DHATAKI
Botanical Name: Woodfordia fruticosa.
Family: Lythraceae,
Classical Categorization:
- Charaka Samhita : पुरीषसंग्रहणीय, मूत्रविरंंजनीय,
संधानीय महाकषाय ।
- Sushruta Samhita: प्रियंग्वादि, अम्बष्ठादि गण।
- Bhavaprakasha Nighantu : हरितक्यादि वर्ग।
Synonyms :
लैटिन-वुडफोर्डिया फ्रुटिकोजा (Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz.)
संस्कृत-धातकी, धातुपुष्पी ( रक्तवर्ण पुष्पवाली ); वह्निज्वाला (पुष्प रक्तवर्ण आग की लपट के सदृश );
हिन्दी-धाय;
पंजाबी-धावा;
बांग्ला-धाई;
मराठी-धालस;
गुजराती-धावड़ी
तामिल-धाथरी जर्गी;
तेलगु-सिरिंजी;
फ़ारसी-धावा;
अंग्रेज़ी –फायर फ्लेम बुश (Fire fame bush ).
External morphology :
It is branched deciduous shrub, attaining a height of 3-7m with many long arching branches and reddish brown bark.
Leaves simple opposite, entire, ovate-lanceohte, acute, subcoriaceous with black
glandular dots on the upper surface. Flowers-numerous, brilliant red in dense, axillary paniculate cymose clusters.
Fruits ellipsoid irregularly dehiscent capsules.
Seeds-obovoid smooth, brown in colour.
Habitat:
Throughout India.
Chemical composition:
Flowers-hecogenin, inositol, kaempferol-3-glucoside, naringenin-7-glucoside, tannins (pyrogallol and hydrolysable types) woodferdins A,B,C, lawsone, betulin etc.
Rasapanchaka :
Rasa : Kashaya
Guna: Laghu, ruksha
Virya : Sheets
Vipaka : Katu
Dosha Karma : Kapha-pittahara
Indications:
Trishana, Atisara, Raktapitta.
Part Used : Flower
Doses : Churana 3-6 gms
Aamika Prayoga:
1. Shweta pradara : Dhataki churana is used with madhu.
2.Pittaja abhishayanda : Swarasa of Dhataki and chandana are mixed with breast milk of lactating mother and applied as anjana.
3. Atisara : Dhataki pushpa churana is given with madhu.
4. Vrana: Kwatha of dhataki pushpa is used as Prakshalana.
Yoga :
1. Brehat gangadhara churana
2. Dhatkyaadi churana
3. Pushyanug churna
4. Arvindasava
