One should not laugh or talk while eating. One should take food with due regard to his own self. Upayokrit is he who takes the food keeping in his mind all the above points before eating. One should try to understand these factors and according to his prakriti, age and health conditions should eat food. Type of Food and their Actions Charaka has described the specific actions of some food articles.
Salt causes moistness .
Alkalis help digestion. Ghee produces unctuousness. Meat soup nourishes. Except honey all diets of sweet taste aggravate kapha. All rights reserved.