Pharmacology Terms

औषध

Aushadha

Medicine

Any substance used for healing; includes herbs, minerals, and animal products.

विपाक

Vipaka

Post-digestive Effect

The taste that emerges after digestion. Three types: Madhura (sweet), Amla (sour), Katu (pungent).

वीर्य

Virya

Potency

The heating or cooling energy of a substance. Ushna (heating) or Sheeta (cooling). This is the most powerful property affecting doshas.

प्रभाव

Prabhava

Special Action

The unique, inexplicable action of a substance that cannot be explained by taste, energy, or post-digestive effect alone.