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Basonym of Drug
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Dhataki
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Main Synonym
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Tamrapushpi, dhatupushpi, vahnijwala, subhiksha, madyavasini, kunjara, madakara, ratisparsha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : dhai
Gujarati : dhavadi
Hindi : dhaya
Tamil : dhatari jargi
Telugu : are puvvu
English : fire flame bush |
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Botanical Name
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Woodfordia fruticosa Linn .
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Family
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Lythraceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : sandhaniya, mutravirajaniya, purishsangrahaniya
Acharya Sushruta and Acharya vagbhatta : priyangvadi and ambasthadi
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External Morphology
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A small bushy shrub
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Useful Parts
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Flower
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Tanins. Glucoside, nariagenin, inositol, hecogenin, woodferdins A, B, and C.
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : Katu |
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Madakari(altered consciousness), raktapittahara(useful in skin and bleeding disorders), trishnahara (useful in excessive thirst)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Prajasthapana - for healthy progeny, nilotpala and dhataki is given with honey.
2. Sweta Pradara - dhataki powder with honey is useful in leucorrhoea.
3. Krimi - dhataki powder with palsha bija is beneficial as an anti-helminthic.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-5 gm
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Formulations
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Dhatakyadi churna, dhatakyadi taila, brahat gangadhara churna, arvindasava, pusyanuga churna
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Adverse Effect
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Not Known
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Remedial Measure
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Not required
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Purification
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Not required
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