Ch. 8 Key Terms – Flashcards
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Sanskrit word that means life science or science of life
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Ayurveda
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A form of holistic alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India. It may have influenced ancient Chinese medicine and the humoral medicine practiced by Hippocrates in Greece.
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Ayurvedic medicine
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Medical enema or colonic irrigation.
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basti
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Pattern of energy that comprises or makes up a person.
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constitution
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Five elements space (akasha), air (vayu), fire (agni), water (apu), and earth (prithvi) make up the body's constitution called _________. There are three _______: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.
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dosha
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Eart, water, fire, air, and ether or space.
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five elements (or tattwa)
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A mixture also known as sneha made from cow's milk into an edible oil or medicated butter.
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ghee
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Waste products such as urine, feces, or sweat.
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malas
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Nose or sinus irrigation.
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nasya
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Used to give nose or sinus irrigation, usually using a mild salt solution.
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neti pot
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Five types of cleansing therapy (vomiting, purging, colonic cleansing, nose and sinus cleansing, and blood detoxification).
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panchakarma treatment
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Use of diet and activity.
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pathya vyavastha treatment
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Dosha balance.
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prakriti
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Energy.
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prana
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There are three types of pulses: snake pulse, which denotes vata dosha; frog pulse, which denotes pitta dosha; and swan pulse, which denotes kapha dosha.
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pulse taking
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Pre-cleansing procedures before shodhanam or shamanam treatment. It involves snehan and swedan treatments.
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purva-karma treatment
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Detoxifying the blood by bloodletting or using certain herbs.
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raktamoksha
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Plant known as Spanish sage. Used for healing purposes.
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Salvia labandulaefolia
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Use of mental hygiene/psychotherapy.
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satvajaya treatment
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Plasma, blood, muscle, lipid, bone, nervous system, and reproductive system.
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seven tissues (dhatu)
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A balancing treatment.
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shamanam treatment
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A cleansing treatment using five procedures; called panchakarma treatment
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shodhanam treatment
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Internally it involves ingesting medicated edible oil or butter; externally it is medicated body massage.
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snehan treatment
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Use of dry or wet fomentation or heat therapy to facilitate sweating.
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swedan treatment
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Having fairly equal characteristics of vata, pitta, and kapha
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tri-doshic
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A plant that contains curcumin. Used for healing purposes.
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turmeric
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Forced vomiting.
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vamana
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Dosha imbalance.
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vikruiti
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Forced purging.
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virechana
