Good for Arthritis:

  • Grains- brown rice,unpolished rice, old rice, barley, ragi.
  • Vegetables- drumsticks, pumpkin, bitter gourd, snake gourd, PUNARNAVA (Boerhavia diffusa).
  • Cereals- MOONG, lentil, moth bean, ragi.
  • Meat- chicken, mutton
  • Milk products-  only buttermilk that too at day time enriched with, pepper, cumin seeds and rock salt.
  • Water- warm water enriched with medicinal properties.
  • Natural pain killers- ginger, turmeric, onion, ginger,fenugreek seeds,flaxseed
  • Other edibles- castor oil, GOUMOOTRA (cow’s urine), SOONTH (ginger powder), fennel seeds.

Bad for Arthritis:

  • Grains- new grains, wheat.
  • Vegetables- bottle gourd, ivy gourd.
  • Cereals- black gram, field beans, green pea, cowpea and chickpea.
  • Meat- fish and seafood.
  • Fruits- especially citric fruits
  • Milk products- milk, curd, paneer, cheese.
  • Water- cold water
  • Bulbous fruits- sweet potato, potato 
  • Other edibles- VIRUDDH AAHAR (opposite natured food combinations), like milk + fruit, curd + milk, etc.