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Astaksari gutika
Astaksari gutika (Aṣṭākṣarī guṭikā, Ashtakshari Gulika) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill (AFI000019, 125 mg) for digestive impairment and diarrhea, containing purified opium, cinnabar, and ativisha, used only under supervision.
Astana (Астана)
Astana (Астана), capital of Kazakhstan since 1997, a planned city on the Ishim River; formerly Akmola and Nur-Sultan (2019-2022); population 1.7 million, 11.9% of national GDP, Kurokawa master plan.
Astana International Exchange
The Astana International Exchange (AIX) is a securities exchange opened in 2018 within the Astana International Financial Centre in Kazakhstan, trading equities, bonds, and structured products.
Astana Process
The Astana Process is a series of meetings on the Syrian civil war launched in 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, convened by Russia, Iran, and Turkey.
Astangahrdaya
The Astangahrdaya (Ashtanga Hridayam) is a Sanskrit Ayurvedic medical compendium attributed to the physician Vāgbhaṭa; with the Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas it forms the Brihat Trayi, and it dates to before about 800 CE.
Astangalavana Curna
Astangalavana Curna (Aṣṭāṅgalavaṇa cūrṇa, Astanga Lavana) is an eight-ingredient Ayurvedic herbo-mineral powder, AFI000536, dosed 3–5 g, used for agnimandya, srotorodha, and especially madatyaya (alcoholism), with HPTLC standardization and a NIMHANS alcohol-dependence trial.
Astangavaleha
Astangavaleha (Aṣṭāṅgāvaleha), an Ayurvedic avaleha confection of eight herbs (Myrica esculenta, Inula racemosa, Pistacia, Piper spp., etc.) with honey and ginger juice, used for cough and asthma; AFI dose 500 mg-1 g.
Astanor Ventures
Astanor Ventures is a Brussels, Belgium-based venture capital firm investing in agrifood technology and the bioeconomy, with around €800 million under management and more than 45 portfolio companies.
Astapus Colles
Astapus Colles: a 597-km-wide group of small hills (colles) on Mars in western Utopia Planitia, IAU-approved 1985 from a Greek albedo feature; also a Late Amazonian icy, polygonal geologic unit (ABa).
Astar Winoto
Astar Winoto is an immunologist and Professor Emeritus of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at UC Berkeley, known for work on T-cell receptor genes and cell death in the immune system.
Astarion
Astarion (Astarion Ancunín) is the high elf vampire spawn rogue from Baldur's Gate 3, enslaved by Cazador Szarr, voiced and mocapped by Neil Newbon, written by Stephen Rooney, and defined by his Rite of Profane Ascension choice.
Astaroth
Astaroth, also spelled Ashtaroth, is the Grand Duke of Hell in Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1577) and the 29th Goetic spirit, deriving his name from the biblical goddess Ashtoreth, the Hebrew polemical form of Phoenician Astarte.
Astarpa River
The Astarpa River is a river of western Anatolia known from Hittite Late Bronze Age texts, notably as the site of the battle of Walma in Mursili II's Arzawa campaign.
Astarte
Astarte (Phoenician ʿAshtart, Hebrew Ashtoreth), West Semitic goddess related to Ishtar, of love, fertility, war, and Venus; Phoenician homeland, Egyptian war goddess, Biblical Ashtoreth, Pyrgi plaques, Carthage and Tanit.
Astarte and the Insatiable Sea
Astarte and the Insatiable Sea, also called the Astarte Papyrus, is an Egyptian mythological tale in which the goddess Astarte negotiates with the hostile Sea.
Astarymus
Astarymus, also known as Aserymus, was a king of Tyre in the 9th century BC who reigned nine years and was slain by his brother Pheles, who seized the kingdom.
Astasamskara of parada murcchana
Murcchana (मूर्छना) is the third of the eight Astasamskara processing steps of Parada (mercury) in Rasashastra, grinding mercury with drugs until it loses its liquid form; Sagandha (with sulphur) and Nirgandha types differ in permitted duration of use.
Astasia Myers
Astasia Myers is a venture capitalist who joined Felicis as a General Partner in January 2024, investing early in AI, data, open source, developer tools, and security companies.
Astatine
Astatine (symbol At), atomic number 85, is a radioactive halogen first synthesized at Berkeley in 1940; it occurs in nature only in trace amounts and has no stable isotopes.
Astatine chemistry
Astatine chemistry is the study of astatine (At), the heaviest naturally occurring halogen and rarest natural element, studied only at ultramicro scales because all its isotopes are short-lived.
Astatine-211
Astatine-211 is a radioactive isotope of the halogen astatine with a 7.2-hour half-life, produced artificially in cyclotrons and considered a promising alpha emitter for targeted cancer therapy.
Astavarga kvatha curna
Astavarga kvatha curna (Aṣṭavarga kvātha cūrṇa), an eight-herb Ayurvedic coarse-powder decoction formula from Sahasrayoga, AFI000085, dose 48 g, used for vata roga in Bangladesh; ingredients include Sida cordifolia, Vitex negundo, and garlic.
Astaxanthin
Astaxanthin, a C40 keto-carotenoid pigment from Haematococcus pluvialis and Phaffia rhodozyma, colors salmon and shrimp, serves as an aquaculture feed additive, and is studied as a potent antioxidant.
AstaZero
AstaZero (RISE Proving Ground AstaZero) is a full-scale vehicle proving ground outside Borås, Sweden, opened in 2014 to test active safety systems, automated driving functions, and connected-vehicle technology.
Astead Herndon
Astead W. Herndon, American political journalist, former New York Times national politics reporter and CNN analyst, host of The Run-Up, now Vox editorial director hosting America, Actually; NABJ 2025 Journalist of the Year.
Asteatotic eczema
Asteatotic eczema (eczéma craquelé, xerotic eczema, winter itch) is a dry-skin eczema of older adults with crazy-paving fissuring, mainly on the shins, flaring in winter and treated with emollients and topical steroids.
Astegolimab
Astegolimab (MSTT1041A, RG6149, AMG 282) is a fully human anti-ST2 IgG2 monoclonal antibody blocking IL-33 signaling, developed by Roche/Genentech for COPD and studied in severe asthma, atopic dermatitis, and COVID-19 pneumonia.
Astellas Pharma
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a Japanese pharmaceutical company formed in 2005 by the merger of Yamanouchi and Fujisawa, best known for the prostate-cancer drug XTANDI and newer brands like PADCEV.
Astemizole
Astemizole, sold as Hismanal, is a nonsedating second-generation antihistamine developed by Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1977 and withdrawn worldwide in 1999 after reports of QT prolongation.
Astemo (アステモ)
Astemo, formerly Hitachi Astemo until 2025, is a Japanese automotive parts supplier in Tokyo formed in 2021 by Hitachi Automotive Systems and three former Honda subsidiaries.