| Agni: | The digestive principle of living body that helps in the assimilation and metabolic conversion. |
| Agni Rasayana: | Specially developed ayurvedic compound medicine useful to promote Agni. |
| Ama: | The toxic residue of undigested food that is the source of illness in the body. |
| Atma: | The universal intelligence of nature. |
| Basti: | Therapeutic purification and rejuvenation of the colon. One of the five main procedures of Panchkarma. |
| Bhastrika: | A form of breathing rapidly like bellows. It stimulate agni and the vital power i.e. Prana. |
| Brahma: | The utterly devine spirit. |
| Dosha: | The biological intelligence within the body responsible for all physiological and psychological processes. |
| Dravya Guna Shastra: | The science and knowledge of drugs (Dravya) , their properties and actions (Guna). |
| Indriya: | An organ of sense or action. One of the four components of Ayu. |
| Kapha | The dosha or biological intelligence within the body governing cohesion, liquidity and growth. |
| Mandagni: | Poor agni. A diminished state of digestion characterised by the dominant influence of Kapha. |
| Manas: | The mind. One of the four component of Ayu. |
| Musta: | Cyperus rotundus Linn. Ayurvedic herb having astringent, appetiser and digestive properties. |
| Nyaya: | One of the philosophical thoughts of India propounded by Gautama. For explaining the physical and chemical activities, help of Nyaya and Vaisisika philosophy has been taken in Ayurveda. |
| Nyaya-Vaisisika: | Philosophical base of Ayurveda. See Nyaya. |
| Om: | A mantric syllable indicating the supreme rhythm or sublime principle or Brahma. |
| Panchkarma: | The five major purificatory procedures and adjunct therapies for purifying and rejuvenating the body. |
| Panchmahabhuta: | The ayurvedic theory of five elements. |
| Pawanamuktasana: | A series of specified Yogic asanas to release the pain and stiffness. |
| Patanjali Yoga Sutra: | The original Sanskrit treatise on Yoga authored by Patanjali. |
| Pinda Swedanam: | A fomentation procedure performed with a bolus of rice and a hot milk decoction to tone up the muscles and improve the circulation. |
| Pitta: | The dosha or the biological intellegence within the body governing all metabolic processes. |
| Prakriti: | The inherent balance of the doshas that is most beneficial to one's life. The costitutional make-up. |
| Prana: | Life force or the vital force. |
| Psororasayana: | Specially developed ayurvedic medicine useful in the long term management of Psorisis. |
| Raja dosha (Rajas) | The active phase of mind. It imparts motivation and initiation to the mind. |
| Rasa: | Perception of the taste and indicator of the composition, properties and probable action of the drug. |
| Rasayana: | One of the ayurvedic specialities for rejuvenation of body. |
| Satva Guna: | The creative phase of mind, one of the three gunas. It is the quality that imparts curiosity, inspiration and creativity to the mind. |
| Shankhya: | The very old scientific philosophy of India which classifies all the contents of the known. |
| Sharira: | The human body. One of the four components of Ayu. |
| Shatbala Prasarni Oil: | A specially developed ayurvedic herbal oil useful in the management of Neuro-muscular diseases . |
| Srotas: | The gross and the subtle channels of the body. |
| Sukumar Guggul Rasayana: | Specially developed ayurvedic medicine useful in the management of Muscular dystrophy. |
| Surya namaskara: | Sun salutation in Hathayoga asana.Tama (Tamas) Darkness, inertia; one of the three gunas of mind. |
| Tikta Snehana: | Herbal purified butter with predominantly bitter taste used in internal oleation to remove ama from the dhatus (tissues). |
| Til-Masha Pinda Swedanam: | A special pinda swedana useful for prevention of contractures and deformities in patients of Muscular dystrophies. |
| Triphala: | A laxative, combination of three fruits ( viz: Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica and Emblica officinalis.) |
| Udvartana: | A type of therapeutic massage using powder instead of oil to reduce subcutaneous fat and excess of Kapha. |
| Vata: | The dosha or the biological intelligence in the body that governs movements, transportation and the drying and separating functions. |
| Veerya: | The potency by which the drug acts. |
| Vipaka: | Transformed state of ingested substance after digestion. |