Category: S

Indicated in highly toxic fevers (c.f., pneumonia, typhoid, meningitis, etc.).  

That which binds the bowels (usually an astringent).  

To bring to the normal diet.  

Normal digestive power.  

With anadoshas, immature doshas dhatus, and mala.  

A new growth from a bud, rootstock, germinating seed, and more. The new, germinated growth from a root, seed, or tuber.  

A one-sided inflorescence that is coiled at the tip like the tail of a scorpion.  

Any medical ointment applied to wounds, skin irritations, or burns for the purpose of soothing and promoting healing.  

The many-seeded capsule of members of Brassicaceae. Siliques occur in a variety of shapes. A dry, long, narrow seedpod separating into two halves that fall away, leaving an erect central membrane to which the seeds are attached, as in the mustard family. A long pod of the mustard family. A fruit divided into two cells…

Resting body of some fungi, composed of a hardened mass of hyphae usually rounded in shape. A fleshy mass of hyphae of definite structure serving as a resting stage for a fungus. A hardened mass formed by the growth of certain fungi. The sclerotium formed by ergot on rye is of medical importance due to…