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| abhyanga | Massage-like therapies |
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| Acidity | Increase in the acid content of stomach; a sign of indigestion |
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| Adrenergic | Term applied to sympathetic nerves which liberate adrenaline and noradrenaline from their terminations |
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| agni | Digestive enzymes |
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| Ahimsa | Non-violence |
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| Ajapa | The Gayatri mantra that brings salvation |
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| Ajirna | Indigestion |
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| Ajna chakra | Third eye or intuitive eye |
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| Akasha | Space |
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| Akshe-paka | Convulsions |
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| Alaji | A painful mouth eruption emitting discharge |
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| Alasaka | A digestive disorder |
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| Albumin. | Any of a class of water-soluble proteins found in egg-white, milk, blood, etc. |
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| Alepa/ atepanam | Medicated pastes for ulcers |
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| Allaepauk | Ginger jam with additional spices |
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| Allergen. | Any substance that causes an allergic reaction. |
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| Alochaka Pitta | One of the five Pitta subdoshas; resides in the retina of the eyes and governs sight. |
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| Alopecia | Baldness, loss of hair, a natural or abnormal condition |
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| Ama | Sour |
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| Amenorrhea | Suppression or absence of menstruation |
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| Amlapitta | Acid gastritis |
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| Anaha | A digestive disorder involving ama and /or feces accumulation in the digestive tract |
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| Anahata chakra | Fourth or heart chakra |
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| Analgesic | agent that relieves or reduces pain |
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| Anasarca | An edema-like swelling |
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| Anemia | decreased oxygen carrying capacity of blood, decrease hemoglobin content of blood |
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| Angina | sense of suffocation or constriction |
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| Angina pectoris | Pain in the chest brought on by exertion, occurring due to an inadequate blood supply to the heart. |
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| Anguli/ angula | Finger width measurement |
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| Ani marma | Energy point governing muscle tension (located just above the knees) |
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| Anjana | Eye salves |
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| Anna lepa | Poultice used when pinda sweda is contraindicated or ineffective |
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| Annamaya kosha | Food cell |
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| Annavaha srota | Digestive system channels of transport |
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| anoopsi | great,good,fine,nicest |
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| Antacids | agents, which neutralize excessive acidity in the stomach |
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| Anthelmintic | Agents, which destroy or expel intestinal worms (e.g. Vidanga, Male fern root, Chenopodium). Any drug or agent used to destroy parasitic worms, especially intestinal ones. |
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| Antidiabetic | medicine preventing or overcoming diabetes by lowering blood sugar |
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| Antidysenteric | medicine given against dysentery |
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| Antiemetic | which prevents or lessens the tendency to vomit |
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| Antigen. | A foreign substance which causes the body to produce antibodies. |
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| Antipyretic drug. | A drug that reduces fever. |
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| Antiseptics | inhibits or retards or prevents the growth and reproduction or arrests the development of bacteria or other microorganisms on the surface of body or in vitro |
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| Antitussive | any measures which suppress cough |
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| Antraja vriddhi | Inguinal hernia |
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| Anupana | A food medium or vehicle that transports herbs to the tissue levels (e.g., honey) |
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| Anuvasana basti | Unctuous medicated enema |
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| Ap | Water element |
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| Apan Vayu | One of the five Vayu subdoshas; downward moving air |
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| Apanahas svedhana | Hot poultice applied to body then wrapped in heated cloth |
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| Aparigraha | Not chasing after material wealth |
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| Apartarpana | Reducing or detoxifying therapies |
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| Apasmara | Epilepsy |
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| Arbuda | Cancer |
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| Ardha matsyendrasana | Alternate spinal twist yoga pose |
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| Arishtha/ asava | Medicated wines |
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| Arochaka | Anorexia |
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| Arogya | Health |
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| Arrhythmias | any deviation from the normal rhythm of the heart |
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| Arshas | Hemorrhoids |
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| Artavaha srota | Uterus channels |
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| Arthralgia | pain in a joint, especially when there is no inflammation |
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| Arthritis | inflammation of joints |
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| Asana | Hatha yoga postures |
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| Asanas | Body postures adopted in Yoga. |
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| Asava, arishtha | Medicated wines |
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| Ashaya | Containers within the body |
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| Ashcotana | Therapy using eye drops |
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| Ashtabindu | Eight drops |
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| Ashtanga Hridayam | One of the three main ancient Ayurvedic texts |
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| Asrigdara | Menorrhagia |
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| Asthapana or niruha basti | Non-oily enema |
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| Asthi | Bone tissue |
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| Astivaha srota | Bone channels |
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| Astringent | an agent, which contract tissues and checks secretions, allay inflammations, acts as styptic (stops capillary blood flow), stimulates epithelial growth locally, acts as antiseptic and protective |
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| Atisara | Diarrhea |
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| Atreya | Author of Charak Samhita |
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| Aum | First sound of creation |
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| Aupadravikam adhyayam | Eye diseases |
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| Avagahan | Soaking in a tub of medicated water |
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| Avalambaka Kapha | One of the five Kapha subdoshas; found in the chest and creates cohesion, softness, moistness, and liquidity, which results in maintaining body strength. |
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| Avaleha | Confections |
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| Avapida | Nasal therapy using fresh herb juices |
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| Ayurveda | Science of life and longevity |
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| Bahihpragna | Perceiving the world through the senses |
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| Bahya kumbhaka | Outer breath retention |
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| Baikhari | Audible sounds produced by the throat |
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| Bajra nadi | First subtler channel in sushumna |
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| Balamaya pratihedha | Children?s diseases |
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| Bandhas | Energy locks used during yoga poses |
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| Basmati rice | A sweet, nutritious, and easily digesed riceq |
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| Basti | Bladder or medicated enema-one of the five pancha karma therapies |
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| Basti marma | Energy center below the navel; governing apana Vayu, Kapha, urine function |
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| Bhagandara | Fistula-in-ano |
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| Bhagnam | Fractures |
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| Bhajans | Singing of religious songs |
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| Bhasma | Burnt metals or gems (generally for ingesting) |
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| Bhastra kumbhaka | Bellows breath exercise |
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| Bhesan | Chick pea (also called garbanzo and channa) |
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| Bhrajaka Pitta | One of the five Pitta subdoshas; resides in the skin. It regulates complexion by keeping secretions from the sweat and sebaceous glands of the skin active. |
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