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==Uses==
{{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Menorrhagia}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains the chemical compounds like tannins (especially those of macrocyclic hydrolysable class), flavonoids, anthraquinone glycosides, and polyphenols.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Agnijvala, Dhataki.|en=|gu=|hi=Ban-mahendi, Dauri|kn=Are hoo, Bela|ks=|ml=Tamrapushpi, Tatire|mr=Daayatti, Datyatti|pa=|ta=Cirincippu, Dhathari-jargi|te=Are puvvu, Dhaarhupushpika}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Sheeta (Cold)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|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. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary cymes|Crimson|12|Slightly zygomorphic, in 2-16-flowered axillary cymes; pedicels to 1 cm long.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|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==
[[Mustharishtam]], [[Sarivadyasava]], [[Chandanadi tailam]], [[Kutajashtaka kashayam]], [[Lohaasava]]
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Softwood cutting}}, {{Propagation|Hardwood cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Dhataki (Telugu- ధాతక) (3491778970).jpg
Dhavadi (Gujarati- ધાવડી) (452036656).jpg
Dhawai (Hindi- धवइ) (2396497906).jpg
Dhayati (Marathi- धायटी) (2395659911).jpg
Woodfordia fruiticosa.jpg
Woodfordia fruticosa - Fire Flame Bush flowers at Peravoor 2018 (4).jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6527383_Woodfordia_fruticosa_Traditional_uses_and_recent_findings#:~:text=A%20wide%20range%20of%20chemical%20compounds%20including%20tannins%20have%20been,fruticosa%20(%20Das%2C%202007%20). Chemical constituents]</ref><ref name="chemistryCommon names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Common names]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228521 Morphology]</ref><ref name="morphologyAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/01/17/dhataki-woodfordia-fruticosa-uses-dose-side-effects-ayurveda/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Woodfordia+fruticosa"Cultivation"details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fire%20Flame%20Bush.html Woodfordia fruticosa on flowersofindia.net]* [ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Woodfordia+fruticosa Woodfordia fruticosa on pfaf.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Lythraceae]]
