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Glossary

Sanskrit & clinical terms, in plain words

Every named concern, herb and therapy AyurPal uses — 67 terms — with its plain-language meaning and a link to the full entry. Use search to jump by any spelling.

Agnimāndya अग्निमान्द्य

Weak digestion · Concern

Amlapitta अम्लपित्त

Hyperacidity / acid reflux · Concern

Anidrā अनिद्रा

Poor sleep / insomnia · Concern

Ardhāvabhedaka अर्धावभेदक

Migraine-type headache · Concern

Arjuna अर्जुन

Arjuna · Herb

Arśa अर्श

Haemorrhoids / piles · Concern

Atisāra अतिसार

Loose stools / diarrhoea · Concern

Aśoka अशोक

Ashoka · Herb

Aśvagandhā अश्वगन्धा

Ashwagandha / Winter Cherry · Herb

Basti बस्ति

Medicated Enema · Therapy

Bilva बिल्व

Bilva / Bael · Herb

Brāhmī ब्राह्मी

Brahmi · Herb

Cittodvega चित्तोद्वेग

Anxiety / restless mind · Concern

Galagaṇḍa गलगण्ड

Neck / thyroid swelling tendency · Concern

Gokṣura गोक्षुर

Gokshura / Puncture Vine · Herb

Grahaṇī ग्रहणी

Irritable bowel tendency · Concern

Guggulu गुग्गुलु

Guggul · Herb

Guḍūcī गुडूची

Guduchi / Heart-leaved Moonseed · Herb

Haridrā हरिद्रा

Turmeric · Herb

Harītakī हरीतकी

Chebulic Myrobalan · Herb

Hṛdroga हृद्रोग

Heart health · Concern

Jambū जम्बू

Jambu / Indian Blackberry · Herb

Jaṭāmāṁsī जटामांसी

Jatamansi / Indian Spikenard · Herb

Kaṭi Basti कटिबस्ति

Kati Basti (Low-back Oil Pool) · Therapy

Kaṭiśūla कटिशूल

Low back pain · Concern

Khālitya खालित्य

Hair fall · Concern

Kuṭaja कुटज

Kutaja / Kurchi · Herb

Kāsa कास

Cough · Concern

Kāñcanāra काञ्चनार

Kanchanara / Mountain Ebony · Herb

Mañjiṣṭhā मञ्जिष्ठा

Indian Madder · Herb

Methikā मेथिका

Methi / Fenugreek · Herb

Meṣaśṛṅgī मेषशृङ्गी

Meshashringi / Gudmar · Herb

Mustā मुस्ता

Musta / Nut Grass · Herb

Nasya नस्य

Nasal Administration · Therapy

Nimba निम्ब

Neem · Herb

Pippalī पिप्पली

Long Pepper · Herb

Prameha प्रमेह

Prameha / diabetic tendency · Concern

Pratiśyāya प्रतिश्याय

Common cold / rhinitis · Concern

Punarnavā पुनर्नवा

Punarnava / Hogweed · Herb

Rajonivṛtti रजोनिवृत्ति

Menopause transition · Concern

Raktamokṣaṇa रक्तमोक्षण

Therapeutic Bloodletting · Therapy

Sandhivāta सन्धिवात

Joint pain (wear-and-tear) · Concern

Snehana स्नेहन

Oleation Therapy · Therapy

Sthaulya स्थौल्य

Overweight tendency · Concern

Svedana स्वेदन

Sudation / Therapeutic Sweating · Therapy

Tamaka Śvāsa तमक श्वास

Asthma-type breathing · Concern

Tulasī तुलसी

Holy Basil · Herb

Tvagvikāra त्वग्विकार

Skin problems (general) · Concern

Ucca Raktacāpa उच्च रक्तचाप

Raised blood-pressure tendency · Concern

Udvartana उद्वर्तन

Udvartana (Herbal Powder Massage) · Therapy

Vamana वमन

Therapeutic Emesis · Therapy

Vibandha विबन्ध

Occasional constipation · Concern

Vibhītakī विभीतकी

Belliric Myrobalan · Herb

Virecana विरेचन

Therapeutic Purgation · Therapy

Viṣāda विषाद

Low mood · Concern

Vāsā वासा

Vasa / Malabar Nut · Herb

Yaṣṭimadhu यष्टिमधु

Licorice · Herb

Āmalakī आमलकी

Indian Gooseberry / Amla · Herb

Āmavāta आमवात

Inflammatory joint pain (Ama-vata) · Concern

Ārtava-duṣṭi आर्तवदुष्टि

Menstrual / PCOS-type imbalance · Concern

Śallakī शल्लकी

Shallaki / Indian Frankincense · Herb

Śatāvarī शतावरी

Shatavari / Wild Asparagus · Herb

Śaṅkhapuṣpī शङ्खपुष्पी

Shankhpushpi · Herb

Śiraḥśūla शिरःशूल

Headache · Concern

Śirodhārā शिरोधारा

Shirodhara (Oil-stream Therapy) · Therapy

Śuṇṭhī शुण्ठी

Dry Ginger · Herb

Śvāsa श्वास

Breathing difficulty · Concern