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Panca karma
The five cleansing techniques of therapeutic emesis, purgation, enemas, nasal cleansing and blood-letting.
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Pacaka pitta
The aspect of pitta that resides in the small intestine, acting from the stomach to the ileocaecal valve, and facilitates the digestion of food.
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Medas-dhatu
Fat tissue, which protects the organs and other tissues and lubricates the body.
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Mandagni
A slow and deficient digestive fire, characteristic of kapha disorders.
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Manas prakrti
The mental constitution regulated by sattva, rajas and tamas.
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Lithotriptic
An agent that can dissolve gall-, kidney and bladder stones.
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Ksaya
A deficient state of the dosa or dhatu.
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Kledaka kapha
The form of kapha that resides in the stomach and nourishes the mucous membranes throughout the body. It is responsible for liquefying food and protecting the stomach wall from corrosive digestive acid.
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Kalaa
The membrane housing the dhatu agni of each tissue.
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Jatharagni
The digestive fire which lives in the stomach and duodenum. It transforms food into food essence (dhara rasa).
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