Abhyana |
Ayurvedic massage, to smear or anoint with oil |
Agni |
Fire, light, heat |
Ama |
a toxic material produced from undigested food |
Ayus |
life - the combination of body, mind, senses and soul |
Basti |
medicated, herbal enema used to cleanse the colon |
Cakra |
Invisible energy center of the body |
Caraka |
an ancient Ayurvedic physician |
Dosa |
fault, deficiency, that which contaminates |
Jatharagni |
digestive fire, gastric juices, digestive enzymes |
Kapha |
phlegm, mucus, one of the biological energies |
Mala |
impurity, wastes excreted out of body |
Ojas |
vigor, strength, vitality, the essence of all tissues |
Pancha |
F ive |
Pancha karma |
five types of elimination therapies |
Paschat karma |
post therapy after panca karma |
Pitta |
fire, bile, one of the biological energies |
Prana |
life air |
Purva karma |
preparation for panca karma |
Prakriti |
nature, constitution, original nature |
Rakta mokshana |
blood letting (rarely performed today) |
Rasayana |
herbs, foods or activities that prevent aging and promote longevity |
Shiro dhara |
pouring a continuous stream of oil on the forehead |
Sneha |
lubricant, oil, fat |
Snehana |
lubricating, anointing, rubbing with oil |
Swedana |
sweating, to perspire, |
Susruta |
an ancient Ayurvedic surgeon |
Tri |
three |
Tridosa |
the three dosa |
Triguna |
the three qualities of Nature |
Vaidya |
Ayurvedic doctor |
Vamana |
the act of vomiting, emesis |
Vata |
wind or air, one of the biological energies of the body |
Veda |
ancient books of knowledge, sacred knowledge |
Virechana |
purgation |
