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Decoction of Ten Roots (Dasamula Kvatha)

ByAdam Tate

Dasamula KvathaDecoction of Ten Roots Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name KantakariBruhatiSalparniPrushniparniGokshuraBilva (Bengal Quince root)ShoyanakaPatalaKashmiriAgnimantha Latin Solanum xanthocarpum Solanum indicum Desmodium gangeticum Uraria picta Tribulus terrestrisAegle marmelosOroxylum indicum Stereospermum suaveolens Gmelina arborea Clerodendron phlomoidis Amount equal parts Preparation: Form a coarse powder. One part is decocted in 16 parts of water (by weight) until…

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Clerodendron phlomidis, Agnimantha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clerodendrum phlomidis, Agnimantha Agnimantha (Ayurveda)Tazhuthaazhai (Siddha)Baharangi (Unani) Clerodendron phlomidisN.L. Burman, Flora Indica, (1768) Clerodendrum phlomidis flower(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum phlomidis (syn. Clerodendron phlomidis, C. multiflorum)Agnimantha is Premna spp. However, C. phlomidis is the accepted substitute for Agnimantha.According to some sources, C. phlomidis is the lesser variety, and Premna spp. is the greater…

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Premna, Agnimantha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Premna, Agnimantha Headache treeAgnimantha (Ayurveda)Arani (Sanskrit)Munnai (Siddha)Arni (Unani) Premna serratifoliaR. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4 (1846) Premna serratifolia(Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Premna spp. P. serratifolia (syn. P. obtusifolia, P. corymbosa, P. integrifolia, Cornutia corymbosa, Gumira litorea) in South India. P. latifolia is used as Agnimantha. in Northern and Western India. P….

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Manjistha Kvatha

ByAdam Tate

Manjistha KvathaMadder Decoction Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Bhaisajya Ratnavali Herb Name Manjistha (Madder)Bakuchi (Psoralea)NeemAgnimanthaHaritaki (Chebula)Daruharidra (Barberry)Amalaki (Emblic Myrobalan)Vasaka (Adhatoda)Shatavari (Asparagus) Bala (Sida)Yashtimadhu (Licorice)PatolUsheer (Vetiver)Guduchi (Tinospora)Rakta chandan (Red Sandal)Tvak (Cinnamon) Latin Rubia cordifoliaPsoralea cordifoliaAzadiracta indicaClerodendron phlomoidesTerminalia chebulaBerberis aristata Emblica officinalisAdhatoda vasicaAsparagus racemosusSida cordifoliaGlycyrrhiza glabraTrichosanthes dioicaVetivera zizanoidesTinospora cordifoliaPterocarpus santalinusCinnamomum zeylanicum Amount equal parts Preparation: One part…

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