Something better glossary :

Avyakta : Unmanifest pracriti indstinct, not apparent and inarticulate.

Avalambak : One of the five kapha subtypes; located in the heart and sacrum; its important function is to nourish the heart and the sacrum, lubricating an protecting the heart and supporting and norshing the sacrum.

Astringent(Kashaya) : constricting or binding- i.e. checks hemorrhaes, secretion. E.g.Amalaki, haritaki, Shatavari.

Bala : Strenght Is "bala" in sanskrit.

Bodhaka : One of the five Kapha subtypes; it is located in the root of te tangue and pharynx; it enables the perception of taste.

Brajaka : One of the five sub-types of pitta, located in the skin of the entire body, and its function is to give color to the skin and to produce luster.

Asthi : One of the seven dhatus; the bone tissue; supports the body, giving protection, shape nourshiment and longevity.

Artava : One of the seven datus; the female reproductive tissue.

Aphrodisiac : Heightens senses and stimulates sexual drive. e.g.Ashwagandha.

Apana : One of the five varities of vata, it regulates exhalation and excretion. Its movement is dowanward.

Alochaka : One of the five types of the pitta situated in the eyes. It catches the images of external objects.

Akash : Free space.

Agni : The digestive fire whose function is tranformation, absorption, elemination and discrimination. Agni is the essential form of fire and heat, the basis of good digestion.

Adaptogens : Herbs that improve the body's ability to adapt to stress of any short, including infection, mental stress or fatigue, e.g.Brahmi.

Abhyanga : Aurvedic oil massage whereby practioners work warm oil into the tissues of the intire body.