Dashamuli Decoction (Dashamuli Kashaya)
Used with Magadhi
Modern description
Decoction of Dashamula herbs used to reduce fever and inflammation and pacify vata dosha.
Purpose
Used with Magadhi
Indications
- Inflammation, edema, pain, respiratory disorders, fever (especially with Vata involvement), postpartum care, general debility, cough, dyspnea, musculoskeletal pain.
Classical indications
- Jwara (Fever)
Karma
- Vatahara
- Shothahara
- Balya
- Deepana
- Pachana
Key ingredients
- Kantakari root
- Each of the ten roots should be in equal parts. Most commonly
- Agnimantha root
- Shyonaka root
- Gambhari root
- Patala root
- Shalaparni root
- Prishnaparni root
- Brihati root
- Gokshura root.
Adult dose
48-96 ml (approximately 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup), once or twice daily.
Pediatric dose
25-50 ml
Preparation steps
- Take the roots of Bilva, Agnimantha, Shyonaka, Patala, Gambhari, Brihati, Kantakari, Gokshura, Shalaparni and Prishnaparni.
- Pound the root of each herb and obtain its coarse powder.
- Take the coarse powder of each of the above said 10 herbs in equal quantities.
- Combine all the ingredients and boil with 16 parts of water in a vessel.
- Boil until the water is reduced to one-fourth of the original quantity.
- Filter the decoction through a sterile cloth or sieve.
Safety contraindications
- Avoid in Pitta-dominant types or dilute with extra water/coconut milk. Pregnant women (especially first trimester), individuals with high Pitta, and those with severe peptic ulcers should consult a practitioner first.