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Impact Report: On tongue, nerves, elimination, etc.
Indications & Uses: What it Improves
Metabolic Effects & Herbal Actions
Contraindications / Aggravates
Similar foods and herbs
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Dashamoola Powder Herbal Powder (10 Root Formula )This ideal Vata reducing formula is warming, relaxing, opening, and cleansing. Dashamoola calms your mind, clears the lungs, clears and tones your colon, and supports your bones. |
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
The reports shared below are part of an educational assignment completed by students at the Joyful Belly College of Natural Health Sciences. These represent subjective experiences intended to help students explore principles of Ayurveda through personal observation. In each report below, students ate the selected food for 3 days and self-reported these effects. See other food & herb reports at Joyful Belly.
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your temperature?
| 0 |
1 |
16 |
14 |
3 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your ear temperature?
| 4 |
30 |
0 |
| Hotter | No Change | Cooler |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
25 |
5 |
3 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your skin?
| 0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
27 |
| Yellower/Greener | Paler | Redder | Grayer | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your tongue body?
| 2 |
10 |
1 |
21 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 2 |
7 |
25 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your appetite/hunger?
| 1 |
3 |
21 |
9 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your digestion speed?
| 3 |
7 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
11 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your stool smell?
| 1 |
1 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 2 |
9 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
28 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your throat soreness?
| 4 |
26 |
4 |
| More sore | No Change | Less sore |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your urine smell?
| 1 |
2 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 1 |
2 |
29 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
3 |
25 |
5 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your acne?
| 2 |
32 |
0 |
| More acne | No Change | Less acne |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your freckles/moles?
| 1 |
33 |
0 |
| Darker | No Change | Lighter |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
| 1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Redder/Bloodshot | Yellower | Grayer | Browner | Whiter |
| 29 | ||||
| No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of the lower eye lid?
| 0 |
2 |
31 |
1 |
| More green/dark green | More purple | No Change | Less green/purple |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
27 |
4 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the dryness of your skin?
| 5 |
2 |
27 |
| Drier | Oilier | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
| 1 |
30 |
3 |
| Puffier | No Change | Less Puffy |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 0 |
4 |
20 |
9 |
1 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your ear pressure?
| 1 |
31 |
2 |
| More pressure | No Change | Less pressure |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your congestion?
| 1 |
24 |
9 |
| More congestion | No Change | Less congestion |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
| 0 |
24 |
10 |
| More thick | No Change | Less thick |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your energy levels?
| 1 |
6 |
18 |
9 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your muscle tension?
| 3 |
14 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your anxiety?
| 5 |
11 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 10 |
21 |
3 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your digestion speed?
| 3 |
7 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
11 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your appetite/hunger?
| 1 |
3 |
21 |
9 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
| 0 |
5 |
22 |
7 |
0 |
| Much relief | Slight relief | Same | Slightly more burning | Much more burning |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
28 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 2 |
7 |
25 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 10 |
21 |
3 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 2 |
9 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 0 |
4 |
20 |
9 |
1 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your tongue body?
| 2 |
10 |
1 |
21 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your stool smell?
| 1 |
1 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your stool consistency?
| 2 |
7 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
| Much softer | Slightly softer | Same | Slightly harder | Much harder |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your stool frequency/quantity?
| 1 |
4 |
19 |
8 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your stool color?
| 3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
| More yellow | More gray | More green | More orange | Same |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your stool lightness?
| 2 |
3 |
23 |
4 |
2 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly darker | Much darker |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your urine clarity?
| 3 |
25 |
6 |
| More cloudy | Same | More clear |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your urine smell?
| 1 |
2 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your urine lightness?
| 1 |
3 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly Darker | Much Darker |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
27 |
4 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 1 |
2 |
29 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
3 |
25 |
5 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
25 |
5 |
3 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your freckles/moles?
| 1 |
33 |
0 |
| Darker | No Change | Lighter |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your acne?
| 2 |
32 |
0 |
| More acne | No Change | Less acne |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the dryness of your skin?
| 5 |
2 |
27 |
| Drier | Oilier | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your skin?
| 0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
27 |
| Yellower/Greener | Paler | Redder | Grayer | No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
| 1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Redder/Bloodshot | Yellower | Grayer | Browner | Whiter |
| 29 | ||||
| No Change |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the color of the lower eye lid?
| 0 |
2 |
31 |
1 |
| More green/dark green | More purple | No Change | Less green/purple |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
| 1 |
30 |
3 |
| Puffier | No Change | Less Puffy |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your ear temperature?
| 4 |
30 |
0 |
| Hotter | No Change | Cooler |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your congestion?
| 1 |
24 |
9 |
| More congestion | No Change | Less congestion |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your ear pressure?
| 1 |
31 |
2 |
| More pressure | No Change | Less pressure |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your throat soreness?
| 4 |
26 |
4 |
| More sore | No Change | Less sore |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
| 0 |
24 |
10 |
| More thick | No Change | Less thick |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your muscle tension?
| 3 |
14 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your anxiety?
| 5 |
11 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your temperature?
| 0 |
1 |
16 |
14 |
3 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your energy levels?
| 1 |
6 |
18 |
9 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
| 0 |
3 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your heart rate?
| 1 |
3 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
| Much slower | Slightly slower | Same | Slightly faster | Much faster |
How did Dashamoola Powder affect your heart rhythm?
| 2 |
31 |
1 |
| More palpitations | Same | Less palpitations |
Note: These exercises are not part of an FDA-regulated study, and were not designed or conducted under a clinical research protocol. They are neither investigational in nature nor scientific findings. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. They are experiential assignments rooted in traditional Ayurvedic education, intended solely for instructional use. No conclusions should be drawn regarding the therapeutic effects of any food, herb, or dietary substance based on these student reflections.
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See guidelines for herbs |
Dashamoola Powder may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.
Dashamoola Powder may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.
While Dashamoola is generally safe and well-tolerated when used appropriately, there are certain conditions and situations where caution or avoidance is advised:Pregnancy (especially first trimester): Dashamoola has mild uterine stimulant properties and may increase the risk of miscarriage or premature labor.
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (Menorrhagia): Due to its stimulating and warming effects, Dashamoola may increase blood flow and worsen heavy periods.
Sedative Medications or CNS Depressants: Dashamoola has a mild sedative action and may enhance the effects of anxiolytics like Benzodiazepines (i.e. diazepam), SSRIs/SNRIs (i.e. venlafaxine) and herbal anxiolytics or sedatives (i.e. valerian) causing increased drowsiness, lethargy, or reduced motor coordination.
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
