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Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.
{{Infobox
|title = Dhataki
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Dhataki
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Lythraceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Fire flame bush
==Therapeutic uses<ref>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 </ref>==
Atisara (diarrhoea), raktapitta(bleeding disorder), trushna(thirst), vrana(wound),visarpa(herpes)
==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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|'''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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''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<ref>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 </ref>==
* 3-6 gm of drug in powder form
==Important formulation<ref>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 </ref>==
* Bruhat gangadhara churna
==Current availability ==
Available
India - hilly region of india
==Current researches ==
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Woodfordia%20floribunda
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
{{Infobox
|title = Dhataki
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Dhataki
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Lythraceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Fire flame bush
==Therapeutic uses<ref>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 </ref>==
Atisara (diarrhoea), raktapitta(bleeding disorder), trushna(thirst), vrana(wound),visarpa(herpes)
==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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|'''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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''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<ref>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 </ref>==
* 3-6 gm of drug in powder form
==Important formulation<ref>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 </ref>==
* Bruhat gangadhara churna
==Current availability ==
Available
India - hilly region of india
==Current researches ==
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Woodfordia%20floribunda
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..