DASA PUSHPAM

                               DASAPUSHPAM

Wordmeaning: Dasa- 'ten' and Pushpam- flower

A collection of ten auspicious herbs according to kerala tradition. It is also used in ayurvedic medicine.

MALAYALAM NAME	SANSKRIT NAME	BOTANICAL NAME
Uzhinja	Sakralata	Cardiospermum halicacabum
Thiruthali	Lakshmana	Ipomoea sepiaria
Muyalchevi	Sasasruti	Emilia sonchifolia
Nilappana	Musali	Curculigo orchiodes
Mukkutti	Viparitalajjalu	Biophytum sensitivum
Krishnakranti	Vishnukranta	Evolvulus alsinoides
Karuka	Durva	Cynodon dactylon
Kanjunni	Bhringaraja	Eclipta prostrata
Poovamkurunnila	Sahadevi	Vernonia cineria
Cherula	Bhadra	Aerva lanata

UZHINJA

MUYALCHEVI

NILAPPANA

MUKKOOTTY

KRISHNA KRANTI

KARUKA

KANJUNNI

POOVAMKURUNNILA

CHERULA