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लंघन (laṅghana)

   : Reducing or lightening therapy. A class of treatments aimed at reducing body weight, digesting toxins (āma), and alleviating Kapha and Medas (fat tissue).

   Methods: Includes ten techniques such as fasting, exposure to wind and sun, physical exercise, and digestives. It can be palliative or purificatory.

   Context: Primary therapy for obesity, sluggish digestion, and Kapha-dominated disorders.

लंघन इच्छा (laṅghana icchā)

   : A desire for lightening therapy; a natural aversion to food or a desire to fast, often seen when the body needs to reduce toxins.

लक्षणा (lakṣaṇā)

   : Indicatory or metaphorical ; a figure of speech where a word signifies something other than its primary  (e.g., "the village is on the Ganga" implies it is on the bank of the Ganga).

लघु (laghu)

   : Lightness (both in weight and digestibility). A fundamental property (guṇa) that kindles digestive fire, is easy to digest, reduces tissues, and pacifies Kapha. It can aggravate Vāta if in excess.

लघु पञ्चमूल (laghu pañcamūla)

   : "The lesser group of five roots." A specific group of five herbs: Śālaparṇī (Desmodium gangeticum), Pṛśṇiparṇī (Uraria picta), Bṛhatī (Solanum indicum), Kaṇṭakārī (Solanum xanthocarpum), and Gokṣura (Tribulus terrestris). Used in Vāta disorders.

लज्जा (lajjā)

   : Shame, modesty, bashfulness.

लता (latā)

   : A creeper, climber, or vine; a morphological classification of plants with weak stems that require support.

लम्बन (lambana)

   : Pendulous, hanging down, drooping (e.g., pendulous breasts or abdomen).

लयन (layana)

   : Dissolution, loss, disappearance; can refer to loss of consciousness or a distracted, deluded state of mind.

ललाटः (lalāṭaḥ)

   : The forehead.

लवण (lavaṇa)

   :

1.  Taste: The salty taste, one of the six rasas.

2.  Substance: Salt (e.g., rock salt, sea salt).

3.  Category: A class of salty substances (Lavaṇa Varga/Skandha).

लवण इच्छा (lavaṇa icchā)

   : A craving or fondness for salty tastes.

लवण यन्त्र (lavaṇa yantra)

   : A specific apparatus used in alchemy (Rasashastra) where a vessel is surrounded by a salt bath for controlled, indirect heating.

लवण वर्ग / स्कन्ध (lavaṇa varga / skandha)

   : The pharmacological category or group of various salts used in medicine (e.g., Saindhava, Sāmudra, Vida).

लसिकावत् मूत्रं (lasikāvat mūtraṁ)

   : Urine that is thin, watery, and resembles lymph or serum (lasikā); indicating poor concentration or a disorder.

लसीका (lasikā)

   : Lymph, serum, or the watery fluid component of the body. It is considered a waste product (mala) of Rasa dhātu and also a site of Pitta.

लाक्षारस (lākṣārasa)

   : A medicinal decoction prepared from lac resin (Lākṣā) by processing it in a Dolā Yantra (a swinging apparatus) with a specific quantity of water.

लाक्षारसोपमं आर्तव (lākṣārasopamaṁ ārtava)

   : Menstrual blood (ārtava) that is the color of lac juice; a reddish hue.

लाघव (lāghava)

   : A feeling of lightness in the body; a subjective sensation of well-being and absence of heaviness, often achieved after proper digestion or therapy.

लाङ्गलकी (lāṅgalakī)

   : The plant Gloriosa superba (Flame Lily). Its rhizome is highly poisonous and used in minute doses in medicine.

लाज मण्ड (lāja maṇḍa)

   : The thin, supernatant water from a gruel made of parched/roasted rice (Lājā). It is light, appetizing, and used to treat thirst, diarrhea, and Pitta conditions.

लाजगन्धि (lājagandhi)

   : Having a smell like fried paddy or roasted rice.

लाजा (lājā)

   : Parched or roasted grains (often rice). They are light, easy to digest, and used to manage diarrhea, thirst, and Pitta imbalances.

लाञ्छन (lāñchana)

   : A mark, sign, or characteristic; one of the bases for naming plants (e.g., a plant with spotted leaves).

लालन जिह्वा (lālana jihvā)

   : Protruding and shaking of the tongue.

लाला (lālā)

   : Saliva.

लाला छर्दि (lālā chardi)

   : Vomiting of saliva.

लाला स्त्रावीः (lālā strāvīḥ) / लालास्रावः (lālāsrāvaḥ)

   : Excessive salivation; hypersalivation. A classic symptom of rabies.

लालातन्तुयुतंमुत्रं (lālātantuyutaṁmutraṁ)

   : Urine that is viscous and stringy, like saliva.

लिङ्ग (liṅga)

   :

1.  Anatomical: The penis.

2.  Philosophical/Clinical: A sign, symptom, or characteristic mark that indicates the nature of something else (e.g., fever is a liṅga (symptom) of an underlying disease).

3.  Subtle Body: The subtle body (Liṅga Śarīra), which carries the karma and reincarnates.

लिङ्गनाशः (liṅganāśaḥ)

   : Loss of vision; blindness.

लिङ्गशैथिल्य (liṅgaśaithilya)

   : Flaccidity or impotence of the penis; inability to achieve erection.

लिप्सा (lipsā)

   : Desire, covetousness; a strong desire to gain or acquire something.

लीयते (līyate)

   : Miscible; capable of being mixed or dissolved.

लील इच्छा (līla icchā)

   : A desire to play or engage in playful activities.

लुच्यते इव पार्श्व (lucyate iva pārśva)

   : A sensation as if the flanks (sides of the torso) are sinking or drooping.

लुप्तचित (luptacita)

   : Loss of mind; confusion, absent-mindedness.

लुलित पक्ष्म (lulita pakṣma)

   : Twitching or quivering of the eyelashes.

लूता (lūtā)

   : A poisonous spider.

लूताविषं घोरतमं दुर्विज्ञेयतमं च तत् (lūtāviṣaṁ ghoratamaṁ durvijñeyatamaṁ ca tat)

   : "Spider venom is the most severe and the most difficult to diagnose." A classical statement highlighting the challenging nature of spider envenomation.

लेखनं गुद (lekhanaṁ guda)

   : A scraping, scratching, or cutting sensation in the anus.

लेखनीय (lekhanīya)

   : Scraping substances; a category of herbs and therapies that reduce excess fat and tissue by their scraping action. They are a sub-type of Langhana therapy.

लेप मुखस्य (lepa mukhasya)

   : A coating or film on the tongue and inside the mouth.

लेपः (lepaḥ)

   : This term has three key contexts:

1.  Topical Application: A medicinal paste for external application.

2.  Symptom: A pathological coating (e.g., on the tongue).

3.  Physiological Function: The function of muscle tissue (Māṃsa Dhātu) to provide covering and form to the body.

लेपन (lepana)

   : The act of anointing, smearing, or applying a medicinal paste (lepa).

लेहः (lehaḥ)

   : A linctus; a semi-solid, electuary-like preparation of medicine with jaggery, sugar, or honey, meant to be licked.

लेहनं ओष्ठ (lehanaṁ oṣṭha)

   : The habit of licking one's lips.

लोक (loka)

   : World, realm, domain, universe (e.g., the three worlds: heaven, earth, underworld).

लोचनः (locanaḥ)

   : The eye.

लोठन / लोलनं (loṭhana / lolanaṁ)

   : Nodding or rolling of the head; an involuntary movement.

लोभ (lobha) / लौल्यं (laulyaṁ) / लोलता (lolatā)

   : Greed, avarice; an excessive and insatiable desire for more than one needs.

लोम (loma)

   : Body hair.

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam)

   : Horripilation; the standing of body hair on end (goosebumps).

लोलं (lolaṁ)

   : Unsteady, restless, fickle.

लोलः (lolaḥ)

   : Desirous, fond of, eager for.

लोहगन्ध / लोहितगन्धी (lohagandha / lohitagandhī)

   : Metallic smell; the smell of iron or blood.

लोहित दर्शनं (lohita darśanaṁ)

   : A visual disorder where one sees everything as red-colored.

लोहितम् (lohitam)

   : A synonym for blood (rakta).

लोहितवर्ण (lohitavarṇa)

   : Red-colored. 

लौकिक (laukika)

   : Worldly, mundane, ordinary; pertaining to the conventional world.

लौकिक कर्म (laukika karma)

   : Worldly or voluntary actions, such as sitting, walking, talking, etc., as opposed to biological, involuntary functions.

लौह (lauha)

   : Iron; pertaining to iron or metals in general. Often refers to processed iron used in medicine (e.g., Lauha Bhasma).

लौहपाराया (lauhapārāyā)

   : A stone slab used for grinding/pulverizing metals and hard substances.