| GLOSSARY OF SANSKRIT WORDS USED IN THIS WEBSITE | 
| Agni: | The digestive principle of living body that helps in the assimilation and metabolic conversion. | 
| Agni Rasayana: | Specially developed ayurvedic compound medicine useful to promote Agni. | 
| Ama: | The toxic residue of undigested food that is the source of illness in the body. | 
| Atma: | The universal intelligence of nature. | 
| Basti: | Therapeutic purification and rejuvenation of the colon. One of the five main procedures of Panchkarma. | 
| Bhastrika: | A form of breathing rapidly like bellows. It stimulate agni and the vital power i.e. Prana. | 
| Brahma: | The utterly devine spirit. | 
| Dosha: | The biological intelligence within the body responsible for all physiological and psychological processes. | 
| Dravya Guna Shastra: | The science and knowledge of drugs (Dravya) , their properties and actions (Guna). | 
| Indriya: | An organ of sense or action. One of the four components of Ayu. | 
| Kapha | The dosha or biological intelligence within the body governing cohesion, liquidity and growth. | 
| Mandagni: | Poor agni. A diminished state of digestion characterised by the dominant influence of Kapha. | 
| Manas: | The mind. One of the four component of Ayu. | 
| Musta: | Cyperus rotundus Linn. Ayurvedic herb having astringent, appetiser and digestive properties. | 
| Nyaya: | One of the philosophical thoughts of India propounded by Gautama. For explaining the physical and chemical activities, help of Nyaya and Vaisisika philosophy has been taken in Ayurveda. | 
| Nyaya-Vaisisika: | Philosophical base of Ayurveda. See Nyaya. | 
| Om: | A mantric syllable indicating the supreme rhythm or sublime principle or Brahma. | 
| Panchkarma: | The five major purificatory procedures and adjunct therapies for purifying and rejuvenating the body. | 
| Panchmahabhuta: | The ayurvedic theory of five elements. | 
| Pawanamuktasana: | A series of specified Yogic asanas to release the pain and stiffness. | 
| Patanjali Yoga Sutra: | The original Sanskrit treatise on Yoga authored by Patanjali. | 
| Pinda Swedanam: | A fomentation procedure performed with a bolus of rice and a hot milk decoction to tone up the muscles and improve the circulation. | 
| Pitta: | The dosha or the biological intellegence within the body governing all metabolic processes. | 
| Prakriti: | The inherent balance of the doshas that is most beneficial to one’s life. The costitutional make-up. | 
| Prana: | Life force or the vital force. | 
| Psororasayana: | Specially developed ayurvedic medicine useful in the long term management of Psorisis. | 
| Raja dosha (Rajas) | The active phase of mind. It imparts motivation and initiation to the mind. | 
| Rasa: | Perception of the taste and indicator of the composition, properties and probable action of the drug. | 
| Rasayana: | One of the ayurvedic specialities for rejuvenation of body. | 
| Satva Guna: | The creative phase of mind, one of the three gunas. It is the quality that imparts curiosity, inspiration and creativity to the mind. | 
| Shankhya: | The very old scientific philosophy of India which classifies all the contents of the known. | 
| Sharira: | The human body. One of the four components of Ayu. | 
| Shatbala Prasarni Oil: | A specially developed ayurvedic herbal oil useful in the management of Neuro-muscular diseases . | 
| Srotas: | The gross and the subtle channels of the body. | 
| Sukumar Guggul Rasayana: | Specially developed ayurvedic medicine useful in the management of Muscular dystrophy. | 
| Surya namaskara: | Sun salutation in Hathayoga asana.Tama (Tamas) Darkness, inertia; one of the three gunas of mind. | 
| Tikta Snehana: | Herbal purified butter with predominantly bitter taste used in internal oleation to remove ama from the dhatus (tissues). | 
| Til-Masha Pinda Swedanam: | A special pinda swedana useful for prevention of contractures and deformities in patients of Muscular dystrophies. | 
| Triphala: | A laxative, combination of three fruits ( viz: Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica and Emblica officinalis.) | 
| Udvartana: | A type of therapeutic massage using powder instead of oil to reduce subcutaneous fat and excess of Kapha. | 
| Vata: | The dosha or the biological intelligence in the body that governs movements, transportation and the drying and separating functions. | 
| Veerya: | The potency by which the drug acts. | 
| Vipaka: | Transformed state of ingested substance after digestion. | 
 
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