A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.21

v1.c24.21

The second part (7.29cd–51) is concerned with incompatible articles of diet (viruddhāhāra); it is linked to the preceding part by the statement that these incompatible foods are similar to poison (viṣa) 60 (7.29cd). Many incompatible combinations are enumerated (7.30–45ab). 61 Viruddha is defined as anything that provokes the doṣas without eliminating them (7.45cd). 62 In general, purificatory or pacificatory treatment is recommended (7.46ab), 63 as well as the use of substances counteracting the provoked doṣas (7.46cd). 64 Circumstances making incompatible foods innocuous are mentioned (7.47). 65