Ayurstudies

Prakriti (Nature)

• The food's nature is of two types:
  > Guru (Heavy): Milk, Sugarcane & Urad daal (Black gram)
  > Laghu (Light): Moong Daal (Green Gram), Shali Chawal (Shali Rice), etc.

Karan (Preparation)

• The additional nutrients other than the natural one's present, is added through preparation.
• These can be added via different ways:
  > With water
  > Through fire
  > Through specific place
  > Time
  > Through chanting of mantras

Sanyog (Cohesion)

• Mixing two different dravyas is known as Sanyog
• The mixing should not be done of the compounds which are different in their nature.
  For eg:
  > Equal amounts of Honey & Ghee
  > Fish & Milk
  As these compositions are considered deadly.

Rashi (Measurement)

• The benifit and harm of a specific food is determined through its quantity
  As too much or too less both can cause harm
• These are of two types:
  > Sarvgraha: Intake of different food items in same quantity.
  > Parigraha: Intake of different food items in different quantity.

Desha (Place)

• The origin of a food determines its different properties
  The medicines from Himalayas are the best in their properties.

Kaal (Time)

• Nityag: The food intake according to different seasons, day-night, age, etc.
• Awasthic: The food intake according to the disease or disorder.

Upyokta

• The one who eats food.

Upyoga Sanstha

• The different rules to eat food.