Dashamula or Dashamoolah is an
Ayurvedic medicine practiced in India since ages to cleanse and treat various types
of health issues. It is a mix of herbs and is quite effective. The Dashamula
medicine is used to treat Lord Jagannath after the Snana Yatra when he is
bathed with lots of water from the pots filled with holy water from the sacred
well. The Lord and his family bathe only once a year and it is a huge festival in
Odissa. Post the bathing ceremony the Lord along with his family rests in a sickroom
and is treated with Dashamulah.
Dashamoolah in English means 10 roots.
This concoction is a cleansing one and is prepared from the roots of 10 herbs. In
Ayurveda the body is treated as the abode of 5 elements and weakening of one
element creates misbalance within the system. This concoction is prepared with
herbs and sesame oil to cleanse the pitta dosha or the fiery element. It is
basically made into a liquid form; however, Dashamoolah can also be herbal steam.
This encourages the flashing out of toxins through the sweat glands. However, the
Lord is offered the liquid form of medication.
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| Ayurvedic Medicine Dashamula |
Dahsamoolah is also known as Dashamula
kashaya and is used to treat kapha, cough, vata, asthma, cold and inflammation
too. The Lord after bathing so much is inflicted with fever and Dashamula treats
him of fever, cough and pain in flanks. The Lord is also offered pepper along
with this liquid medicine to make it more effective. The ingredients of
Dashamula include:
- Bilva- Aegle Marmelos
- Agnimantha- Permna Mucronata
- Shyonaka- Oroxylum Indicum
- Patala- Stereospermum Suaveolens
- Gambhari- Gmelina Arborea
- Brihati- Solanum Indicum
- Kantakari- Solanum Xanthocarpum
- Gokshura- Tribullus Terrestris
- Shalaparni- Desmodium Gangeticum
- Prishnaparni- Uraria Picta
8 parts water is mixed and strained to
get the medicine.
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