The short answer

Dashamoola Kwath is a coarse powder of ten herbs in equal parts, boiled in water to make a decoction. Its name means 'ten roots': five of the herbs are used as root or stem bark and five as the whole plant. The Ayurvedic Formulary of India lists it for pain in the side of the chest, fever, breathlessness and cough with phlegm.

Evidence in people is missing. In one lab study, a bought dashamoola extract reduced the clumping of platelets taken from six healthy men about as much as aspirin did, and it still did so alongside aspirin. A lab result does not show the same happens in the body. If you take aspirin or a blood thinner, tell your prescribing doctor before you start it.

What is in it

The official recipe is in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, Part I (2003), entry 4:10 Dasamula Kvatha Curna, printed page 55.[1]

Ingredient	Botanical name	Part used	Proportion
Shalaparni	Desmodium gangeticum	Whole plant	1 part
Prishniparni	Uraria picta	Whole plant	1 part
Brihati	Solanum indicum	Whole plant	1 part
Kantakarika (kantakari)	Solanum xanthocarpum	Whole plant	1 part
Gokshura	Tribulus terrestris	Whole plant	1 part
Bilva (bael)	Aegle marmelos	Root or stem bark	1 part
Agnimantha	Premna integrifolia	Root or stem bark	1 part
Shyonaka	Oroxylum indicum	Root or stem bark	1 part
Kashmari (gambhari)	Gmelina arborea	Root or stem bark	1 part
Patala	Stereospermum suaveolens	Root or stem bark	1 part

Equal parts by weight, from the printed 2003 edition. The formulary's appendix prints Prishniparni as 'Udaria picta', which we read as Uraria picta. Makers' recipes can differ, so check the label.[1]

Classical source

The formulary takes the recipe from the Bhaishajya Ratnavali, Kasaroga Adhikara (the chapter on cough), verse 13.[1]

What it is used for

The formulary lists it for parshva shula (pain in the side of the chest), jvara (fever), shvasa (breathlessness) and kaphaja kasa (cough with phlegm).[1]

What the evidence says

In vitroLab study of human platelets, Mumbai, 2015. Platelets came from six healthy male volunteers and were tested in the lab with a commercially bought watery extract of dashamoola. Undiluted and diluted extract cut platelet clumping triggered by ADP and collagen about as much as aspirin did. With aspirin added, clumping was still reduced, though less than with the undiluted extract alone. No one took the kwath by mouth, so this shows a possible effect, not one that happens in people.[2]

Safety notes

In a lab test, dashamoola extract reduced platelet clumping about as much as aspirin, alone and alongside aspirin. If you take aspirin, another antiplatelet medicine or a blood thinner, or have a bleeding problem or upcoming surgery, tell your doctor before you start it.[2]
Gokshura, one of the ten herbs, has its own interaction pages, for example Gokshura and blood pressure medicines.
Our search for side-effect reports and regulator alerts on this product is not complete. Finding none so far is not a sign that it is harmless.

Who makes it

Sold in India by makers including Patanjali (Divya). We list names so you can match your bottle to this page. We do not recommend or sell any brand.

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Questions people ask

Is Dashamoola Kwath the same as Dashamoolarishta?

No. The kwath is these ten herbs boiled in water. Dashamoolarishta is a fermented liquid with many more ingredients, sweetened with jaggery and honey, and it contains alcohol. It has its own page.[1]

Formulation

Sources

Updated 4 November 2026

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