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Vagabhata
A well known Ayurveda scholar who wrote Astanga
Sangraha and Astanga Hrdya. A major commentator
on Ayurvedic science after Charaka and Sushruta.
Vaidya
A Sanskrit word used for an Ayurvedic physician,
Ayurvedic doctor.
Vaishamya
The proportionate influence of the doshas that
allows us to perceive the prevalence of one over
the others.
Vaisheshika
Literally the word means excellence or
distinction. It is one of the six orthodox
schools of the Indian philosophy, founded by
kanada.
Vajikarana
The science of aphrodisiac, producing virility.
Vajirarana Basti
A basti procedure that promotes vigor and
vitality and enhances fertility.
Vamana
Therapeutic vomiting or emesis. One of the five
main purificatory procedures of Panchakarma.
Vamanopaga
The natural substances that are used for the
stimulation of vomiting.
Varnya
The substances that improve the complexion of
the body, its color, skin, hair and eyes also.
Vanaspatya
A Sanskrit word that means tree, shrub or plant.
Varuna
Hindu God of waters, sea, rivers.
Vasa
An oleated substance made up of animal fat and
used in abbyantar snehana an internal oleation
procedure.
Vata
One of the tridosha (three humors), that keeps
pitta, kapha, all the seven dhatus and the malas
in motion.
Vata Shamak Oil
The medicated oil used in bahya snehana to
pacify vata.
Vayu
The air or wind element and universal organizing
principle of movement.
Veda
The knowledge of the totality of life.
Vedas
Vedas are the oldest source of universal
knowledge, which are formed by learned rishis
and saints in the Indian culture centuries ago.
The four Vedas namely, Rig-Veda, Yajur Veda,
Athrva Veda and Sam Veda hold answers to most of
the questions relating to life and living.
Vibhitaka
A herbal plant known as Belliric Myrobalan or
Terminalia bellirica (Latin name).
Vidahi
Heat, burning, inflammation, acid.
Vihara
The Ayurvedic knowledge of proper lifestyle.
Vikriti
Modification; imbalance or disease.
Vikruti
The imbalance in the doshas that disturbs one’s
prakruti or ideal constitutional balance.
Vilepi
Thick soup of soft cooked rice usually eaten on
the second day after Panchakarma.
Vipaka
The post-absorptive phase of digestion.
Virya
Potency, power, vigor, semen.
Virechan
The medicated purgation; one of the basic
cleansing processes of pancha karma therapy.
Virecanopaga
These are the purgatives that assist the
elimination of the doshas from the vital organs
and helps the system get rid of the ama
(toxins).
Vishnu
In Hindu mythology lord Vishnu is all pervading.
His divine qualities are for knowledge,
strength, lordship, power, virility, splendor
and the preservation.
Visada
Clear, pure, spotless, shining.
Visesa
Opposite, different, not similar, important.
Vismagni
Irregular or unstable digestive fire.
Visravana
To let flow, to let spread.
Vitamin
These are essentials for growth of the body and
healthy functioning of all organs. There are
many types of Vitamins that are related to
different functions of the body:
Vitamin A is a growth promoting vitamin.
Vitamin D is the anti-rickets vitamin.
Vitamin E is anti-sterility.
Vitamin K helps coagulation.
Vitamin P is anti-hemorrhagic.
Vitamin B1 is anti-neuritic..
Vitamin B2 pacifies vata, builds up pitta and
kapha.
Vitamin B6 is called pyrodoxine..
Folic Acid. pacifies vata, increases pitta,
reduces kapha.
Vitamin C. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid whenever
there is cold and congestion, Vitamin C is used.
B12 is cyanocobalamin and is used in sciatica.
Vranagata Basti
An Ayurvedic procedure in which certain
medicated liquids are used to irrigate and heal
abscesses or wounds.
Vyakta
Manifestation of disease with a clear set of
symptoms; Visible, specific.
Vyana
It is one of the five subtypes of vata that
regulates the circulation of blood in the body,
the nervous system, muscular functions and the
skeletal system in the body.
Vyana Vayu
One of the sub-doshas of Vata which governs the
cardiovascular system.
Vyayama
A set of exercises which give energy rather than
expend energy: hatha yoga postures, pranayama
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