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Kajala : a black pigment applied to eyelashes and inner coat of eyelids. |
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Kala : time period, season. |
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Kamya : desirable, amiable, performed for desiring an object. |
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Kapha : phlegm, mucus, one of the three main biological energy of the body. |
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Karana : doing, making, effecting, causing. |
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Karanja : Indian beech, Latin name: Pongamia pinnata. |
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Karavira : Indian oleander, Latin name: Nerium indicum. |
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Karmendriya : an organ of action, the working sense. |
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Kasaya : astringent taste or flavor. |
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Kathina : hard, firm, stiff, harsh, inflexible, cruel. |
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Katu : pungent taste or flavor. |
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Katuka : an herb, Latin name: Picrorhiza kurroa. |
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Kaumarabhrtya : the branch of Ayurveda that deals with child –care, pediatrics. |
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Kaya : body, habitation. |
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Kay-cikitsa : treatment of body diseases, Internal Medicine. |
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Kedari kulya : irrigation canal analogy, a theory described in Ayurveda to explain the formation of tissues. |
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Khale kapota : the grain pigeon analogy, a theory described in Ayurveda to explain the formation of tissues. |
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Khara : hard, harsh, rough. |
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Khichadi : a recipe made by cooking rice and Moong beans together, with some spices. |
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Kledaka : wet, moist, phlegm in stomach. |
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Kriya : action, practice, applying a remedy. |
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Kriyakala : duration of an action. |
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Ksira Dadhi : a theory described in Ayurveda to explain the formation of tissues. |
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Kubera : the God of riches and treasure. |
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Kuti : cottage, hut. |
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Kutipravesika : entering or living in a cottage for the purpose of rejuvenation. |