What the texts say
In Charaka's run of fruits, dadima comes second to last, just before amla. The run closes with 'everything sour, liquid or solid', and it belongs to his passage on viruddha ahara, incompatible food.[1]
The modern view
We have not found a modern study that tests pomegranate, or its juice, taken with milk. The rule comes from the classical text alone.
From the classical texts
Questions people ask
Does the rule cover pomegranate juice?
Charaka names dadima itself, and closes the same list with 'everything sour, liquid or solid'.[1]
Related
Milk and sour fruits
Charaka's own example of a bad food combination is sour food with milk. Sushruta and Vagbhata make the same rule.
FoodMilk and amla
Charaka lists amla among the fruits not to take with milk, in a list that ends with everything sour, liquid or solid.
FoodFruit after meals
Sushruta puts fruit such as pomegranate at the start of a meal, and praises amla at the start, middle or end.
Sources
Updated 4 November 2026