Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 >> actually, the Chinese similarly avoid raw foods as does Ayurveda, > for >> much the same reason >> i.e. it weakens digestion (injures the Spleen) >> > > I have wondered about this- I suppose there are raw foods that weaken > digestion(eg cabbage) but anyone eating a salad with lunch knows how > much it helps with digestion. Anyone eating plently of fruits will > know how energizing it is. i'm not sure "anyone" notices this in my practice i find that people who tend to eat lots of salad complain of coldness but then i live in a cold area, so perhaps its more acute > > So my question is why is this restriction on raw foods in ayurveda? this issue has been discussed extensively in previous posts but basically it is because of the inherent coldness of raw food (which weakens agni) an Ayurvedic perspective suggests that raw foods also contain krimis, worms or parasites, that can adversely affect health certainly this is more a concern in places like India where the ground water is often contaminated all the major healing traditions of Asia teach this, i.e. Ayurveda, TCM, Bon etc. Caldecott phyto http://www.wrc.net/phyto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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