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Sarasvati - Goddess of learning
and speech, spouse of Brahma according to Hindu Beliefs adorned
by Ayurveda India's descendant.
Sat-Chid-Ananda - Existence, Pure conscience,
Brahman, Spirit, Reality, Delight.
Sattva - Purity. Also one of the three
‘Gunas’ responsible for the purest aspect and
producing pleasure.
Sattvic - Referring to pure qualities in
herbal remedies’ texts.
Shakha - Sanskrit word for extremity.
Shirah - Sanskrit word meaning ‘head’.
Shleshaka - Fifth sub type of ‘Kapha’.
An oil liquid located in the body joints, protecting and maintaining
them.
Shodan - Referring to the biological cleansing
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Shukra - The last of the seven ‘Dhatus’
responsible for men's ejaculation feeling being the reproductive
tissue canal for semen.
Skandhas - A Sanskrit word meaning a heap, pile
or aggregate. Smrti - Sanskrit word referring to ‘the memory’.
Srotas - Literal translation of word Srotas; Source. A nutrition
path through the body, according to the history of herbal medicine.
Sukha - Sanskrit word meaning happiness.
Surya - The Sun.
Sushumna Nadi - Subtle energy field responsible
for the characteristics and movements of one's body.
Sabda - Tone, Sound, Voice.
Sada - Six in Indian herbal medicine's native language.
Sadavidha - Six types.
Sadhaka - One of the body's ‘Pittas’
also referring to Effective, Accomplish or Energizing.
Sakuna - Having the nature of a bird, a bird catcher.
Salakya Tantra – Extraction science, Surgery.
Samanyaja - A disease or disorder result.
Samhita - Texts, methodically sorted number
of verse and phrases.
Samprapti - The complete route of the disease's manifestation.
Samsarjana - Diets and / or activities practiced
after any herbal treatments to stabilize the body functions.
Samyaka - Accurate, Correct, Proper.
Samyoga - Combination, Conjunction,
Connection.
Sancaya - Gathering, Accumulation, Collection.
Sandra - Dense, Thick, Solid. Sankhapuspi
- Herb used as tonic for nervous system.
Sanskrit - Purified and / or Sanctified.
Language used in the Vedic era.
Sapta - Seven.
Sapta-Dhatu - Seven constitutional
elements or tissues of the body.
Sara - Liquid or Fluid, also Moving and/or
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Sarira - Physical Body.
Sarpa - Snake.
Sarpagandha - A healing herbal extract for lowering
blood pressure.
Sarvangasana - An Ayurveda yoga position.
Sastriya - Sacred percepts.
Savasana - Yoga position.
Silajita - Black Bitumen, a black colored liquid
found on particular mountains.
Sira - Referring to any tube-like pathway
in the body. E.g. Veins. Sometimes also used to refer to head or
skull.
Sirodhara - The process of pouring any liquid from
a specific pot on one's forehead. Commonly practiced in natural
herbal remedy treatments.
Sirsasana - Head stand position in yoga practice.
Sita - Cold, Chilly, Frigid.
Slakshana - Smooth, Polished, Gentle, Soft, Tender.
Slesaka - Attached, Connected.
Snehana - Lubricating, Applying oil, Anointing,
Unction.
Snigdha - Sticky, Viscid, Unctous, Adhesive.
Sodhana - Cleaning, Refining, Purifying.
Sparsa - The sense of touch i.e. touching.
Sringa - Horn Srvanam - Hearing, Transportation,
Carrying.
Sthana Samsraya - Location or Place.
Sthira - Firm, Hard, Solid, Strong, Fixed.
Sthula - Big, Gross, Massive, Stout, Large,
Thick
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