Vagabhata
A well known Ayurveda scholar who wrote Astanga Sangraha and Astanga Hrdya. A major commentator on Ayurvedic science after Charaka and Sushruta.

Vaidya
A Sanskrit word used for an Ayurvedic physician, Ayurvedic doctor.

Vaishamya
The proportionate influence of the doshas that allows us to perceive the prevalence of one over the others.

Vaisheshika
Literally the word means excellence or distinction. It is one of the six orthodox schools of the Indian philosophy, founded by kanada. 

Vajikarana
The science of aphrodisiac, producing virility.

Vajirarana Basti
A basti procedure that promotes vigor and vitality and enhances fertility.

Vamana
Therapeutic vomiting or emesis. One of the five main purificatory procedures of Panchakarma.

Vamanopaga
The natural substances that are used for the stimulation of vomiting.

Varnya
The substances that improve the complexion of the body, its color, skin, hair and eyes also.

Vanaspatya
A Sanskrit word that means tree, shrub or plant.

Varuna
Hindu God of waters, sea, rivers.

Vasa
An oleated substance made up of animal fat and used in abbyantar snehana an internal oleation procedure.

Vata
One of the tridosha (three humors), that keeps pitta, kapha, all the seven dhatus and the malas in motion. 

Vata Shamak Oil
The medicated oil used in bahya snehana to pacify vata.

Vayu
The air or wind element and universal organizing principle of movement.  

Veda
The knowledge of the totality of life. 

Vedas
Vedas are the oldest source of universal knowledge, which are formed by learned rishis and saints in the Indian culture centuries ago. The four Vedas namely, Rig-Veda, Yajur Veda, Athrva Veda and Sam Veda hold answers to most of the questions relating to life and living.

Vibhitaka
A herbal plant known as Belliric Myrobalan or Terminalia bellirica (Latin name). 

Vidahi
Heat, burning, inflammation, acid.

Vihara
The Ayurvedic knowledge of proper lifestyle.

Vikriti
Modification; imbalance or disease.

Vikruti
The imbalance in the doshas that disturbs one’s prakruti or ideal constitutional balance.

Vilepi
Thick soup of soft cooked rice usually eaten on the second day after Panchakarma.

Vipaka
The post-absorptive phase of digestion.

Virya
Potency, power, vigor, semen.

Virechan
The medicated purgation; one of the basic cleansing processes of pancha karma therapy.

Virecanopaga
These are the purgatives that assist the elimination of the doshas from the vital organs and helps the system get rid of the ama (toxins).

Vishnu
In Hindu mythology lord Vishnu is all pervading. His divine qualities are for knowledge, strength, lordship, power, virility, splendor and the preservation.

Visada
Clear, pure, spotless, shining.

Visesa
Opposite, different, not similar, important.

Vismagni
Irregular or unstable digestive fire.

Visravana
To let flow, to let spread.

Vitamin
These are essentials for growth of the body and healthy functioning of all organs. There are many types of Vitamins that are related to different functions of the body:
Vitamin A is a growth promoting vitamin.
Vitamin D is the anti-rickets vitamin.
Vitamin E is anti-sterility.
Vitamin K helps coagulation.
Vitamin P is anti-hemorrhagic.
Vitamin B1 is anti-neuritic..
Vitamin B2 pacifies vata, builds up pitta and kapha.
Vitamin B6 is called pyrodoxine..
Folic Acid. pacifies vata, increases pitta, reduces kapha.
Vitamin C. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid whenever there is cold and congestion, Vitamin C is used. B12 is cyanocobalamin and is used in sciatica.

Vranagata Basti
An Ayurvedic procedure in which certain medicated liquids are used to irrigate and heal abscesses or wounds.

Vyakta
Manifestation of disease with a clear set of symptoms; Visible, specific.

Vyana
It is one of the five subtypes of vata that regulates the circulation of blood in the body, the nervous system, muscular functions and the skeletal system in the body.

Vyana Vayu
One of the sub-doshas of Vata which governs the cardiovascular system.

Vyayama
A set of exercises which give energy rather than expend energy: hatha yoga postures, pranayama and sun salutation.