Mother and Child Care in Traditional Medicine

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Glossary of Technical Terms

Aarthava	Menstrual fluid, also means the ovum
Aarthava vaha srothas	The channels carrying aarthava
Aasthaapana Basthi	Corrective or unctuous enema
Agni Karma	Cauterization
Aksha	A measurement of weight approximately 10 gms.
Anuvaasana Bashti	Unctuous enema
Apaana Vaayu	One of the five verieties of Vaatha
Apara	Placenta
Basthi	Enema
Basthi-sheersha	Neck of the bladder
Beeja	Ovum
Chardi Roga	Vomiting
Chetna	Life
Dowhrudya	A state of having two hrudayaas
Garbha	Foetus
Garbha paatha	Abortion
Garbha sraava	Substances and regimen which are conducive to the growth of the foetus
Garbhaashaya	Uterus
Garbhini Paricharya	Care of the pregnant woman
Gothra	Clan
Gyaanendriya	Sense organs of perception
Jeeva	Life
Karmendriya	Organs of action
Kshaara	Alkali
Kshetra	Location (here means garbhashaya)
Kukshi	Pelvic region
Kusha	A variety of grass
Laaja	Puffed rice
Langhana	Fasting
Lekhana Karma	Emaciation
Loha	Iron
Maasaanumaasika Pathya	Monthwise dietary regimen
Maithuna	Sexual intercourse
Masthu	The clear supernatant part of curds or sour buttermilk
Nathai	Snail
Ojas	The final essence of dhaathus
Paachana	Digestive
Pichu	Tampon/douche
Prasava maarga	Birth canal
Prasoothi Tantra	Obstetrics
Pushya nakshathra	The pushya constellation
Raktha mokshana	Blood letting
Rasa	Product of digestion
Rithu	Menses
Rithu kaala	Period of menstruation
Romaraaji	The linear pigmented area stretching from the umbilicus to the sumphisis pubis, known as linear nigra
Saaraka	Inducing flow or excretion
Sadyogruheetha Garbha lakshanas	Immediate signs and symptoms of pregnancy
Samprapthi	Anabolic
Seka	Sprinkling
Shaali	A variety of rice
Shasti	A variety of rice which grows in 60 days
Shonitha	Blood or menstrual blood
Shukra	Semen
Snehana	Unction
Soothika Paricharya	Care of the parturent
Swapna viparyaya	Reversed sleeping habits
Swedana	Sudation/fomentation
Tharpana	Anabolics
Utkataasana	Squatting posture
Vega	Natural urge
Vidaahi	Inducing burning sensation
Vyaktha Garbha lakshanas	Positive signs and symptoms of pregnancy
Yukthi	Reasoning