ABSTRACT"Dashemani" or 'group of ten drugs' mentioned by Acharya Charaka is a direction to use the medicine for specific conditions. Among the 50 dashemani enumerated, the drugs indicated for Kasa (cough) are termed as "Kasaharadashemani". Most of the compound formulations mentioned in the exposition of Kasa have ingredients from the dashemani. The study was hence designed to analyze the present trends in the treatment of Kasa with Kasaharadashemani, through a survey study among the Ayurveda practitioners representing all levels of experience. Objective of the study was to evaluate the usage of single drugs and classical compound formulations of Kasaharadashemani in the present-day practice of Kasa. 100 registered practitioners from various academic hospitals of South Karnataka were interviewed with a structured questionnaire. Among the single drugs, Pippali (Piper longum Linn.), Abhaya (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Amalaki (Emblica officianalis Gaertn.) and Draksha (Vitis vinifera Linn.) were found commonly utilized for the management of Kasa. Among the compound drugs of Dashemani, the most preferred was Agastya Haritaki (a confectionary) followed by Kantakari ghrita (medicated ghee) and Kantakari avaleha (a confectionary). The data was entered in SPSS software (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) and the results were analyzed with chi-square test of association. Among the preferred single drugs, Pippali was found to be effective in kaphaja (cough with sputum) and vata kaphaja Kasa (more bouts of cough with sputum), Draksha in vata dominant Kasa, Abhaya in Vataja (dry cough) as well as vata kaphaja Kasa and Amalaki in pittaja Kasa cough with burning sensation). Considering the preferred compound formulations of Dashemani, Kantakari ghrita and Agastya haritaki were preferred in vataja Kasa. Kantakari avaleha was prescribed in vata kaphaja and pittanubandha Kasa. This study serves as a stride towards evidence based medicine in Ayurveda.