Rakta 

Rakta  
Rakta refers to blood and this is one of the dhtus, which are backed by rasa. This dhatu is accountable for nourishment of permanent dhatus, providing color and physical strength to the body. It is also recognized as the origin of life.

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Ayurveda Glossary A • Abhyanga • Acara • Agada tantra • Ahamkara • Ajasrika • Ajirna • Akasa • Akriti • Alabu   • Alocaka • Amala • Amavata • Amla • Anjana • Anna-vaha srotas • Anupana • Anurasa • Anuvasana • Apa • Apana • Aparadha • Apara-ojas • Ardhavabhedaka • Arsha • Asana • Asatmendriyartha samyoga • Asatmya • Astanga Hrdya • Adaptogens • Agni • Ahara rasa • Alochaka • Ama • Anodynes • Antihydrotics • Anthelminthics • Anticoagulant • Anti-inflammatory • Antioxidants • Antispasmodic • Aphrodisiac • Appetizer • Artha • Asthi • Astringent • Atman • Atreya • Aum • Avalambaka • Avyakta • Ayurveda Ayurveda Glossary B • Bahya Snehana • Bala • Balya • Bashpa Svedana • Basti • Bheda • Bhedaniya • Bhrajak Pitta • Bhakti • Bhutagni • Bhutas • Bhuta-vidya • Bodhaka • Brahma • Brahma-muhurta • Brahmacharya • Bruhan Nasya • Bruhaniya • Buddhi Ayurveda Glossary C • Caksu • Carminative • Chakhyushya • Chakra • Charaka • Charaka Samhita • Churna • Chikitsa • Citraka • Citraka- mula • Citrakadi vati • Consciousness • Cure Ayurveda Glossary D • Dermatitis • Dhatu • Diabetes • Dinacharya • Diuretic • Doshas • Dosha vaishmya • Drava Ayurveda Glossary E • Emetics • Etiology • Expectorant Ayurveda Glossary F • Flora • Fomentatio Ayurveda Glossary G • Ghee • Ghrta • Govinda • Guna • Gandharva • Goksuru • Guduci • Guggulu Ayurveda Glossary H • Haritaki • Harsani • Hina yoga Ayurveda Glossary I • Indrya • Isabgol • Iccha • Indriyas • Isvara Ayurveda Glossary J • Jaggery • Jala • Jalauka • Jathara • Jathara Agni • Jati • Jiva • Jiva Atma Ayurveda Glossary K • Kal Basti • Kala • Kama • Kamya • Kanthya • Kapha • Kapikachhu • Karanja • Karana • Karavira • Karma • Karma Basti • Karmendriya • Karna-taila • Kasaya

• Kaumarabhrtya • Kathina • Katti Basti • Katu • Katuka • Kaya • Kaya Kalpa • Kaya-cikitsa • Kedari kulya • Keshyam • Khale kapota • Khumbhaka • Kichadi • Kledaka • Kledaka kapha • Kosha • Ksheer Basti • Krishna • Kriya • Kriyakala • Kubera • Kundalini • Kuti • Kutipravesika Ayurveda Glossary L • Laghu • Lekhana Basti • Lekhaniya • Lakshmi • Lassi • Lavana • Lavana-bhaskara • Lichen planus syndrome • Lord Shiva Ayurveda Glossary M • Ma • Madakari • Madanaphala • Madhura • Madhyama • Madya • Mahabhuta • Mahabhutas • Mahad tattva • Mahanarayana Oil • Majja • Majja-vaha srotas • Mala • Malas • Malinikarana • Mamsa • Mamsa-vaha srotas • Manas • Manda • Mandagni • Mantram • Marma • Marsha Nasya • Matra Basti • Matsaya • Maya • Meda • Medha • Medo-vaha srotas • Medya • Mithya-yoga • Moksha • Mrudu • Mudra • Mutra • Mutra-vaha srotas Ayurveda Glossary N • Nadi • Nadis • Nadi Svedana • Naimittika • Nanatmaja • Nasya • Neem • Netra Basti • Netra • Nidana • Nidra • Nija • Nirooha Basti • Niruha • Niyama Ayurveda Glossary O • Ojakshaya • Ojas Ayurveda Glossary P • Pachak Pitta • Pachan • Pachaka • Pachaniya • Pakwashaya Gata Basti • Pakya • Panchakarma • Panchamahahhuta • Panchendriya Vardhan Oil • Panir • Param Atma • Para-ojas • Pariksa • Parinam • Paryushit • Pasava • Pascata karma • Paschatkarma • Peya • Pichila • Pinda Svedana • Pippali • Pishinchhali • Pitta • Prabhava • Pragya aparadha • Prajnaparadha • Prajna • Prakopa • Prakruti • Prana • Prana Vayu • Pranayama • Prapaka Metabolism • Prapti • Prasara • Pratyahara • Prayatna • Prati Marsha Nasya • Prithvi • Purgative • Puraka • Purvakarma Ayurveda Glossary R • Rajas   • Rakshasa • Rakta • Ram • Ranjaka Ayurveda Glossary S • Sadhaka • Samadhi • Samana vayu • Samkhya • Samskara • Sandhaniya • Sarasvati

• Sat-Chid-Ananda • Sattva • Sattvic • Shakha • Shirah • Shleshaka • Shodan • Shukra • Skandhas • Smriti • Srotas • Sukha • Surya • Sushumna Nadi • Sabda • Sada • Sadavidha • Sakuna • Salakya tantra • Salya tantra • Samhita • Samprapti • Samsarjana • Samyaka • Samyoga • Sancaya • Sandra • Sankhapuspi • Sanskrit • Sapta • Sapta-dhatu • Sara • Sarira • Sarpa • Sarpagandha • Sarvangasana • Savasana • Silajita • Shira • Sirodhara • Sirsasana • Shita • Slakshana • Slesaka • Snehana • Snigdha • Shodhana • Shodhana Basti • Shodhana Chikitsa • Sparsa • Sringa • Srvanam • Sthana samsraya • Sthira • Sthula • Saindhava • Samsarajana krama • Shamana Basti • Shamana Chikitsa • Shamana Nasya • Shiro Basti • Surya Namaskar • Sushruta • Sushruta Samhita Ayurveda Glossary T • Taila • Tamaka svasa • Tamas • Tamasic • Tanmatra • Tantra • Tapa svedana • Tarpaka • Tejas • Tikta • Tikta Ghrita • Tiksagni • Tiksna • Til Oil • Tri • Tridosa • Tridoshic • Triguna • Trikatu • Triphala • Trishna • Trivrita • Tulasi Ayurveda Glossary U • Udaka-vaha srotas • Udana Vayu • Upa-dhatu • Upanaha Swedhana • Upasaya • Upastambha • Upyokta • Upyoga-samstha • Uro Basti • Usna • Utkleshana Basti • Uttama anga • Uttanapadasana Ayurveda Glossary V • Vagabhata • Vaidya • Vaishamya • Vaisheshika • Vajikarana • Vajirarana Basti • Vamana • Vamanopaga • Varnya • Vanaspatya • Varuna • Vasa • Vata • Vata Shamak Oil • Vayu • Veda • Vedas • Vibhitaka • Vidahi • Vihara • Vikriti • Vikruti • Vilepi • Vipaka • Virya • Virechan • Virecanopaga • Vishnu • Visada • Visesa • Vismagni • Visravana • Vitamin • Vyakta • Vyana • Vyana Vayu • Vyayama Ayurveda Glossary Y • Yantra • Yoga Nidra • Yama • Yamya • Yastimadhu • Yusa • Yoga • Yog Basti