always.
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20) Friends should be served with affections and good deeds (beneficial
acts) whereas other (foes, wicked persons) should be kept at a distance.
21) Himsa (causing injury, torture) steya (stealing robbing), anyatakama

(unlawful sex activity), paisunya (abuse or harsh speech), anritta
vachana (scolding, speaking untruth), sambhinnaalapa (speech causing
dissension, separation, breaking of company), vyapada (quarrel,
intention of harming), abhidya (jealousy, not tolerating good of others)
and drigviparyaya (finding fault, misunderstanding, faithlessness) –
these 10 sins pertaining to the body speech and mind should be
avoided.
22) Those who have no means of livelihood, who are suffering from
disease and who are afflicted with grief should be helped to the utmost
extent.
23) Even the insects and ants should be treated with compassion and
kindness.
24) God, cow, brahmana, elders, the physician, king and guests should be
worshipped.
25) Beggers should not be dissappointed, abused or objected.
26) One should be very helpful even to his foes, even though they are not
helpful.
27) One should maintain a single mind (balanced mind) during health as
well as during calamity.
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28) One should be envious of the cause of health, happiness well being of
other, but not be jealous of the effect.
29) One should speak appropriate to the occasion, with words, which are
good, in brief, which is not untrue and which is pleasing.
30) One should start conversing with other first with a pleasant face,
should be virtuous, kind and soft.
31) One should not enjoy comfort and happiness all by oneself.
32) One should neither believe everybody nor suspect every one.
33) One should not reveal that someone is his foe.
34) Keeping in mind the nature of the people one should deal with them in
such manner as best pleasing to them., becoming well versed in the art
of adoring others.
35) The sense organs should neither be troubled (strained) very much nor
should they be coaxed (fondled) very much.
36) One should not engage himself in occupations which are devoid of the
3 pursuits (dharma, artha, kama) – should carry on the occupation
without going contrary to them.
37) In all dealings (activities) one should adopt the middle means only.
38) One should cut his hair, nails and mustaches (not allow them glow
long), keep his feet and orifices of waste materials (ear, nose, eyes,
urethra and anus) clean.
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39) Take bath daily, put on scents and good dress which is not superfluous
but is pleasant to look at.
40) One should always wear precious stones, potent hyms and herbs (kept
inside amulets) on the body.
41) One should walk holding an umbrella, use foot wear and look straight
to a distance of four arms length infront of himself.
42) In case of urgent work at nights, one should go equipped with a baton,
headdress and an assistant.
43) One should not invade the shade of a holy tree on which deities reside.
44) One should not swim across rivers.
45) One should not walk facing huge fires.
46) One should not travel in risky boat.
47) One should not climb a tree doubtful of strength.
48) One should not ride on a vehicle in bad condition.
49) One should not sneeze, laugh or yawn without covering one’s mouth.
50) One should not blow one’s nose (except for forcing out the dirty
excretion)
51) One should not scratch the ground without any reason.
52) One should not do ugly movements of the parts of the body.
53) One should not sit on ones own heal for a long time.
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54) One should stop the activities of the body, of speech and of the mind
before getting exhausted.
55) One should not keep his knees above for long period (keeping erect the
legs folded at the knees while sleeping or standing on the hands keeping
the legs up etc.).
56) One should not reside at night on trees, meeting place of three roads (or
pace where people assemble for recreation), vicinity of a holy tree, and a
temple.
57) One should not reside even during daytime, in a place of slaughter, a
forest, haunted house and burial ground.
58) One should not gaze at the sun for a long time.
59) One should not carry heavy weight on one’s head.
60) One should not see continuously objects which are minute, shining, dirty
and unpleasant.
61) One should not engage in selling, brewing, distributing free or receiving
(for drinking) of wine.
62) The person should avoid direct breeze, sunlight, dust, snow (dew), hard
breeze.
63) One should not sneeze, belch, cough, sleep, dine or copulate in improper
posture.
64) One should avoid the shade of scaffold, places hated by the king.
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65) One should avoid company of wild animals, biting animals and those
with horns.
66) One should avoid mean, wicked (uncivilized) and very intelligent
persons.
67) Avoid quarrel with good men.
68) Avoid taking foods, copulation, sleeping, study and recaptulation the
two sandhyas (the time of meeting of the night and sunrise, of the sunset
and night.)
69) Avoid the food give by enemies.
70) Avoid food given during sacrificial ceremony (that are offered by large
group of donors of different castes)
71) Avoid food that are given by prostitutes and merchants.
72) One should not make sounds with the body parts, mouth and nails.
73) One should not move in between two (receptacles of) water, fire and the
worshipful.
74) One should avoid the smoke of funerals.
75) One should avoid too much indulgence in wine.
76) For an intelligent person, the whole world is a teacher, hence one should
imitate the world after carefully considering their meaning (and effects)
of such actions.
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77) Compassion with all living beings, granting of gifts, controlling the
activities of the body, speech and mind, feeling of selfishness in the
interests of others (looking after the interest of others as his own) these
are essential rules of good conduct (moral behaviour).
78) He, who constantly thinks of (reviews, examines) how his day and night
are passing (and adopt the right way only) will never become a victim of
sorrow.
79) Those who adopts good conduct will surely attain long life, health,
wealth, reputation and also the eternal world.
80) Because of the nature of the path, both the sun and wind because strong
(powerful) and dry during utharayana (sisira, vasantha, grishma) and
take away all the coolings of earth – hence this kala is agneya
(Predominantly fire- like in nature).
81) Because the moon is more powerful and the sun loses its strength the
earth becomes cooled by clouds, rain and cold wind during
dakshinayana(varsha, sarat ,hemantha).
82) The strength of the people will be maximum, during dakshinayana kala
(varsha, sarat, hemantham).
83) In hemantha (winter) the people are strong and the digestive activity
becomes powerful. It begins to digest the tissues supported by vayu –
Hence in this season of sweet, sour and salt tastes should be used.
84) Women who have well developed thighs, breasts and buttocks, who are
enchanting and exhilarated by the use of fragrant fumes, scents and
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youthfulness and thus made warm in their body, and who are liked,
drive away the cold (by their embrace etc.).
85) Persons who spend their time reciding in houses kept warm by fire, in
inner most apartment encircled with others, or in underground chambers,
will not be affected by the disorders due to cold and dryness.
86) Digestive activity will be diminished in Vasantha ritu (spring), hence

many diseases arise this season.
87) Foods which are hard to digest and cold sleeping at day time, foods
which are fatty, sour and sweets should be avoided during Vasantha ritu
(spring).
88) Use of things which are salt, pungent and sour, physical exercises and
exposure to sunlight should be avoided during greeshma ritu (summer).
89) Foods which are sweet, easy to digest, fatty, cold and liquid should be
taken during summer.
90) Alcohol should not be taken in summer. If very necessary it should be

taken in very little quantity, or diluted with more quantity of water.
Otherwise it will cause emaciation, debility, burning sensation and
delusion.
91) When hungry the person should take foods which are of bitter, sweet
and astringent tastes and easily digestible, during sarat ritu (autumn).
92) The habit of using all the six tastes every day is ideal for maintenance of
health.
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93) Urges of flatus, urine, sneeze, thirst, hunger, sleep, cough, breathing on
exertions, yawn, vomiting and of semen should not be suppressed (by
force as a habit).
94) Suppression of the urge of flatus, will give rise to abdominal tumor,
upward movement inside the alimentary tract pain, exhaustion (even
without exertion), obstruction to the elimination of flatus, urine and
feces, loss of vision, loss of digestive capacity and diseases of heart.
95) Suppression of the urge of feces give rise to pain in the calves, running
nose, head ache, belching, cutting pain in rectum,oppression in region
of the heart,vomitting of feces and diseases mentioned under
suppression of flatus.
96) Suppression of the urge of urine causes cutting pain all over the body,
formation of urinary stones, severe pain in the urinary bladder, penis
and groin and also the diseases mentioned under suppression of flatus
and feces.
97) Suppression of the urge of belching produce loss of taste, tremors,

feeling of obstruction in the region of heart and chest, flatulence, cough
and hiccup.
98) Headache, debility of the sense organs, stiffness of the neck and facial
paralysis arise from the suppression of sneezing.
99) Suppression of thirst will give rise to emaciation,debility of the body,

deafness, loss of consciousness (delusions) giddiness and heart diseases.
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100) Cutting pain in the body, loss of taste, debility, emaciation, pain in the
abdomen and giddiness result from suppression of hunger.
101) Suppression of sleep causes delusion, feeling of heaviness of the head

and eyes, lassitude, too many yawning and squeezing pain all over the
body.
102) Suppression of cough cause its increase, difficulty in breathing, loss of

taste, heart disease, emaciation and hiccup.
103) Tumors of the abdomen, heart diseases and delusion result from the
suppression of heavy breathing.
104) Suppression of the yawning leads to the same diseases enumerated

under suppression of sneezing.
105) Running nose, pain in the eye, head and heart, stiffness of the neck,
loss of taste, giddiness and abdominal tumors arise from controll of
tears.
106) Visarpa, skin diseases, irritation in the eyes, pallor, fever, cough,
oppression in the chest, pigmented patches on the face and swelling
arise from the suppression of vomiting.
107) Suppression of semen produces its discharge, pain and swelling of the
genitals, fever, discomfort in the region of heart, obstruction to
micturition cutting pain in the body, vridhi (ingeunal and scrotal hernia)
urinary stones and impotence.
108) All diseases arise from premature initiation (by force) and suppression
(control by force) of the urges of the body.
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109) He who is desirous of happiness here (in this life) and hereafter (life
in the other world) should control the urges of greed, envy, hatred,
jealousy, love (desire) etc. and give control his sense organs.
110) All out efforts should be made to clear out the matas (closes and
waste products) at appropriate tissues. Too much of their accumulation
leads to their aggravation and even cutting short of life (death).
111) Avoidance of improper activities (of the body, mind and speech by
will full transgression of rules) control of the sense, remembrancy
previous experiences, good knowledge of land (habitat) tissues (season,
age) and the self, adherence to rules of good conduct prevent the onset
of disease and also cure those which have already arisen.
112) He, who indulges daily in healthy food and activities, who
discriminates (the good and bad of every thing and then acts wisely),
who is not attached to the objects of the senses, who develops the habit
of clarity of considering all as equal (requiring kindness) of truthfulness,
of pardoning and keeping company of good persons only, becomes free
from all diseases.
113) Enlivening, satiating, comforting to the heart (mind), refreshing,

stimulating the intellect, thin of imperceptible tastes, slightly sweet,
cold (coolant) easily digesteble, nectar like improperly /effects are the
properties of rain water.
114) Water should not be consumed or consumed in very little quantity, if

unavoidable due to debility, by those suffering from poor digestive
function, tumors of the abdomen, anemia, enlargement of the abdomen,
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diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, diseases of the duodenum consumption or

dropsy.
115) Even healthy persons should drinks less quantity of water in all
seasons except autumn and winter.
116) Persons who drink water in the middle of a meal in remain normal.
117) Persons who drink water at the end of a meal become stout.
118) Persons who drink water at the commencement of the meal become
emaciated.
119) Cold water relieves alcoholic intoxication, exhaustion, fainting.

Vomiting, debility (fatigue, giddiness, thirst, heat of sun, burning
sensation, aggravation of pitta, rakta and poison.
120) Hot water stimulates hunger, help digestion, good for throat, easily
digestible, cleans the urinary bladder, relives hiccups, flatulence,
aggravation of amla and kapha.
121) Hot water is indent for those suffering from fever, cough, ama,
running nose, dyspnoea and pain in the flanks.
122) Water which has been boiled and then cooled is not going to increase
the moisture inside the body, too much is easily digestible and ideal for
the doshas associated with pitta.
123) Water which has been kept over night causes aggravation of all the 3
doshas.
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124) Coconut water is unctuous sweet, aphrodisiac, coolant, easily

digestible, relieves thirst, in crease hunger and cleanses the urinary
bladder.
125) During rainy season, rain water is best and river water least.
126) Generally milk is sweet in taste and also at the end of digestion,
unctuous, invigourating, increases the dhatus (tissues of the body)
intigates vata and pitta is aphrodisiac, increases kapha, not easily
digestible and coolant.
127) Cow’s milk promotes long life, is rejuvenator, good for those
emaciated after injury (especially to the chest), increases intelligence,
strength and breast milk helps easy movement of bowels and cures
exhaustion, dizziness toxicity, inauspiciousness, dyspnoea, cough,
severe thirst and hunger, long standing fever, dysurea and bleeding
diseases.
128) Buffalo’s milk is good for those suffering from very powerful
digestive activity and from loss of scalp is not easily digestible and is
cold (in potency).
129) Goat’s milk is easily digestible because of the goat drinks little
quantity of water, doing more physical exercise and eating food which
is of purgent and bitter tastes it cures consumption fevers, dyspnoea,
bleeding diseases and diorrhoea.
130) Milk of camel is highly unctuous, hot in potency, salty, increases

hunger and easily digestible. It is good for intigating vatha and kapha,
distention of the abdomen and lacmorrhoods.
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131) Human milk – breast milk relieves aggravation of vata, pitta, are
blood cures traumatic wounds and diseases of the eye by use in the form
of tarpana (bathing the eye), aseyotana (eye drops) and nasya (nasal
drops).
132) Uncooked milk is abhysyandhi (produces excess secretion in the

tissue pores and causing their blockage) and not easily digestible, that
which is properly cooked is opposite to its qualities.
133) Too much boiling of milk makes it hard and digestion.
134) Milk drawn from the udder (nipple) direct into te mouth is similar to
nectar.
135) Dadhi (curd) is sour both in taste and also at the end of digestion,
water absorbent (causing constipation) hard to digest, hot in potency
intigates vata, increases fat, semen, strength, kapha, pitta, rakta, agni
(digestive activity), produces edema, improve tastes (or appetite).
136) Curd is useful in loss of taste, intermittent fever, associated with cold
(rigors) chronic rhinits, dysurea, devoid of its fat, it is ideal in diseases
of duodenum.
137) Curd should not be taken at nights, not made hot, not in spring,
summer and autumn; even in other seasons, without the addition of soup
of mudge (green gramP, ksandra (Honey), ghrta (ghee butterfat) sitopala
(sugar candy) and amalaka it should not be par taken daily nor when it
is not well formed otherwise it will cause fever, bleeding diseases,
visarpa, skin diseases, pandu (anemia) and bhrama (giddiness).
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138) Buttermilk is easily digestible, astringent and sour in taste, kindles

hunger, intigates kapha and vata and cures dropsy, enlargement of the
abdomen, haemorrhoids, duodenal diseases, dysurea, loss of taste
(appetite) enlargement of spleen, abdominal tumor, complications
arising from excess consumption of ghee (during oleation therapy).
Artificial,poisons and anemia.
139) Fresh butter is aphrodisiac, cold potency, improves colour (complexion

of the skin), strength and digestion, absorbs water, cures disorders of
vata, pitta, blood consumption, haemorrhorids, facial paralysis and
cough. Butter obtained from milk is water absorbent cures bleeding
diseases and disease of the eye.
140) Ghee is ideal for improving intelligence, memory, ingenuity, keenness

of digestion, log life, semen (sexual vigour) and eye sight for children,
tenderness of the body, and pleasant voice, for those suffering from
emaciation as a result of injury to chest, disorders of vata and pitta
origin, poison, insanity, consumption in auspicious activity and fevers.
141) Ghee is best among fatty materials (for oleation and other therapies).
142) Ghee is best for retaining of youth.
143) Purana ghita (ghee old by 10 years), cures intoxication, epilepsy,

fainting, diseases of the head, ear, eye and vagina, cleanses and heats
of wounds.
144) Milk and ghee obtained from cow’s milk are best.
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145) Juice of sugar cane is laxative, heavy (hard to digest), unctuous,

stoutening the body, cause increase of kapha and ruine, is aphrodisiac,
cold in potency, cures bleeding diseases, sweet in taste and also at the
end of digestion.
146) All sugars cure burning sensation, thirst, vomiting, fainting and
bleeding diseases.
147) Honey is good for the eyes (vision).
148) Honey breaks up hard masses, relieves thirst, poison, hiccup, bleeding
diseases, diabetes, skin diseases, worms, vomiting, dysponea, cough,
diarrhea, cleanses unites and heals wounds, aggravates vatha, is non-
unctuous and slightly astringent and sweet in taste.
149) Honey, milk if used after heating it, and by those suffering from great
heat, used during hot season, hot country or with hot foods.
150) Oil of sesamum possess the properties like penetrating deep into the
times and spreading throughout the body first, it produces diseases to
the skin, is bad to the eyes, capable of enting into even minute pores,
hot in potency.
151) Oil of sesamum makes lean persons fatty and fatty persons lean.
152) Mustard oil is pungent, hot in potency, penetrating deep, mitigates

kapha, semen, and vata, easily digestible, produces, bleeding diseases,
rashes, on the skin, other skin diseases, hemorrhoids, ulcers and
worms.
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153) All alcoholic beverages generally stimulated digestion, help taste,

penetrate deep, hot in potency, give satisfaction and nourishment to the
body, easily digestible.
154) Alcohol is beneficial to those having loss of sleep or excess sleep from
both lean and stout persons.
155) Alcohol which are very strong or very weak, which are very clear a
very turbid on those which are spoilt should not be used for drinking.
156) Urine prepared from grapes, is scarificient, good to the heart (or mind),
not very hot in potency, sweet, laxative, cures anemia, diabetes,
hemorrhoids, and worms.
157) Meat soup is stoutening the body, gives satisfaction (nourishment),

aphrodisiac, good for the eye and cures ulcers.
158) Soup of green gram is good for health, for those who have undergone
purificatory therapies and for those suffering from ulcers, diseaes of
the throats and eyes.
159) Laja (fried paddy) relieves thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, diabetes, obesity,
intigates Kapha, cough and pitta increases appetite, easily digestible
and cold in potency.
160) Puthuka (par boiled and flaked paddy) is hard to digest, strengthening,
increases kapha, stays long in the stomach (causing indigestion).
161) Goats meat is not very cold in potency, hard to digest, fatty, does not
aggravate the doshas, it does not cause increase of secretions in the
tissues channels and is stoutening.
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162) Flesh of cow cures dry cough, exhaustion, excess hunger, intermittent
fever, chronic nasal catarrh, emaciation.
163) Flesh of buffalo is hot, not easily digestible, produces sleep, strength
and shoutness of the body.
164) Meat of animals which have been just killed, which are pure
(uncontaminated) and of adult animals only should be used as food. ]
165) Meat of dead animals, of those which are very emaciated, which are
very fatty, and of those animals which are dead due to disease, water
(drowning) and poison should be rejected.
166) Meat obtained from the parts above the umbilicus of male animals and
from the parts below the umbilicus of female animals, that obtained
form the pungent animal are all hard to digest.
167) Among the quadrupeds, the flesh of females is easily digestible.
168) Among the birds the flesh of males is easily digestible.
169) Garlic is highly penetrating (deep into the tissues) hot in potency,
pungent in taste, and at the end of digestion, makes the bowels to more,
good for the heart, aphrodisiac unctuous, improve taste and digestion,
helps union of fractures, gives strength, cures leucoderma and skin
disease.
170) Grapes is the best among fruits.
171) Grapes is aphrodisiac, good for eyes, helps elimination of urine and
feces, sweet in taste.
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172) Dried ginger increases hunger, is aphrodisiac, water absorbents, good

for the heart, releives constipation, bestows taste, easily digestible,
sweet at the end for digestion, unctuous, hot in potency and intigates
kapha and vata.
173) Incomplete foods should be considered similar to poison and artificial

poisoning.
174) Said in brief, any thing that causes aggravation of the doshas but does
not expell them out of the body is called Virudha (incompetable).
175) Foods though incompatible do not produce disease, in those who are
habitual to exercise and fatty foods, who have strong digestive power,
who are of adult ages and who are strong.
176) The healthy things (foods, drinks, activities) which have become
accustomed (by long use) should be discontinued by quarter and
quarter (gradually), similarly healthy thing (foods etc.) should be make
use of (gradually) with intervals of one, two or three days.
177) Food, sleep and non-elibacy properly indulged, support the body
constantly just like the house (supported) by the pillars.
178) Happiness and unhappiness, nourishment (good physique) and

emaciation, strength and debility, sexual powers and impotence,
knowledge and ignorance life and its absence (death) all are dependant
on sleep.
179) Sleep indulged at improper time , in excess or not at all ,destroys

happiness (health) and life like another Kala ritu (goddess of death).
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180) Keeping awake at nights (avoiding sleep) is dry (causes dryness inside
the body) sleeping during day time is unctuous (causes moistness
inside) and taking a rap sitting comfortably (during day) is neither dry
or unctuous (increase of moisture).
181) Sleeping during daytime is beneficial during summer, because in that

season, vata indigoes mild increase, dryness is more because the
season is adara (with drawl of moisture by the sun) and the nights are
short.
182) The day sleep at other seasons then summer, causes aggravation of
kapha and pitta, it is good for those who are exhausted by (too much
of) speaking, riding, walking, urine, woman (sexual intercourse)
carrying heavy load, physical activities, tried by anger, grief and fear
for those suffering from dyspnoea, hiccup, diarrhoea, for the aged.
183) Persons who are having more of medas (fat) and kapha, who take
fatty materials daily, should not sleep during day, those suffering from
diseases of poison and of the throat should not sleep even at night.
184) Sleeping at improper time causes delusion, fever, lassitude, nasal

catarrh, head ache, dropsy, oppression in the chest (nausea),
obstruction of the tissues pared and weakness of digestive function.
185) In case of excess of sleep, starry emetics, collyrium, nasal drops,

fasting (or thinning therapy) worry, sexual intercourse, grief, fear and
anger are advocated.
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186) Loss of sleep leads to squeezing pain in the body parts, heaviness of
the head, too much of yawning, lusted, exhaustion, (even without
strain), giddiness, indigestion, stupor and diseases of vata origin.
187) The person should sleep at the proper time at nights daily as much as
desirable and become habitual to it.
188) If has kept awake at night due to non-habitual (not accustomed to) he
should sleep for half that period, the next morning without taking any
food.
189) Those suffering from very little sleep (or no sleep at all) should indulge
in the use of milk, urine, meat soup and curds (as food), oil massage
and mild squeezing (of the body), bath, anointing the heat, ears and
eyes with nourishing oils, comporting embrace by the arms of the wife,
harbouring the feeling of satisfaction (of having done good deeds) and
restoring to things which are comforting to the mind as much as
desired, there being about the pleasure of good sleep.
190) For those, who follow the regimen of celibacy, who are not crazy of
sexual intercourse and who are contented with happiness sleep will not
be very late then its regular time.
191) In respect of copulation (sexual intercourse) the person should avoid

the woman who is not lying with the face upward, who is in her
menstrual period, who is not liked, whose activities are displeasing,
whose genitals are dirty and trouble some, who is very obese or very
emaciated, who has recently delivered, and who is pregnant, the other
woman (other than his wife), and the nurse, the other vagina (of
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animals like the goat, gods and kings in monasteries, burial ground,
places of torture and of sacrifice and meeting of flour evades.
192) Copulation should avoid days of special significance (new moon full
moon, eclipses, festivals, morning days and others).
193) Avoid organs which are non-sexual (such as the mouth, axilla, knees
arms etc.) and also the days forbidden for copulation.
194) Avoid beating (causing injury) the head and region of the heart during
sexual play.
195) One should not indulge in copulation, after a heavy meal, without keen
intention, when hungry, when his body is in uncomfortable postures,
when thirst, with children (very young girls) with the aged (old
women) when troubled by other urges (such as of urine , faeces etc.)
when he is himself a patient.
196) During hemanta (and sisira) (snowy and cold seasons), the persons can
indulge in copulation (daily) as much as he likes after making use of
aphrodisiacs (and obtaining strength); once in 3 days in vasanta
(spring) and sarat (autumn) and once a fornight in varsa (rainy) and in
summer.
197) Giddiness, exhaustion, weakness of the thighs, loss of strength,

depletion of tissues, loss of acuity of senses and premature death occur
from improper indulgence in the women (sexual intercourse).
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198) Good memory, Intelligence, long life, health, nourishment, acuity of

sense organs, reputation, strength and slow aging accuse from
disciplined (controlled) indulgence in the women.
199) After copulation, the mane should indulge himself in bath, applying
scental paste, exposure to cool breeze, drinking of syrup prepared from
sugar candy, cold water, milk, meat juice, soup, sura (fermented
regions prepared from grains), praisana (clear supernatant fluid of sura)
and then go to sleep, by there, the vigour of the body returns quickly to
its aback again.
200) Man should always consume proper quantity of food.
201) Proper quantity of food is the activator of agni (digestive functions).
202) Consuming of insufficient quantity of food does not help improvement

of strength, growth and vigour, it becomes a course for all diseases of
vata origin.
203) Excess quantity of food produces quick increase of all the doshas.
204) Consuming suitable and unsuitable foods mixed together is known as

Samarana – to be avoided by any means.
205) Consuming large quantity of good food even before the previous meal
is digested constitutes Adhyasana – to be avoided by any means.
206) Consuming less or more quantity at improper time is Visanasa – to be

avoided by any means.
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207) Samarana, Adhyasana, Visanasa – these 3 either cause death or give

rise to decaded diseases.
208) Food should be consumed at the proper time.
209) Food should be the accustomed, clean, suited to health, unctuous, hot
and easily digestible.
210) Food should be taken with due attention, should contain all the 6 tastes
with predominance of sweet taste.
211) Food should neither be taken very quick nor very slow.
212) Food should be taken after taking bath, after having good hunger,
sitting in solitude, after washing the feet, hands and face.
213) Food should be taken after carefully considering one’s own

constitution, likes and dislikes, iterinary etc.
214) Food should be taken without scolding or abusing the food.
215) Food should be taken without too much of talk, should parable more of
liquid food, that which is liked.
216) Food should be taken in the company of the liked persons are severed
by those who are clean and faithful to him.
217) Food which is contaminated with grass, hairs etc., warmed again,
which consists more of vegetables and undesirable grains, which is
very hot and very salty should be rejected.
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218) Food which are not easily digestible, which are unctuous sweet, slowed
hard should be consumed at the commencement of the meal.
219) Food that are easily digestible, not unctuous should be taken at the end
of the meal.
220) Foods that re predominantly sour and salt, should be taken in the
middle of the meal.
221) Two parts of the stomach (half of it capacity) should be filled with
solid foods, one part by liquids and the remaining one part should be
kept vacant for accommodating air .
222) Cold water is ideal after meals containing / prepared from yava (barley)
and wheat, so also after consuming yogurt or curd, urine, poison and
honey.
223) Warm water is ideal after food, which are starchy, whey buttermilk
and fermented gruel.
224) An ideal anupana (after drink) is that which has properties opposite of
those of the foods but not incompatible with them such as after drink is
always valuable.
225) Anupana (after drink) invigorates gives contentment, helps proper

movement of food inside, stability of the body parts, loosing of hard
masses of food, their proper liquefaction (moistening) and digestion.
226) Anupana (after drink) is not good in diseases of the organs above
shoulders, dyspnoea, cough, injury to chest, rhinitis, for those engated
in singing and speaking out in hoarseness of voice.
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227) All persons (both health and sick) should avoid speaking (oration)
walking long distance and sleeping immediately after consuming
liquids, exposure to sun and fire, travel in vehicles, swimming, and
riding on animals soon after consuming food.
228) The ideal time for taking meals is after the elimination of feces and
urine, when the mind is clear (devoid of emotions) when the doshas are
moving in their natural paths (functioning normally) when the
belchings are pure (without any foul smell or taste) when the hunger is
well manifest, when the flatus is moving downward easily, when the
digestive activity is keen, when the sense organs are clear (functioning)
when the body is light.
229) Madhura (sweet), being accustomed since birth, produces greater

strength in the dhatus (tissues) is very valuable for children, the aged,
the wounded, the emaciated.
230) Sweet is good for the colour (complexion) hairs, sense organs, and ojas
(essence of the tissues).
231) Sweet causes stoutness of the body, good for throat, increases breast
milk.
232) Excess use of sweet produces diseases arising form fat and kapha,
obesity, dyspepsia, unconsciousness, diabetes, enlargement of glands
of the neck etc.
233) Amla (sour) stimulates the agni (digestive activity) is unctuous good
for the heart, digestive, appetiser, hot in potency, cold on touch
(coolant on external applications, believes burning sensation).
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234) Excess of amla (sour) causes looseness (flabbiness) of the body, loss of
strength, blindness, giddiness, itching (irritation), pallor, swellings,
thirst and fever.
235) Lavana (salt) removes the rigidity, cleans the obstructions (of the
channels and pores) increases digestive activity, lubrications causes
sweating, penetrates in to the tissues, improves taste, causes lacerations
and bursting (of tissues, new growth, absence etc.)
236) Excess use of salt causes baldness, graying of hair, wrinkles of skin,
thirst, skin diseases, effort of poison and diminishing of strength of the
body.
237) Pungent cures disease of the throat, allergic rashes, skin diseases,
swelling.
238) Pungent increases hunger, is digestive, improves taste.
239) Over use of pungent causes thirst, depletion of sukra (reproductive

element), and strength, fainting, contractures, tunes and pain in the
waist, back etc.
240) Excess use of bitter taste causes depletion of dhatus (tissues) and
diseases of vata origin.
241) Excess use of astringent causes stairs of food without digestion,

flatulence, pain on the region of heart, thirst, emaciation, loss of
virility, obstruction of channels and constipation.
242) Emaciation is better than corpulence (obesity). There is no treatment

for the obese.
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243) The pregnant woman should avoid excess of sexual activities,

excretion, carrying heavy loads, heavy coverings, sleeping or keeping
awake at improper time, sitting on hard seats and heals, grief, anger,
fear, emotions, suppression of urges and controlling the desires,
fasting, long distance walking.
244) Only that, which can bring about a cure, is a correct medicine.
245) It is only he who can relieve his patients of their ailments is the best
physician.
246) One should eat in proper quantity. The quantity of food to be taken,
again, depends upon the power of digestion.
247) The amount of food which, without disturbing the equilibrium of

dhathus and doshas of the body, gets digested as well as metabolized in
proper time, is to be regarded as the proper quantity.
248) Taken in appropriate quantity, food certainly helps the individual in

benign about strength, complexion, happiness and longevity without
disturbing the equilibrium of dhathus and doshas of the body.
249) After having taken food, one should never take such heavy articles, like
pastiche, rice, boiled and flattened rice. Even when hungry, one should
take these articles, only and proper quantity.
250) Of the one who practices oil massage regularly, the body, even if
subjected to injuries or strenuous work is not much injured, his
physique is smooth, flabby, stuny, and charming. By applying the oil
massage regularly the onslaught of aging is slackened.
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251) By massaging oil in the feet, coughness, immobility, dryness, fatigue

and numbness are instantaneously cured, tenderness, strength and
steadiness of feet are affected, the eye sight becomes clear and vata is
relieved thereby.
252) Unctuous over the body eliminates bad smell, cures heaviness,
drowsiness, itching and removes undesirable dirts and unpleasantness
due to sweating.
253) Wearing clean apparel adds to the bodily charm, reputation, longevity
and prevents inauspiciousness. It beings about pleasure, grace,
competence to participate in conferences and good look.
254) Use of scents and garlands stimulates tibids produces good smell in
the body, enhances longevity and charm, it gives corpulence and
strength to the body, it is pleasing to the mind and it prevents
inauspiciousness.
255) If one frequently cleans the feet and excretory orifices (with water) it
promote intelligence, beings about purity, cleanliness and longevity, it
also eliminates in auspiciousness and bad effects of kala.
256) A wise person should be vigilant about his duties, towards his own
body like an officer in charge of a city and charioteer towards the city
and the chariot respectively.
257) One should adopt only such of the means of livelyhood as do not
clash with virtuous path. One should follow the part of peace of engage
himself in studies. This is how one can attain happiness.
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258) Such a physical action which is desirable and is capable of benging

about bodily stability and strength is known as physical exercise. This
has to be practiced in moderation.
259) Perspiration, enhanced respiration lightness of the body, inhibition of

the hart and such other organs of the body are indicative of the exercise
being performed correctly.
260) Such wretched human beings, who are of sunful conduct speech and
mind, back biters, those who are quarrel some by nature those who
indulge in sarcastic elements about others, the greedy those who any the
prosperity of others, the cruel, those who indulge in defaming others, the
fickle minded, those who serve the enemy, those devoid of compassion
and those who do not follows the virtuous course of life are to be
boycotted.
261) Those who have attained maturity by virtue of wisdom learning age,
conduct, patience, memory and meditation, those who are matured and
learned ones, those who maintain the company of matured persons,
those who are acquitted with the human nature, those who are devoid of
all anxieties, those who are well behaved with every body; those who
are pacified those who follow lightens course of action, those who
advocate good conduct and those whose very name and sight are
auspicious should be accompanied.
262) One desirous of well being in this would and the world, beyond,
should try his level best to follow the principles of health relating to diet
conduct and action.
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263) The kind of a person is qualified on the basis of the type of his
repeated action, it is so because that quality must be predominating in
him.

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AYURVEDIC HEALTH TIPS

1) The person should get up from bed during Brahmamuhurtha to protect

2) The teeth should be cleaned without hurting the gums.

3) Saunviranjana is good for the eyes, hence it should be used daily.

4) Persons suffering form indigestion, vomiting, dyspnoea, cough, fever,

5) Abhyanga (oil massage and bath) should be resorted to daily.

6) Abhyanga delays old age, exertion and aggravation of vata.

7) Lightness of the body, ability to do hard work, keen digestion, depletion

10) Thirst, emaciation, severe dyspnoea, bleeding disease, exhaustion,

17) Urges of the body should not be initiated (prematurely) by force.

21) Himsa (causing injury, torture) steya (stealing robbing), anyatakama

25) Beggers should not be dissappointed, abused or objected.

33) One should not reveal that someone is his foe.

44) One should not swim across rivers.

45) One should not walk facing huge fires.

46) One should not travel in risky boat.

47) One should not climb a tree doubtful of strength.

48) One should not ride on a vehicle in bad condition.

59) One should not carry heavy weight on one’s head.

67) Avoid quarrel with good men.

69) Avoid the food give by enemies.

71) Avoid food that are given by prostitutes and merchants.

74) One should avoid the smoke of funerals.

75) One should avoid too much indulgence in wine.

86) Digestive activity will be diminished in Vasantha ritu (spring), hence

90) Alcohol should not be taken in summer. If very necessary it should be

97) Suppression of the urge of belching produce loss of taste, tremors,

99) Suppression of thirst will give rise to emaciation,debility of the body,

101) Suppression of sleep causes delusion, feeling of heaviness of the head

102) Suppression of cough cause its increase, difficulty in breathing, loss of

104) Suppression of the yawning leads to the same diseases enumerated

113) Enlivening, satiating, comforting to the heart (mind), refreshing,

114) Water should not be consumed or consumed in very little quantity, if

diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, diseases of the duodenum consumption or

119) Cold water relieves alcoholic intoxication, exhaustion, fainting.

124) Coconut water is unctuous sweet, aphrodisiac, coolant, easily

130) Milk of camel is highly unctuous, hot in potency, salty, increases

132) Uncooked milk is abhysyandhi (produces excess secretion in the

133) Too much boiling of milk makes it hard and digestion.

138) Buttermilk is easily digestible, astringent and sour in taste, kindles

139) Fresh butter is aphrodisiac, cold potency, improves colour (complexion

140) Ghee is ideal for improving intelligence, memory, ingenuity, keenness

142) Ghee is best for retaining of youth.

143) Purana ghita (ghee old by 10 years), cures intoxication, epilepsy,

145) Juice of sugar cane is laxative, heavy (hard to digest), unctuous,

147) Honey is good for the eyes (vision).

152) Mustard oil is pungent, hot in potency, penetrating deep, mitigates

153) All alcoholic beverages generally stimulated digestion, help taste,

157) Meat soup is stoutening the body, gives satisfaction (nourishment),

167) Among the quadrupeds, the flesh of females is easily digestible.

168) Among the birds the flesh of males is easily digestible.

170) Grapes is the best among fruits.

172) Dried ginger increases hunger, is aphrodisiac, water absorbents, good

173) Incomplete foods should be considered similar to poison and artificial

178) Happiness and unhappiness, nourishment (good physique) and

179) Sleep indulged at improper time , in excess or not at all ,destroys

181) Sleeping during daytime is beneficial during summer, because in that

184) Sleeping at improper time causes delusion, fever, lassitude, nasal

185) In case of excess of sleep, starry emetics, collyrium, nasal drops,

191) In respect of copulation (sexual intercourse) the person should avoid

197) Giddiness, exhaustion, weakness of the thighs, loss of strength,

198) Good memory, Intelligence, long life, health, nourishment, acuity of