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Woodfordia fruticosa - Dhataki

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:Woodfordia fruticosa - Fire Flame Bush flowers at Peravoor 2018 (13).jpg|thumb|right|''Dhataki'']] '''Woodfordia fruticosa''' is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as Dhataki. It is powerful astringment.It relaxes pitta and kapha doshas.
==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=agnijvalaAgnijvala, dhataki, dhauri, mada, madakara, madaniyahetuDhataki.|en=|gu=|hi=banBan-mahendi, dauri, dhawaiDauri|kn=are Are hoo, bela, daathakee kusumka, kempu kumusalu, taamra pushpiBela|ks=|ml=tamrapushpiTamrapushpi, tatireTatire|mr=daayatti, datyatti, dhaavasDaayatti, dhaiphalDatyatti|pa=|ta=cirincippuCirincippu, dhathariDhathari-jargi, dhattari|te=are Are puvvu, dhaarhupushpika, dhaathaki, reyyamaanuDhaarhupushpika}} .<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary cymes|crimsonCrimson|12|slightly 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===
{{Fruit|Capsule|0.6-1 x 0.25-0.4 cm||ellipsoidEllipsoid, 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"/>
==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">
File:Thaathiri 79Dhataki (Telugu- ధాతక) (3491778970).jpg  Dhavadi (Gujarati- ધાવડી) (452036656).jpg|LeavesFile:Maireyam Dhawai (TamilHindi- மைரேயம்धवइ) (34909581152396497906).jpg|FlowersFile: Dhayati (Marathi- धायटी) (2395659911).jpg Woodfordia fruiticosa.jpg|FlowersFile:Thathiri Plant.JPG|Whole plantFile:Woodfordia fruticosa P1140621 07- Fire Flame Bush flowers at Peravoor 2018 (4).jpg|Leaves and flowers 
</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="Ayurvedic 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]]

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