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Bhallataka sodhana
Bhallataka sodhana (Śodhana) is the Ayurvedic purification of Semecarpus anacardium, the toxic marking nut (Upavisha, Schedule E1), using media like cow's urine and milk to convert anacardic acid into less irritant cardanol and anacardol.
Bhallatakadi modaka
Bhallatakadi Modaka (Bhallātakādi Modaka), an official Ayurvedic lump preparation (AFI Part I, 3:21) of purified Semecarpus anacardium, Terminalia chebula, sesame, and jaggery, used for pittārśa hemorrhoids at 2-5 g daily.
Bhangi guda
Bhangi guda (bhangi gida) is the Kannada vernacular name for Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant called bhanga in Sanskrit; Bhamgi Guda is also a classical Ayurvedic jaggery-based avaleha formulation listed among standard Ayurvedic medicines.
Bharata bhaisajya ratnakara
Bharata bhaisajya ratnakara (भारत-भैषज्य-रत्नाकर) is a five-volume 20th-century Ayurvedic formulary compiled by Nagindas Chhaganlal Shah, originally published at Unjha 1924–37, containing 9,598 formulations for 64 disease categories.
Bharngi guda (bhangiguda)
Bharngi guda (Bhārṅgī guḍa) is an Ayurvedic jaggery-based polyherbal avaleha from the Bhaishajya Ratnavali, built on Rotheca serrata bark, indicated for cough, dyspnea, and weak digestion.
Bhaskara lavana curna (bhaskara lavana cirna)
Bhaskara lavana curna (Lavana Bhaskar Churna, भास्कर लवण चूर्ण) is a classical Ayurvedic salt-and-herb powder, 18 ingredients including four salts and Piper species, dosed 1–3 g for indigestion, constipation, and vata-kapha GI disorders.
Bhavaprakasa
Bhavaprakasa (Bhavaprakasha, भावप्रकाश) is a 16th-century Sanskrit Ayurvedic compendium by Bhavamisra of Magada, pairing a medical samhita with the Bhavaprakasha Nighantu, a materia medica of over 500 substances in 23 categories.
Bhrngadi kvatha curna
Bhārngyādi kvātha cūrṇa (Bharngyadi Kvatha Churna), an 11-herb Ayurvedic Formulary of India decoction powder (AFI 4:25, Sahasrayoga) led by Rotheca serrata root, indicated for intermittent and chronic fever; AFI dosage 48 g.
Bhrngamalakadi taila (bhmgamalakadi taila)
Bhrngamalakadi taila (Bhṛngāmalakādi taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil from Sahasrayoga with Eclipta prostrata, amla, licorice, and milk, used for head application, massage, and hair care.
Bhrngaraja taila
Bhrngaraja taila is a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil prepared from the whole plant of Eclipta prostrata in a sesame oil base, used for hair and scalp disorders.
Bhuvanesvara vati
Bhuvanesvara vati (Bhuvaneśvara vaṭī), an Ayurvedic Formulary of India tablet for atisara (diarrhea), made of triphala fruits, ajwain, bael, rock salt, and soot; a separate 11-ingredient herbo-mineral recipe shares the name.
BI-RADS
BI-RADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) is a standardized reporting system from the American College of Radiology that assigns breast imaging findings to categories 0 through 6.
Biafran famine
The Biafran famine was the mass starvation of the secessionist Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria from 1967 to 1970, caused by a Nigerian blockade during the Nigerian Civil War.
Bianzheng Lu
辨证录 (Bianzheng lu), also titled 辨证冰鉴 and 辨证奇闻, is a 14-juan, 126-section Qing clinical manual by Chen Shiduo, completed around 1687, organizing 776 case entries by symptom differentiation and prescription.
Bias (concept)
Bias (concept): in epidemiology and research, systematic deviation of results or inferences from the truth, also called systematic error, epidemiologic bias; three main types: selection, information, confounding.
BIATICH trial
BIATICH (NCT05593380) is a completed Chinese multicenter randomized trial testing invasive intracranial pressure monitoring guided management versus imaging-clinical assessment in adults with supratentorial hemorrhage of 30 mL or more, with 90-day mRS as the primary outcome.
Bibliotherapy
Bibliotherapy is the guided reading of selected literature for mental health, emotional development, or behavior change. It interacts with the reader to aid personal adjustment and can augment therapy.
Bicalutamide
Bicalutamide (Casodex) is a first-generation nonsteroidal androgen receptor inhibitor approved in 1995, given as 50 mg daily with an LHRH analog for Stage D2 metastatic prostate cancer; second-generation ARIs now outperform it.
Biceps
Biceps (biceps brachii) is the two-headed upper-arm muscle flexing the elbow and supinating the forearm, innervated by the musculocutaneous nerve (C5-C6), inserting on the radial tuberosity, and highly variable, with accessory heads in 2-5% of people.
Biceps femoris muscle
Biceps femoris (Musculus biceps femoris), the most lateral hamstring muscle of the posterior thigh, has long and short heads with different origins and innervation (tibial vs common fibular divisions of the sciatic nerve) sharing insertion on the fibular head; it extends the hip, flexes the knee, and is the most commonly injured hamstring.
Biceps tenodesis
Biceps tenodesis is a shoulder surgery that reattaches the long head of the biceps tendon to the humerus, treating tears, instability, and inflammation that persist despite conservative care.
Bicifadine
Bicifadine (CL 220,075), 1-p-tolyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, is a non-opioid triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor analgesic developed by American Cyanamid and DOV Pharmaceutical, tested in postoperative, low back, and diabetic neuropathy pain, with low preclinical abuse liability.
Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis
Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE), or Bickerstaff encephalitis, is a rare post-infectious autoimmune brainstem disorder with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and impaired consciousness, part of the anti-GQ1b antibody syndrome with Miller Fisher syndrome and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Bictegravir
Bictegravir (BIC), a Gilead HIV-1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor coformulated with emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide as Biktarvy, FDA-approved February 7, 2018; once-daily 50/200/25 mg single-tablet regimen with high resistance barrier.
Bicuculline
Bicuculline is a plant-derived alkaloid isolated in 1933 from Dutchman's breeches that competitively blocks GABAA receptors; a powerful convulsant, it has been the standard pharmacological tool for studying GABA-mediated inhibition since 1970.
Bicuspid aortic valve
A bicuspid aortic valve is a congenital heart defect in which the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of three, the most common congenital cardiac malformation.
Bicyclol
Bicyclol (双环醇, trade name Baisainuo) is a synthetic hepatoprotective drug developed in China, approved there in 2001, used to lower elevated aminotransferases in chronic hepatitis, fatty liver disease, and drug-induced liver injury.
Bidhan Chandra Roy (বিধান চন্দ্র রায়)
Bidhan Chandra Roy (বিধান চন্দ্র রায়) was an Indian physician, educator, and politician who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962.
Bidirectional Mendelian randomization
Bidirectional Mendelian randomization is a genetic epidemiology design that uses genetic variants as instruments to test causal effects of two traits on each other, judging direction.
Biemond syndrome type 2
Biemond syndrome type 2 is an extremely rare hereditary disorder involving iris coloboma, short stature, obesity, hypogonadism, polydactyly, and intellectual disability, first described by Biemond in 1934.