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| 1 || Prakriti|| It indicates the natural qualities of the food articles i.e. the inherent qualities like guru (heavy), laghu (light) etc.

| 1 || Prakriti|| It indicates the natural qualities of the food articles i.e. the inherent qualities like guru (heavy), laghu (light) etc.

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| Vyadhi viparita || Use of antidiarrheal drugs like Patha etc. in diarrhea || Intake of food like masur etc. in diarrhoea due to its antidiarrheal property. || Pravahana  improving downwards peristalsis is the treatment for udavarta rogi  

| 2 || Karana|| The process or preparation of food. The method of preparation and processing of food changes the natural quality of the food.   

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| Hetu-vyadhi viparita || Usage of dashmoola qwath in case of vataja jwara due to its vatahara and shothhara property || Usage of hot substances and antipyretic gruel against sheetotthajwara, which subsides cold and fever. ||Night awakening etc. which brings roughness in case of tandra, which is the result of consumption of Slimy substances followed by day sleeping.

| 3 || Samyoga || The combination of things leading to alteration in properties.

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| Hetu viparitarthakari || Usage of vrishya drugs like pippali, shunthi etc. in case of shukrakshaya due to intake of excess pungent substances. || Usage of food substances which are hot in pachyamana shoth caused due to pitta dosha. || Inducing fear to the patients who are suffering from vataja unmada.

| 4 || Rashi || The quantity of food is to be taken

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| Vyadhi viparitarthakari || Usage of emetic drugs like madanaphala in case of chardi (vomitting) || Intake of milk in case of atisar, which induces purgation. ||  Inducing vomiting by external support in case of chardi.

| 5 || Desha || It indicates the habitat. It determines the variations of the qualities of the food according to their geographic region, due to different soil, use and their acclimatization to that particular region.

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| Hetu-vyadhi viparitarthakari || Use of hot drugs like agaru dravya lepa in case of agniplushta dagdha (burn due to fire). || Usage of intoxicating alcohol against alcoholism induced due to consumption of excessive alcohol. || Swimming therapy advised in the form of exercise in case of vatavyadhi manifested due to excessive exercise

| 6 || Kala || It is known as time factor which is described in two ways i.e. daily and seasonal variations and also considers the individuals conditions of age and disease.

| 7 || Upayoga Samstha || It consists of dietetic rules.

| 8 || Upayokta || The person who takes food

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TABLE -2. AHARA VIDHI VIDHAANA:

TABLE -2. AHARA VIDHI VIDHAANA: