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'''Woodfordia fruticosa''' is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as Dhataki. It is powerful astringment. It relaxes pitta and kapha doshas. | '''Woodfordia fruticosa''' is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as Dhataki. It is powerful astringment. It relaxes pitta and kapha doshas. | ||
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===Other features=== | ===Other features=== | ||
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 2 April 2022
Woodfordia fruticosa is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as Dhataki. It is powerful astringment. It relaxes pitta and kapha doshas.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains the chemical compounds like tannins (especially those of macrocyclic hydrolysable class), flavonoids, anthraquinone glycosides, and polyphenols.[1]
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | Are hoo, Bela |
Hindi | Ban-mahendi, Dauri |
Malayalam | Tamrapushpi, Tatire |
Tamil | Cirincippu, Dhathari-jargi |
Telugu | Are puvvu, Dhaarhupushpika |
Marathi | Daayatti, Datyatti |
Gujarathi | |
Punjabi | |
Kashmiri | |
Sanskrit | Agnijvala, Dhataki. |
English |
.[2]
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
Veerya
Sheeta (Cold)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Pitta
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Simple | Opposite | Leaves subsessile, 4-11 x 2-4 cm, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, subcoriaceous, whitish velvety tomentose and finely orangish- or black-punctate beneath. |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Bisexual | Axillary cymes | Crimson | 12 | Slightly zygomorphic, in 2-16-flowered axillary cymes; pedicels to 1 cm long. |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Capsule | 0.6-1 x 0.25-0.4 cm | Ellipsoid, included in the calyx | Seeds numerous, trigonous-ovoid |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Plants are frost tolerant. Requires a sunny position.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
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