Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Acharya Charaka enlists sure meals and in addition bodily and psychological practices / habits which must be at all times averted or saved away by these searching for complete well being and in addition to take care of the identical.
Really, he has defined this within the second pada (quarter) of Rasayana Chapter (Charaka Chikitsa Sthana Chapter 1, quarter 2, verse 3). The context and intention of Acharya Charaka to elucidate this within the context of Rasayana is to inform that ‘..these searching for Rasayana Remedy’ ought to keep away from taking these meals and practices in order to acquire the very best advantages of Rasayana.
However he begins the reason by quoting – ‘Sarve Sharira Doshaa Bhavanti…’ which suggests ‘….all these would irritate or trigger dosha improve within the physique or trigger illnesses within the physique….’. So, we will take Acharya Charaka’s clarification of those contraindications as ‘normal contraindications’ for all individuals, together with wholesome people.
Repeatedly following these ideas and protecting away the contraindicated meals, habits and practices will preserve away the illnesses from manifesting and would assist us to take care of a balanced well being in the long term.
Such unhealthy and unwholesome meals which deserved to be saved away at all times are generally known as Gramya Ahara. Acharya Charaka mentions a listing of meals and meals associated practices which must be thought of as Gramya.
What’s Gramya Ahara?
Gramya Ahara means meals that are unhealthy and unwholesome and therefore should be omitted from the meals schedules.
These meals are accountable for vitiation of all doshas and dhatus. They’re the foundation sources of dosha aggravation and manifestation of many illnesses. Apply of such meals usually will make one prone to many sorts of illnesses.
The phrase Gramya is derived from its root phrase Grama – which suggests village or settlement or a small dwelling place having individuals who have settled with their households and cattle. Herein, folks eat and drink no matter is offered or no matter they develop. They observe the ideas that solely they know. The evolution of meals habits and dwelling circumstances is just not there. So, what they eat and the way they reside is in accordance with the norms they know and inside sure bracketed limitations. So, the meals they take will not be wholesome or healthful and are additionally not balanced or nutritious. Their bodily and psychological habits and practices are additionally the identical. The identical practices are handed on all the way down to their successive generations. They’re additionally indifferent, unaware, ignorant or much less educated in regards to the medical methods of wholesome meals consumption and preferrred methods of main a wholesome life with wholesome habits and way of life practices.
So, to be wholesome and match, one want to return out of those gramya or domesticated meals and way of life habits and undertake different wholesome methods of food regimen and way of life practices that are medically proper.
Acharya Charaka not solely mentions the unwholesome meals but in addition mentions unwholesome and unhealthy actions and habits associated to physique and thoughts. They are often thought of as Gramya Vihara (unwholesome actions and habits) and Gramya Vichara (unwholesome ideas and thoughts actions), although not talked about precisely as such.
The important thing for good well being is to stay away from gramya ahara, vihara and vichara.
Now, allow us to see what these ‘preserve aways’ are.
Causes for aggravation of doshas and manifestation of all illnesses in everybody
Beneath talked about are the principle causative components for aggravation of the doshas in our physique and in addition for manifestation of all illnesses in all of us. So, the individuals who would want to take pleasure in a complete state of balanced well being, endurance and immunity ought to keep away from these items in the long term and in addition make a acutely aware follow of the identical.
The beneath talked about are these ‘to be saved away’ causes –
सर्वे शरीरदोषा भवन्ति ग्राम्याहारादम्ल लवण कटुक क्षार शुष्क शाक मांस तिल पलल पिष्टान्न भोजिनां विरूढ नव शूक शमी धान्य विरुद्धासात्म्य रूक्ष क्षाराभिष्यन्दि भोजिनां क्लिन्न गुरु पूति पर्युषित भोजिनां विषमाध्यशन प्रायाणां दिवास्वप्न स्त्री मद्य नित्यानां विषमाति मात्र व्यायाम सङ्क्षोभित शरीराणां भय क्रोध शोक लोभ मोहायास बहुलानाम्;
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Gramya Ahara – avoidable meals, meals habits and meals patterns
Extreme and common consumption of
– bitter, salt, pungent and alkaline meals
– dry greens
– meat,
– sesame,
– paste of sesame seeds and
– pistanna – pastries
Extreme and common consumption of –
– Virudha dhanya – germinated cereals and pulses
– Nava shooka dhanya – freshly harvested corns with bristles
– Nava shami dhanya – freshly harvested pulses
Viruddha Ahara – extreme and common consumption of mutually reverse / antagonistic meals or flawed and unwholesome meals combos
Asathmya ahara – common and extreme consumption of uncongenial meals
Extreme and common consumption of –
– Klinna bhojana – excessively moist and softened meals
– Guru bhojana – heavy to digest meals,
– Puti bhojana – putrid or foul-smelling meals (which has decayed or rotten)
– Paryushita bhojana – stale meals
Vishama Ashana – irregular and erratic consuming habits, consuming meals at random occasions and in random portions
Adhyashana – consuming meals even earlier than the beforehand taken meals is digested correctly
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Gramya Vihara – Avoidable habits associated to actions
Extreme and repeated / ordinary or day by day indulgence in –
– Day sleep
– Sexual activity / actions
– Alcoholic drinks
– Irregular or extreme / obsessive workouts and exercises
– Over-work
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Gramya Vichara – Avoidable habits associated to actions
Extreme and common indulgence in –
– Concern and panic
– Anger
– Grief
– Greed
– Infatuation
Impact of Gramya Ahara, Vihara and Vichara
अतोनिमित्तं हि शिथिलीभवन्ति मांसानि, विमुच्यन्ते सन्धयः, विदह्यते रक्तं, विष्यन्दते चानल्पं मेदः, न सन्धीयतेऽस्थिषु मज्जा, शुक्रं न प्रवर्तते, क्षयमुपैत्योजः; स एवम्भूतो ग्लायति, सीदति, निद्रा तन्द्रालस्य समन्वितो निरुत्साहः श्वसिति, असमर्थश्चेष्टानां शारीरमानसीनां, नष्ट स्मृति बुद्धिच्छायो रोगाणामधिष्ठानभूतो न सर्वमायुरवाप्नोति | तस्मादेतान् दोषानवेक्षमाणः सर्वान् यथोक्तानहितानपास्याहार विहारान् रसायनानि प्रयोक्तुमर्हतीत्युक्त्वा भगवान् पुनर्वसुरात्रेय उवाच–||३||
Impact of dangerous meals, bodily and psychological habits:
Extreme, repeated and common indulgence within the above mentioned gramya ahara, vihara and vichara would trigger the beneath talked about hostile results / issues –
– The muscle tissues of the physique change into weak, lax, flabby and fragile
– The joints of the physique change into loosened, weak and dislocated
– The blood turns into vitiated and burnt out
– The fats tissue which has accrued in extra will get liquified and vitiated
– The bone marrow doesn’t stay intact contained in the hole parts of the bones as they need to be
– There isn’t any ejaculation of semen
– The Ojas – which is an essence of all of the tissues within the physique, which represents the general immunity of the individual undergoes diminution
Such an individual suffers from a number of of the beneath talked about circumstances –
– Exhaustion
– Languor
– Sleepy
– Drowsy
– Lazy
– Lack of enthusiasm
– Dyspnoea
– Lack of capability to do any form of bodily or psychological work / exercise
– Lack of reminiscence
– Lack of mind
– Lack of complexion
With these signs, the individual turns into an abode of illnesses and thus fails to take pleasure in a full span of life.
Holding these miseries, issues and untoward / undesired hostile results, one ought to surrender all types of gramya ahara, vihara and vichara and may bear Rasayana Remedy. Rasayana Remedy would convey again the tissues to a state of steadiness and would re-establish well being, endurance and immunity.
