Incompatibility of food is only described in ayurveda. Basically most disease are formed by eating virudh ahar or we can say incompatible food.
Ayurveda clearly defines that certain food and diet and its combination which interrupts the normal metabolism in the formation of disease because of opposite properties of food combination.
The most common incompatible food is salt and milk food products.
The only food that is compatible with milk is ripe mango.
There are different kinds of incompatibility which is described in ayurveda , below are the list of factors described by ayurveda for incompatibility :
Desh virudha – A food pattern which is meant for cold countries or habitat is used during summer
Kala virudha – A food pattern which is spicy in summer and cold during winter
Agni Virudha – eating without hunger
Matra virudha – Honey and cows ghee should not be taken in equal amounts
Satmya virudha – Eating food items which are not compatible for your digestive system
dosha virudha – Eating food against the increased dosha or decreased dosha
Sanskra virudha – heating honey is never recommended
Veerya virudha – eating food of opposite potency for e.g fish and milk
Kostha virudha –eating heavy food when your stomach does not have the ability to digest it .
Avastha virudha –
Karma virudha (sequence ) – drinking hot water eating honey, consuming curd at night
Parihar virudha – consuming cold water after hot beverages
Paak virudha – salt and sweet mixed together
Samyog virudha – fruit salad or milk with banana
Hridya virudha – eating disliked food
Samapad virudha –
Vidhi virudha – eating against the rules described in ayurveda , for e.g. eating desserts after meal is not recommended in ayurveda.
Charakha has mentioned that one who exercises is young, has good agni, can take virudha food.
