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Curd
- Banana and curd (kela aur dahi)The Ashtanga Hridaya and Sushruta both list banana with curd among the incompatible foods, along with banana and buttermilk.
- Curd (dahi) at nightCharaka and the Ashtanga Hridaya both say not to eat curd at night. Charaka lists fever, skin disease and jaundice among the illnesses that follow.
- Curd and amlaCharaka names amla as one of the things to eat curd with, alongside ghee, sugar, green gram soup and honey.
- Curd and chicken (dahi aur chicken)The Ashtanga Hridaya and Sushruta both list chicken with curd as a pair not to be eaten together.
- Curd and gheeIn Charaka, ghee is one of the things curd should be eaten with, not a pair to avoid.
- Curd and honey (dahi aur shahad)Charaka names honey as one of the things curd should be eaten with, alongside ghee, sugar, green gram soup and amla.
- Curd and moong dalCharaka names green gram (moong) soup as one of the things curd should be eaten with.
- Curd and sugar (dahi-chini)Charaka names sugar as one of the things curd should be eaten with. Dahi-chini is on his list of accompaniments, not his list of things to avoid.
- Curd in summer (garmi mein dahi)The Ashtanga Hridaya says not to eat curd in spring, summer or autumn, and the same line says not to eat it at night or hot.
- Heating curd (dahi garam karna)Charaka says curd should not be eaten hot, and the Ashtanga Hridaya says the same in its passage on curd.
Milk
- Milk and amlaCharaka lists amla among the fruits not to take with milk, in a list that ends with everything sour, liquid or solid.
- Milk and bananaSushruta lists banana with milk as an unwholesome combination, in the same clause as banana with curd or buttermilk.
- Milk and ber (jujube)Charaka lists ber (badara) among the fruits not to take with milk, along with everything sour, liquid or solid.
- Milk and coconutCharaka lists coconut (narikela) among the fruits not to take with milk, just before pomegranate and amla.
- Milk and curd togetherSushruta says not to eat curd with milk, and puts it in a list of foods that become like poison when combined.
- Milk and fishCharaka says fish and milk clash in potency and can spoil the blood. Sushruta and Vagbhata give the same rule.
- Milk and garlicCharaka says not to drink milk after eating garlic, for fear of kushtha, a broad classical term for skin disease.
- Milk and horse gram (kulthi)Charaka, Sushruta and Vagbhata all list horse gram (kulthi) among the foods not to take with milk.
- Milk and jackfruitCharaka lists jackfruit (panasa) among the fruits not to take with milk, in a list that ends with 'everything sour'.
- Milk and jamunCharaka and Sushruta both list jamun among foods not to take with milk. Sushruta counts the pair among those that become like poison.
- Milk and mangoCharaka and Sushruta both list mango (amra) among foods not to take with milk. Charaka's list of fruits opens with it.
- Milk and pomegranateCharaka names pomegranate (dadima) among the nineteen fruits he calls incompatible with milk.
- Milk and radish (mooli)Charaka, Sushruta and Vagbhata warn against milk with or after radish. Charaka's reason is fear of kushtha, skin disease.
- Milk and saltSushruta lists salt among the things that become poison-like when eaten with milk. Vagbhata's Ashtanga Sangraha names the pair too.
- Milk and sour fruitsCharaka's own example of a bad food combination is sour food with milk. Sushruta and Vagbhata make the same rule.
- Milk and tulsiCharaka says not to drink milk after eating tulsi and similar herbs, for fear of skin disease.
- Milk and urad dalCharaka lists urad (black gram) among the pulses not to take with milk.
- Milk and walnutsCharaka lists akshoda, usually read as walnut, among foods not to take with milk.
- Milk and wood apple (kaitha)Charaka lists kapittha, wood apple, among the fruits not to take with milk.
- Milk with meatCharaka and Sushruta say not to eat the meat of domestic, marsh or water animals in the same meal as milk.
Honey
- Heated honey (garam shahad)Charaka says hot honey, and honey for someone suffering from heat, lead to death. Sushruta also warns against honey with hot things.
- Honey and ghee in equal partsCharaka and Sushruta both say honey and ghee taken in equal amounts are incompatible. Charaka files it under incompatibility by quantity.
- Honey and hot water (shahad aur garam pani)Charaka lists hot water after honey as incompatible, and Sushruta makes the same rule. The Ashtanga Hridaya names cold water as honey's after-drink.
- Honey and lotus seedsCharaka lists honey with pushkara (lotus) seed as incompatible, alongside honey and ghee in equal parts and hot water after honey.
- Honey in hot weather (garmi mein shahad)Charaka warns against honey for someone suffering from heat. Sushruta, as his commentator Dalhana reads him, extends it to summer and autumn.
- Kakamachi and honeyCharaka says kakamachi (makoy) with honey leads to death, in the same line as long pepper cooked in the fat used for frying fish.
- Meat and honeyCharaka says not to eat the meat of domestic, marsh or water animals with honey, and warns of deafness, blindness, tremors or death.
Meat and fish
- Hot food or drink after porkCharaka counts hot food or drink after pork as an incompatibility, and in the same line bars cold things after drinking ghee.
- Meat and radish (mooli)Charaka lists radish (mooli) among eight foods not to eat with the meat of domestic, marsh or water animals.
- Meat and sesame (til)Charaka lists sesame (til) among eight foods not to eat with the meat of domestic, marsh or water animals.
- Meat and sproutsCharaka and Sushruta both say not to eat the meat of domestic, marsh or water animals with sprouted grains.
Water
- Cold water after gheeCharaka says taking cold things after drinking ghee is incompatible. The rule is about ghee, not about water after every meal.
- Cold water after meals (khane ke baad thanda pani)The Ashtanga Hridaya recommends cold water after some foods, such as barley, wheat, curd and honey, and lukewarm water after foods made of flour.
- Water with mealsVagbhata links water mid-meal to a moderate build, water first to a lean one and water last to a stout one.
Meals and habits
- Burnt food (jala hua khana)Charaka lists burnt food as incompatible in cooking (paka viruddha), in the same line as undercooked rice and food cooked over poor fuel.
- Eating without hunger (bina bhookh khana)Charaka counts eating when you are not hungry as a wrong order of eating, and in the same line warns against letting hunger grow extreme.
- Fruit after mealsSushruta puts fruit such as pomegranate at the start of a meal, and praises amla at the start, middle or end.
- Reheated foodVagbhata says to give up food heated a second time, and Sushruta says such food does not taste as it should.
- Stale makoy (kakamachi)Charaka lists makoy (kakamachi) kept overnight among incompatible foods. Vagbhata also bars it cooked in a pot used for fish or ginger.
- Undercooked riceCharaka counts undercooked rice, like overcooked or burnt food, as wrongly cooked: paka viruddha, incompatible by cooking.
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