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Woodfordia fruiticosa - Dhaataki
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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]
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
Tannin and glucoside.
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
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. Calyx tube 1-1.5 cm long, tubular; lobes 6, short, more or less triangular, alternating with small callous appendages. Petals 6, red, 3-4 mm long, lanceolate-acuminate. Stamens 12, inserted near the bottom of the calyx tube, 0.5-1.5 cm long. Ovary 4-6 mm long, oblong, 2-celled; ovules many; style 0.7-1.5 cm long. |
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. | {{{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
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 43.
- ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
See also
External Links
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