Kshaudrasarpih
Sanskrit Term: क्षौद्रसर्पिः (व्रणचिकित्सा) Therapeutic application of honey and ghee to a fresh wound. Alternate Name(s): Application of honey and ghee for wound management
Ksheerad Dugdhashi
Sanskrit Term: क्षीरादः दुग्धाशी An infant depending only on breast milk for its nourishment. Alternate Name(s): Child on breast milk alone
Ksheerannad
Sanskrit Term: क्षीरान्नादः/दुग्धान्नाशी A child consuming both milk and solid food for its nourishment. Alternate Name(s): Child on both breast milk and solid food
Kshiradhum
Sanskrit Term: क्षीरधूम Steam from milk used for fomentation. Alternate Name(s): Milk vapour fomentation
Kshudha
Sanskrit Term: क्षुधा A type of sudation therapy in which diaphoresis is achieved by not attending to hunger pangs. Alternate Name(s): Sweating induced by hunger
Kumbheekah
Sanskrit Term: कुम्भीकः An inability to perform the sexual act due to erectile dysfunction. Alternate Name(s): Erectile dysfunction, impotence
Kumbhiswedah
Sanskrit Term: कुम्भीस्वेदः A type of sudation therapy in which diaphoresis is achieved by lying down on or sitting over a bed placed above a buried pot filled with a hot decoction or liquid. Alternate Name(s): Sweating induced over a buried pot filled with decoctions
Kutharika Shastram
Sanskrit Term: कुठारिकाशस्त्रम् A sharp instrument used for bloodletting or excision. Alternate Name(s): Surgical blade resembling an axe or chisel
Kutipraveshika-Rasayanam
Sanskrit Term: कुटीप्रावेशिकरसयनम् A rejuvenation therapy in which the patient is kept indoors in a specially designed hut and follows a specific regimen. Alternate Name(s): Rejuvenation therapy with limited exposure to wind and sunlight
Kutiswedah
Sanskrit Term: कुटीस्वेदः A type of sudation therapy in which diaphoresis is achieved by sitting in a specially designed cottage with a heat source outside the cottage. Alternate Name(s): Sweating induced by sitting in a heated hut or cottage