Substance
Sanskrit Name: द्रव्यम् Substance exhibiting healing or therapeutic characteristics. Alternate Name(s): Dravyam
Substitute drug
Sanskrit Name: प्रतिनिधिद्रव्यम् A medication that acts as a substitute for another drug, offering comparable therapeutic benefits. Alternate Name(s): Pratinidhidravyam
Swasthavrittahitam
Sanskrit Name: स्वस्थवृत्तहितम् A documented pharmacological effect, the underlying mechanism of which is still unidentified. Alternate Name(s): Maintaining well-being and good health
Swedanakarma
Sanskrit Name: हृद्यम् A cardiotonic that enhances cardiac function and elevates mental well-being. Alternate Name(s): Substance enhancing health and functioning of the heart, mind-pleasing
Sweet taste
Sanskrit Name: मधुर-रसः, स्वादुः A delightful flavor commonly associated with carbohydrates, sugars, and certain amino acids. Alternate Name(s): Madhura-Rasah, Swaduh
Taste
Sanskrit Name: रसः There are six primary tastes: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. This concept also refers to the essential structural element of the primary circulating nutrient fluid (rasadhatu) and includes mercury. Alternate Name(s): Rasah
Therapeutic emesis
Sanskrit Name: वमन-कर्म, ऊर्ध्वभागहर-कर्म Substances that can compromise health by aggravating one or more doshas, specifically vata, pitta, and kapha. Alternate Name(s): Vaman Karma, Urdhvabhagahar Karma
Therapeutic purgation
Sanskrit Name: विरेचन-कर्म, रेचनकर्म A therapeutic vomiting procedure is utilized to remove excess pitta and kapha, which are attracted to the stomach through preparatory panchakarma treatments. Alternate Name(s): Vajikaranam
Vajikaranakarma
Sanskrit Name: रुक्षणम् Substances that impair cognitive functions after ingestion, such as alcohol. Alternate Name(s): Substance which dehydrates
Vidahi
Sanskrit Name: विदाही A substance that can adapt to the characteristics of other materials it interacts with, while retaining its own properties, can serve as a medium for delivering medications, such as honey. Alternate Name(s): Substance producing belching, thirst, burning sensation and difficult to digest