Dashamoola (Dashamoola (Dashamula — ten roots))
Dashamoola is a classical Ayurvedic combination of ten medicinal roots (Brihat and Laghu Panchamoola groups). Used widely in kwatha, ghrita, taila, and avaleha formulations. Must be linked as a combination record — never collapsed to a single component herb.
Botanical name: Aegle marmelos; Premna integrifolia; Oroxylum indicum; Stereospermum suaveolens; Gmelina arborea; Solanum indicum; Solanum xanthocarpum; Desmodium gangeticum; Uraria picta; Tribulus terrestris. Also known as: Dashamoola, Dashamula, Ten roots, Dashamoola kwatha.
Properties
Vata-hara; classical ten-root combination
Traditional uses
- Dashamoola kwatha
- Ghrita and taila formulations
- Jwara and vata disorders in classics
Dosha effects
- vata: decreasing
- kapha: balancing
- pitta: balancing