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Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.
| Section/Chapter | Herb database/Dhataki |
|---|---|
| Botanical name(s) | Woodfordia floribunda Salisb. |
| Family | Lythraceae |
| Availability | Available |
| Contributors | -- |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Publisher | Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre |
| DOI | Awaited |
English name
Fire flame bush
Therapeutic uses
Atisara (diarrhoea), raktapitta(bleeding disorder), trushna(thirst), vrana(wound),visarpa(herpes)[1]
Synonyms in Charak Samhita
Dhatakipushpa, Dhatupushpi(flowers of dhataki are red in colour like that of red ochre), Vanhijwala, Samanga, Tamrapushpi, Kunjara, Subhiksha, Bahupushpi, Vanhipushpi(the flowers are red in colour like that of flame)
Ayurvedic pharmacological properties
| Sr.no. | Pharmacological criteria | Properties |
| 1 | Taste (rasa) | Astringent (kashaya) |
| 2 | Potency (veerya) | Cold (sheeta) |
| 3 | Post digestion effect (vipaka) | Pungent (katu) |
| 4 | Qualities (guna) | Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha) |
| 5 | Actions (karma) | Pacify Kapha and Pitta |
Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions
| Sr.no. | Reference in Charak Samhita | Activity |
| 1 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(5) | Sandhaniya mahakashaya(promoting union/binding) |
| 2 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(31) | Purishsangrahaniya mahakashaya(faecal astringents) |
| 3 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(31) | Purishsangrahaniya mahakashaya(faecal astringents) |
| 4 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(34) | Mootravirajaniyamahakashaya(urinary depigmenters) |
| 5 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/144 | Kashaya-skandha(group of astringent drugs) |
| 6 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/32 | Garbha shalya chikitsa |
| 7 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/258 | As an ingredient ofChandanadhya taila |
| 8 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/46 | In Yavagu(gruel) prayoga |
| 9 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/81 | As an ingredient of Priyangvadi peya |
| 10 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/99 | Used in yoga of Nasagata raktapitta in the form of Avapida nasya |
| 11 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/31 | Used for making decoction in Pittaj Prameh (diabetes) |
| 12 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/95 | Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushth (skin disease) |
| 13 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/130 | Ingredient in Atisar nashak Khad-yush |
| 14 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/197 | Used in raktarsha |
| 15 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/230 | As an ingredient of hriberadi ghrita |
| 16 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/54 | As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaj atisara |
| 17 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/90 | Use aa a pratisarana dravya |
| 18 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/107 | As an ingredient of ajajyadi churna |
| 19 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/108 | As an ingredient of rasanjanadi churna |
| 20 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/109 | As a yoga dravya |
| 21 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/110 | As a yoga dravya |
| 22 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/66,67 | Used for avchurnana |
| 23 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/89 | Used as vranaropaka Pralepa.(external application) |
| 24 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/90 | As an ingredient of Kampillakadi taila |
| 25 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/30 | As an ingredient of Urustambha nashak Yoga |
| 26 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/78 | As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila |
| 27 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/92 | As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna |
| 28 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/121 | Used in the treatment of Pichhila yoni |
| 29 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/122 | Used in the treatment of Pichhila yoni |
Dose
- 3-6 gm of drug in powder form[2]
Important formulation
As per A.P.I.[3]
- Bruhat gangadhara churna
Current availability
Available India - hilly region of india
Current researches
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Woodfordia%20floribunda
This article is under development ..
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :22
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :22
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :22