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Dashamula

Daśamūla दशमूल

panchamula cosmetic-relevant

The 'ten roots' — combination of Brihat-Panchamula + Laghu-Panchamula. Tridoshic; respiratory; febrifuge; the structural base of every Mahanarayana / Bala-style abhyanga oil.

The ten roots — the most-used compound group in Ayurvedic pharmacy.

Two sub-groups:

Brihat (greater) PanchamulaLaghu (lesser) Panchamula
Bilva (Aegle marmelos)Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum)
Agnimantha (Premna integrifolia)Prishniparni (Uraria picta)
Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum)Brihati (Solanum indicum)
Patala (Stereospermum chelonoides)Kantakari (Solanum surattense)
Kashmari (Gmelina arborea)Goksuraka (Tribulus terrestris)

Combined = Dashamula.

For cosmetics, Dashamula is the foundational decoction medium for Mahanarayana Tailam and other Vata abhyanga oils. The root combination is anti-inflammatory, tissue-regenerative, and deeply Vata-pacifying — exactly what aging or dry skin needs.

Constituent ingredients (10)

IngredientBotanicalFunctions
Bilva (Bael)
Bilva 		Aegle marmelos Dashamula component, anti-Vata, digestive
Agnimantha
Agnimantha 		Premna integrifolia Dashamula component
Shyonaka (Indian Calosanthes)
Śyonāka 		Oroxylum indicum Dashamula component
Patala (Trumpet Flower)
Pāṭala 		Stereospermum chelonoides Dashamula component
Kashmari (Gambhari)
Kāśmarī / Gambhārī 		Gmelina arborea Dashamula component, anti-Pitta
Shalaparni (Tick-Trefoil)
Śālaparṇī 		Desmodium gangeticum Laghu Panchamula component, tridoshic
Prishniparni (Uraria)
Pṛśniparṇī 		Uraria picta Laghu Panchamula component
Brihati
Bṛhatī 		Solanum indicum Laghu Panchamula
Kantakari (Yellow-Berried Nightshade)
Kaṇṭakārī 		Solanum surattense (= S. xanthocarpum) Laghu Panchamula
Gokshura (Small Caltrops)
Gokṣura 		Tribulus terrestris Laghu Panchamula, diuretic, rasayana

Recipes built from this group (3)