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Ayurveda with Initial - L

Laghu
Light, small, minute.

Lassi
Buttermilk, drink made by mixing water in yogurt and churning it.

Lavana
Salty taste of flavor.

Lavana-bhaskara
An Ayurvedic powder popularly used to enhance digestion.

Lakshmi
In Hindu mythology Laksmi is considered to be the goddess of fortune and beauty. The consort of Lord Vishnu, she is the created energy of the lord and the divine mother of all universe, the cosmic power of physical abundance, fortune and wealth.

Lekhaniya
They are the natural substances that remove fat from the body by scraping the nonessential adipose tissue. The natural herbs used here are good for cellulite removal also.

Lord Shiva
In the Hindu godhead trinity he is the Lord. In literal terms, Shiva means good or auspicious. Also known as Rudra and many other names Shiva has eight qualities in all, namely, purity, knowledge, independence, omniscience, omnipotence, freedom from mala, benevolence and the bliss.