Ayurveda References with the Letter T

Takra - Buttermilk, a drink made from mixing water with milk and churning.

Tamaka Svasa  - An asthma type that is catered for by various herbal remedies.

Tiksagni  - Strong or increased digestive heath.

Tiksna  - Sharp, Hot, Fiery, Pungent, according to Indian herbal medicine native language.

Tikta - A taste of bitter flavor.

Tri - Meaning ‘Three’.

Tridosha - The three ‘Doshas’.

Tridoshic - Adjective to ‘Tridosha’.

Triguna - Nature's three qualities as referred to by Ayurveda health practices.

Triphala  - An Ayurveda herb recipe made from a selection of fruit mixed with three different herbs.

Trivrita - A health herbal remedy for purgation.

Tulasi - Holy Basil.

Tamas  - Refers to darkness, inertia and the materialistic attitude in herbal products’ texts.

Tanmatra - The subtle essence of the body's five senses.

Tantra  - A non Vedic yoga practice leading to divine ecstasy through erotic and sexual rites and practices. Known also as Kundalini Yoga, the belief and practice of the Tantra are all based on the theory of the Divine female power.

Tarpaka - One of the ‘Kapha’ sub types on which the Ayurveda care herbal remedies bases part of its cures, based in one's head, is responsible for the nourishing of the sensory organs enhancing the senses’ use.

Tejas - An essence of ‘Pitta’, this one of the five elements representing fire with the charachteristics of light, brilliance and illumination.

Tri-Dosha  - The combination of three morbid substances found in the human body being; Vata, Pitta and Kapha.

Trikatu - Referring to the three pungents found amongst the Ayurveda herb list, namely; the Shunti (dry ginger), Pippali (Indian Long Pepper) and Maricha (Black Pepper).

Trishna - Meaning thirst.