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Woodfordia fruiticosa - Dhaataki
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]
Uses
Food
Dhaataki can be used in Food. Flowers are sucked for nectar to make a cold drink and cooked as vegetable.[2]
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
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[2]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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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. |
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
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 43.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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
- ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
See also
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- 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
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