dhataki :

Dhataki is the back bone  herb of all asava  and  arista preparations.

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Woodfordia
Species: W. fruiticosa

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Dhataki,dhatupushpi,vahnijwala,tamrapushpi,bahupushpi
English: fire flame bush, downy grislea
Hindi: Dhaaya
Urdu: Gul dhawa
Telugu: Are puvvu,sireenji
Bengali: Dhai
Marathi: Dhalas
Oriya: Dhaiphula,dhatuki
Gujarathi: Dhavadi
Tamil: Dhathari jargi,kattati,kattattipoo
Malayalam: Taatiri poovu
Kannada: Dhataki
Punjabi: Dhavi
Assamese: Dhaiphool
Nepal: Dhangera
Persian: Dhaava
Tulu: Dhathaki

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: dhataki, vahnipushpi, tamrapushpi, dahani, parvati, kumuda, guchhapushpa, madani, pramadani, mandaniyahetu subhiksha,kunjara, ratispruha,dadimapatra

Dhatupushpi - having blood coloured flowers 
Rasa: Kashaya Katu
Guna: Laghu
Veerya: Sheetha
Vipaka: Katu
Karma: Kapha-pittaghna Kaphapittasamaka Vishahara-Anti toxic,

It is used as fermenting agent in most of the asava and arishtas

Geographical distribution:

It is a bushy shrub found through out India upto 2000  meters height from  sea  level. 

Precautions:

Its over dosage  may  cause  delerium. 

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