Importance of diet in Ayurveda!!!!

Diet restriction and modification helps a great deal in curing of Diseases.It also enhances the curing properties of drugs.Ayurveda prescribes various diets for various types of diseases. No1:For ushana(over heat) and Paitya(excess bile) conditions,the diet prescribed is old rice,green gram,red gram,raw plaintain fruit,snake gourd,bitter gourd,cucumber,beans,onions,garlic,ghee,milk,grapes.Avoid intake of brinjal,oily food,betel leaf,tobacco,alcohol,coffee,tea,meat and sour things. No2:For sleshma or disease with phlegm-have old rice,red gram,black gram,brinjal,bitter gourd,raddish,wheat,horse gram,cow's milk,butter milk,snake gourd and ghee can be taken. No3:For disease with Oedema-old rice,wheat,snake gourd,grapes,cow's milk,butter milk and bitter gourd can be taken N04:For all diseases excess oil,tobacco,alcohol,coffee,tea,meat,excess salt should be avoided.