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'''Woodfordia fruticosa''' is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as Dhataki. It is powerful astringment. It relaxes pitta and kapha doshas.
 
'''Woodfordia fruticosa''' is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as Dhataki. It is powerful astringment. It relaxes pitta and kapha doshas.
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=agnijvala, dhataki, dhauri, mada, madakara, madaniyahetu|en=|gu=|hi=ban-mahendi, dauri, dhawai|kn=are hoo, bela, daathakee kusumka, kempu kumusalu, taamra pushpi|ks=|ml=tamrapushpi, tatire|mr=daayatti, datyatti, dhaavas, dhaiphal|pa=|ta=cirincippu, dhathari-jargi, dhattari|te=are puvvu, dhaarhupushpika, dhaathaki, reyyamaanu}} <ref name="Common names"/>
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{{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==
 
==Properties==
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===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary cymes|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. }}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary cymes|Crimson|12|Slightly zygomorphic, in 2-16-flowered axillary cymes; pedicels to 1 cm long.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|0.6-1 x 0.25-0.4 cm||ellipsoid, included in the calyx|Seeds numerous, trigonous-ovoid.|}}
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{{Fruit|Capsule|0.6-1 x 0.25-0.4 cm||Ellipsoid, included in the calyx|Seeds numerous, trigonous-ovoid|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Mustharishtam]]
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[[Mustharishtam]], [[Sarivadyasava]], [[Chandanadi tailam]], [[Kutajashtaka kashayam]], [[Lohaasava]]
* [[Sarivadyasava]]
 
* [[Chandanadi tailam]]
 
* [[Kutajashtaka kashayam]]
 
 
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==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Softwood cutting}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 2 April 2022

Dhataki

Woodfordia fruticosa is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as Dhataki. It is powerful astringment. It relaxes pitta and kapha doshas.

Uses

Piles, Dysentery, Menorrhagia.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains the chemical compounds like tannins (especially those of macrocyclic hydrolysable class), flavonoids, anthraquinone glycosides, and polyphenols.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Are hoo, Bela
Hindi Ban-mahendi, Dauri
Malayalam Tamrapushpi, Tatire
Tamil Cirincippu, Dhathari-jargi
Telugu Are puvvu, Dhaarhupushpika
Marathi Daayatti, Datyatti
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Agnijvala, Dhataki.
English

.[2]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
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.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary cymes 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

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Mustharishtam, Sarivadyasava, Chandanadi tailam, Kutajashtaka kashayam, Lohaasava [4]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Softwood cutting, Hardwood cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Plants are frost tolerant. Requires a sunny position.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Sunny places, Agricultural land, Open waste land, Degraded places.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links