Dasapushpam in every courtyard
Identify, conserve and plant Kerala's ten sacred plants and other medicinal herbs.
Why it matters
Many people can no longer recognise the herbs that once grew by themselves in every courtyard. That knowledge has to reach the next generation.
What we do
- Dasapushpam gardens in homes, schools and temples
- Herb identification walks (the Vanaushadhi ayam)
- Seedling distribution and seed swaps
- Safe use: only on the advice of a qualified vaidya
The ten plants
- KarukaCynodon dactylon
- KayyonniEclipta prostrata
- MukkuttiBiophytum sensitivum
- UzhinjaCardiospermum halicacabum
- CheroolaAerva lanata
- NilappanaCurculigo orchioides
- VishnukranthiEvolvulus alsinoides
- MuyalcheviyanEmilia sonchifolia
- ThiruthaliIpomoea sepiaria
- PoovamkurunthalCyanthillium cinereum
Use as medicine only on the advice of a qualified vaidya.