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'''Dhaataki''' is a much branched, semi deciduous, undershrub or shrub, 1-3 m high, rarely | '''Dhaataki''' is a much branched, semi deciduous, undershrub or shrub, 1-3 m high, rarely | ||
upto 3 m, found throughout India, ascending to 1500 m in Himalayas and also in the Gangetic plains , also cultivated in gardens.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | upto 3 m, found throughout India, ascending to 1500 m in Himalayas and also in the Gangetic plains , also cultivated in gardens.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Symplocas racemosa}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> | + | {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Symplocas racemosa}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> |
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===Food=== | ===Food=== | ||
Dhaataki can be used in Food. Flowers are sucked for nectar to make a cold drink and cooked as vegetable.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/> | Dhaataki can be used in Food. Flowers are sucked for nectar to make a cold drink and cooked as vegetable.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/> | ||
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==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
Dhaataki is available through May to June<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>. | Dhaataki is available through May to June<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>. | ||
| − | + | Plants are frost tolerant. Requires a sunny position. Succeeds in any well-drained soil. Plants are very wind tolerant. The plant coppices well; coppice-shoots five years old averaged 3 metres in height<ref name="Cultivation"/> | |
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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| + | Dhavadi (Gujarati- ધાવડી) (452036656).jpg | ||
| + | Dhawai (Hindi- धवइ) (2396497906).jpg | ||
| + | Woodfordia fruticosa - Fire Flame Bush flowers at Peravoor 2018 (4).jpg | ||
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.570, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref> | <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.570, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref> | ||
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| + | <ref name="Chemical Composition">Journal paper from National Library of Medicine - Woodfordia fruticosa: traditional uses and recent findings</ref> | ||
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| + | <ref name="Cultivation">Article from Useful Tropical Plants</ref> | ||
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| + | * [http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA] | ||
| + | * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874106006726 Woodfordia fruiticosa on Science direct article] | ||
| + | * [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fire%20Flame%20Bush.html Woodfordia fruiticosa on Flowers of India Catalog] | ||
| + | * [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228521 Woodfordia fruiticosa on India Bio-diversity] | ||
| + | * [https://www.netmeds.com/health-library/post/dhataki-woodfordia-fruticosa-benefits-uses-ayurvedic-indications-dosage-and-side-effects Woodfordia fruiticosa on Netmeds Health Library] | ||
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[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]][[Category:Shrub]] | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]][[Category:Shrub]] | ||
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Dhaataki is a much branched, semi deciduous, undershrub or shrub, 1-3 m high, rarely upto 3 m, found throughout India, ascending to 1500 m in Himalayas and also in the Gangetic plains , also cultivated in gardens.[1]
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Common names
- 4 Chemical Composition
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Leucorrhoea, Fever, Dysentery, Stomachache, Symplocas racemosa, Wounds[2]
Food
Dhaataki can be used in Food. Flowers are sucked for nectar to make a cold drink and cooked as vegetable.[3]
Parts Used
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Dhataki, Tamrapushpi |
| Hindi | Dhai, Dhava |
| Malayalam | Tattiripuvu, Tatire |
| Tamil | Kattati, Kattathi, Kattattipoo |
| Telugu | Aarl Puruvu |
| Marathi | Dhayati, Dhavati |
| Gujarathi | Dhavadi, Dhavani |
| Punjabi | Davi, Phul Dhava |
| Kashmiri | Kath |
| Sanskrit | Bhahupushpi, Taamraushpi, Vahnijvaala |
| English | Fire flame bush |
Chemical Composition
A wide range of chemical compounds including Tannins (especially those of macrocyclic hydrolysable class), Flavonoids, Anthraquinone Glycosides and Polyphenols have been isolated from this species in recent times[4]
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (Pungent), Kashaya
Guna
Laghu (Light)
Veerya
Sheeta (Cold)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Grahya, Paacana, Vshaghna, Garbhastheepana, Kriminut,
Prabhava
Nutritional components
Dhaataki Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Aspartic acid, Gallic acid; Myricetin, Kaempferol; Tannins, Flavonoides, Polyphenols; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus Potassium, Sodium, Sulphur, Zinc[3]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Opposite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| axillary cymes | Axillary spiciform racemes | Crimson | 12 | Slightly zygomorphic, in 2-16-flowered axillary cymes; pedicels to 1 cm long. Flowering from January to May |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule | 0.6-1 x 0.25-0.4 cm | Ellipsoid, included in the calyx; seeds numerous, trigonous-ovoid. | Fruiting from January to May | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Dhaataki is available through May to June[3]. Plants are frost tolerant. Requires a sunny position. Succeeds in any well-drained soil. Plants are very wind tolerant. The plant coppices well; coppice-shoots five years old averaged 3 metres in height[6]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area.Sub Tropical area
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 43.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.570, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.151, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
- ↑ Journal paper from National Library of Medicine - Woodfordia fruticosa: traditional uses and recent findings
- ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
- ↑ Article from Useful Tropical Plants
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leucorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomachache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Symplocas racemosa
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
- Herbs with common name in Kashmiri
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Shrub or small tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub Tropical area
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Shrub
