Category: P
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Pi
One symptom of Yangming Fu syndrome. Pi means a congested a congested or “stuck” sensation.
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Pian
When seen in the name of a Chinese herbal prescription, this word usually means that the formula is prepared as a tablet. For example: An Mian Pian or Dan Shen Pian.
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Prana
The subtle essence related to vital life force and breath. It makes you flexible and creative. Life force, the energy that gives life to one’s being. The vital life energy. Without it, life cannot exist. The flow of cellular intelligence from one cell to another. Equivalent to the Oriental Ch’i or Ki. The subtle essence…
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Prakriti
The Doshic constitution you were born with, determined at the moment of conception. For example, you may have been born primarily Kapha, secondarily Vata, and lastly Pitta. One’s constitution, set the moment the soul enters the being at conception.
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Pitta
The Ayurvedic Dosha comprised of fire and water elements, governing your stomach and all transformation within your body. When Pitta is out of balance, you experience heartburn, overheating, anger, impatience, and other related issues. One of the three bodily humors, it is the combination of fire and water and is related to all digestive functions…
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Panchakarma
An ancient Ayurvedic fivefold detoxification and rejuvenation method involving herbalized oil massages, steam therapies, enemas, a cleansing kitchari diet, and other toxin-purifying practices. Five measures for elimination of excess dosha and/or ama from the body. Used for the purpose of internal purification. They are: vomiting (vamana); purgation (virechana), medicated oil or decoction enema (basti); bloodletting…
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Pistil
Female reproductive part of a flower. (In apocarpous flowers) the unit of separate carpel, style and stigma (Bell, 2008, Hickey & King, 2000); (In syncarpous flowers) the whole gynoecium (Bell, 2008, Hickey & King, 2000); The female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style and stigma (Jackson, 1928). The female organ of…
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Photosynthesis
The process by which green plants transform light energy into chemical energy. The process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar; occurs in plants and some algae. The synthesis (production) of bioorganic compounds (molecules) using light energy as the power source. The synthesis of carbohydrates (hexose) occurs…
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PYY Peptide
A 36 amino acid peptide secreted by L cells of the distal small intestine and colon that inhibits gastric and pancreatic secretion.
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Pyrolysis
Decomposition or transformation of a compound caused by heat pyrolytic. Chemical decomposition of matter through the action of heat. Decomposition of a compound into smaller, more reactive structures by the action of heat alone. The fragmentation is usually followed by combination of the smaller structures to more stable compounds, provided the conditions do not allow…