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Takra
Buttermilk, a drink made by mixing water in yogurt and churning it

Tamaka svasa
A kind of asthma.

Tiksagni
Strong digestive fire, increased activity of digestive fire.

Tiksna
Sharp, hot, fiery, pungent.

Tikta
Bitter taste or flavor.

Tri
Three.

Tridosa
The three dosas.

Tridoshic
Relating to tridoshas (see tridosha above).

Triguna
The three qualities of Nature.

Triphala
An Ayurvedic recipe made by mixing equal quantities of fruits of three particular herbs.

Trivrita
An herb (Indian jalap) used for purgation, Latin name: Operculina turpethum.

Tulasi
Holy Basil. Latin Name: Ocimum sanctum.

Tamas
It refers to the darkness, inertia, heaviness and the materialistic attitude.

Tanmatra
It is the subtle essence of the five elements in the body i.e. sound, touch, sight, taste and smell.

Tantra
It is a non vedic form of yoga leading divine ecstasy through certain rites that emphasize the erotic and forbidden. It is also known as kundalini-yoga it is centered on the divine female power; rule, ritual, scripture, religious treatise, loom, warp.

Tarpaka
Located in the head it is one of the five subtypes of kapha having to itself the functions to nourish the sensory organs and help the brain and the five sensory organs to perform their function in the body.

Tejas
Having the characteristics of light, illumination and brilliance it is the superfine essence of pitta, one of the five elements, fire.

Tri-dosha
It refers to the combination of three humors, morbid substances i.e. the vata, pitta and kapha. The human body is a combination of these three essential factors and these three doshas are responsible for maintaining the integrity of human body and for governing the physical structure and functions of the living beings.

Trikatu
It refers to the three pungents i.e. the sunthi or dry ginger, pippali or indian long pepper and maricha or black pepper.

Trishna
It means thirst