धातकी - Woodfordia fruticosa
"धातकी कटुका शीता मदकृत् तुवरा लघु:
तृष्णातीसार पित्तास्र विषक्रिमिविसर्पजित् "
( भा प्र )
"धातकी वह्निपुष्पी च ताम्रपुष्पी च दाहनी
अग्निज्वाला सुभिक्षा च पार्वती बहुपुष्पिका
कुमुदा सीधुपुष्पी च कुञ्जरा मद्यवासिनी
गुच्छसङ्घादिपुष्पान्ता ज्ञेया सा लोध्रपुष्पिणी
तीव्रज्वाला वह्निशिखा मद्यपुष्प च विंशतिः
धातकी कटुरुष्णा च मदकृद्विषनाशनी
प्रवाहिकाऽतिसारघ्नी विसर्पव्रणनाशिनी "
( रा नि )
धातकी ,वह्निपुष्पी , ताम्रपुष्पी ,दाहनी ,
अग्निज्वाला,सुभिक्षा ,धातुपुष्पिका
मद्यवासिनी ,कुमुदा ।
Woodfordia fruticosa
Family :Lythraceae
Fire Flame Bush
Red Bell Bush
Malayalam :താതിരിപ്പൂവ് Taatirippoovu
Hindi : धाय के फूल
Tamil : தாதாரி Tātāri
Kannada:ತಾಮ್ರಪುಷ್ಪಿ Taamrapushpi
Telugu :అరె పువ్వు Are Puvvu
Konkani: Dhauri
Part used : Flower
Medicinal Properties :-
Rasa : Kashaya
Guna : Laghu , Rooksha
Veerya: Sheeta
Vipaka : Katu
Prabhava : Madakari
Effect on Tridosha: It balances Kapha and Pitta.
Uses:-
Trushnajit
Atisara hara
Pravahika samani
Pittasrajit
Vishahara
Krumighna
Visarpahara
Vrananasini
Dhataki is the backbone herb of almost all Asava and Arishta preparations. (Alcoholic liquid Ayurveda medicines). It is used as an ingredient in many products for its medicinal values.
it is also used as a fermenting agent in Asavas and Arishtas.
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