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Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach (1939–2024) was a South African poet, painter, and anti-apartheid activist, one of the foremost Afrikaans poets, who served seven years in prison for treason.
Brezhnev Doctrine (Доктрина Брежнева)
The Brezhnev Doctrine (Доктрина Брежнева), or doctrine of limited sovereignty, was the USSR's asserted right to intervene in socialist states, applied in Czechoslovakia 1968, Afghanistan 1979, and considered for Poland 1980–81, ending under Gorbachev.
Brezovica, Kosovo
Brezovica (Брезовица) is a village and ski resort in the Šar Mountains, Štrpce municipality, southern Kosovo; the country's most visited winter resort, a former Sarajevo Olympics backup venue now run by the Kosovo Privatization Agency.
Brhacchaghaladya ghrta
Bṛhacchāgalādya ghṛta (Bṛhacchāgalādyaghṛta, Brihacchagaladya ghrita) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated ghee (ghṛta) formulation, AFI 6:3, IMPPAT AFI000611, dosage 12 g, with 27 ingredients and uses including vātaroga, unmāda, apasmāra, and sciatica.
Brhadagnikumara Rasa
Brhadagnikumara Rasa (Bṛhadagnikumāra rasa) is a classical herbo-mineral Ayurvedic medicine, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, used chiefly for indigestion and related digestive complaints.
Brhanmanjisthadi kvatha curna
Bṛhanmañjiṣṭhādi kvātha cūrṇa (Brihat/Mahamanjishthadi Kwath) is an Ayurvedic ~45-herb decoction powder led by Rubia cordifolia, from the Sharangadhara Samhita, AFI dose 48 g, indicated for upadamsha and skin disorders.
Brhanmaricadya taila
Brhanmaricadya taila (Bṛhanmaricādya taila; बृहन्मरीचाद्य तैल) is an Ayurvedic medicated oil listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, Part II, and indicated for skin diseases, ulcers, gout, eczema, and blisters.
Brhat candrodaya makaradhvaja (afi afi-brhatcandrodayamakaradvaja)
Bṛhat candrodaya makaradhvaja (pūrṇa candrodaya rasa), AFI000585, is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasayana of gold, mercury, and sulphur with camphor, musk, and aloe; dose 125-250 mg.
Brhat gangadhara curna
Brhat Gangadhara Curna (Bṛhat Gaṅgādhara Cūrṇa) is a 22-ingredient Ayurvedic herbal powder from the Sharangdhar Samhita, Kutaj-bark dominant, used for diarrhea, dysentery, and IBS; official dose 3–6 g.
Brhat Guduci Taila
Brhat Guduci Taila (Bṛhat Guḍūcī Taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame-oil formulation built on Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), listed in AFI Part I 8:38 for Vatarakta, dose 12 g with warm water.
Brhat kasturi bhairava rasa (brhat kasturibhairava rasa)
Bṛhat kastūrībhairava rasa (Brihat Kasturi Bhairav Ras) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral fever formula from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, AFI000124, 125 mg dose, containing musk, calcined metals, orpiment, and herbs.
Brhat kvatha curna
Bṛhat kvātha cūrṇa (बृहत् क्वाथ चूर्ण) is the coarse Ayurvedic powder, in major (bṛhat) formulations, boiled with water to make a kvātha decoction; API dose 20–50 g, powder keeps up to a year.
Brhat Masa Taila
Brhat Masa Taila (Bṛhatmāṣa taila, Brihat Masha Taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame-oil formulation from Bhaishajyaratnavali 241-245, built on black gram, goat meat and milk, used internally and as Vasti, Abhyanga and Nasya for Vata disorders such as tremors, frozen shoulder and facial paralysis.
Brhat nrpavallabha rasa
Bṛhat nṛpavallabha rasa (Brhat Nrpavallabha Rasa) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill from Bhaishajyaratnavali, listed as AFI 20:25, with 23 ingredients including calcined gold, iron, silver, lead, purified mercury, and spices; dose 250-500 mg.
Brhat phala ghrta
Bṛhat phala ghṛta (बृहत् फल घृत) is an Ayurvedic medicated ghee, AFI entry 6:31 from the Śārṅgadharasaṃhitā, dosed 12 g with warm water; the enlarged sibling of Phala ghṛta, used for infertility, pediatric, and pregnancy disorders.
BRHAT PURNACANDRA RASA
Brhat Pirnacandra Rasa (Bṛhat pūrṇacandra rasa, Brihat Purnachandra Ras) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000626), 250 mg dose, combining calcined gold, mercury, sulphur, and plant drugs for cough, dyspnea, anemia, and other uses.
Brhat Sarvajvarahara Lauha
Brhat Sarvajvarahara Lauha (sarvajwarhar loha br.) is a classical Ayurvedic iron (lauha) formulation for fever, entry 17:4 of AFI Part I, related to Sarvajvarahara Lauha.
Brhat srmgarabhra manikya rasa
Māṇikya rasa (Rasa Manikya), Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation; AFI-listed rasa yoga with purified mercury, calcined metals, and orpiment; ruby-red arsenical preparation from Haratala used for skin and respiratory disorders.
Brhat srngarabhra rasa (brhat sringarabhra rasa)
Brihat Shringarabhra Ras (Brhat srngarabhra rasa), a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, built on Abhraka bhasma and Kajjali with about 21 herbs, indicated for cough and asthma; the "Brihat" variant adds gold calx and deer horn calx.
Brhat Vamgesvara Rasa
Bṛhat Vaṅgeśvara Rasa (बृहत् वङ्गेश्वर रस) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation of calcined tin, gold, silver, pearl, mica, mercury, and sulphur, indicated mainly for prameha (diabetes mellitus) at 125–259 mg.
Brhat Vatacintamani Rasa
Brhat Vatacintamani Rasa (Brihat Vata Chintamani Rasa) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation of calcined gold, silver, mica, iron, coral, pearl, mercury sulfide, and aloe, dosed at 125 mg, used for vata disorders such as stroke.
Brhat vidyadharabhra rasa
Bṛhat vidyādharābhra rasa (Brihat Vidyadharabhra Rasa) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasayoga from the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000613, 375 mg dose), containing purified mercury, sulphur, calcined iron and mica with trikatu, triphala and purgative herbs, indicated for shularoga (pain) and anorexia.
Brhat Visamajvarantaka Lauha
Bṛhat viṣamajvarāntaka lauha (Brihat Vishama Jwarantak Lauh), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral iron formulation (Lauha Kalpa, AFI000526, 125 mg dose) with 24 ingredients including Lauha Bhasma, calcined metals, mercury, and fever herbs, indicated for irregular fevers (vishama jvara).
Brhatgarbhacintamani rasa
Brhatgarbhacintamani rasa (Brihat Garbhachintamani Rasa, ब्रहत गर्भचिंतामणी रस), a classical Ayurvedic herbomineral tablet from Bhaishajyaratnavalli, used in pregnancy; contains gold, mercury, and other bhasmas; AFI dosage 250 mg.
Bria AI
Bria AI is a visual generative AI company founded in 2020 and based in New York and Tel Aviv, selling image-generation and editing models trained exclusively on licensed data as commercially safe.
Bria Samone Henderson
Bria Samone Henderson (born 1992, Richmond, Virginia) is an American actress known as Dr. Jordan Allen on The Good Doctor and Margaret Sloan in Mrs. America; Spelman College and University of Washington MFA trained, Micheaux Film Festival winner.
BriaAndChrissy
BriaAndChrissy is the YouTube channel of Bria Kam and Chrissy Chambers, a lesbian singing duo active since 2012, known for LGBTQ music and vlogs, Chambers' UK revenge-porn lawsuit win, and their 2019 discrimination class action against YouTube and Google.
Briakinumab
Briakinumab (ABT-874, J695) is a fully human anti-IL-12/23p40 monoclonal antibody developed by Abbott for psoriasis and Crohn's disease; efficacious in psoriasis but withdrawn in 2011 and never marketed.
Brian
Brian is a masculine given name of Irish and Breton origin with uncertain meaning, possibly from Celtic roots meaning "high" or "noble". Popularized by Brian Boru (died at Clontarf, 1014), it peaked in the US in 1972 at rank 8 and has since declined sharply.
Brian (film)
Brian (2026) is an American coming-of-age comedy, Will Ropp's directorial debut, written by Late Night writer Mike Scollins. Ben Wang stars as a high schooler with panic attacks running for class president; premiered at SXSW 2026, released March 14, 2026.