Dasapushpam – herbal combination of ten flowers

Dasapushpam(ദശപുഷ്പം)  is a combination of two Sanskrit word ‘Dasa’ means ‘Ten’ and ‘Pushpa’ means ‘Flowers’ which is a magical combination of ten medicinal plant’s flowers or Ten Sacred Flowers. These ten sacred flowers  are found throughout  Kerala as a weed,  especially in the Western Ghats region. It is an important ‘oushadayogam’ in the Kerala Ayurveda principle.

It is an important ingredient in the Ayurveda oil for skin related problems, for example Dasapushpadi tailam, Dasapushpadi Keram etc.

Members of Dasapushpam -Ten sacred flowers group

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1. Mukkutti (മുക്കുറ്റി) – Biophytum sensitivum

2. Thiruthali (തിരുതാളി ) – Ipomea maxima

3. Kayyoni (കയ്യൂന്നി) – Eclipta prostrata

4. Poovamkurunnila (പൂവാങ്കുരുന്നില) – Vernonia cineria 

5. Vishnukranthi (വിഷ്ണുക്രാന്തി) – Evolvulus alsinoides 

6. Karuka  (കറുക) – Cynodon dactylon

7. Muyalcheviyan  (മുയൽചെവിയൻ ) – Emelia sonchifolia 

8. Nilappana (നിലപ്പന) – Curculigo orchioides 

9. Uzhinja (ഉഴിഞ്ഞ) – Cardiospermum halicacabum

10. Cheroola (ചെറൂള) – Aervalanata