Dhataki 1

Botanical name : Woodfordia floribunda Salisb., Woodfordia fruticosa kurz.
Wood fordia- After the name of J. Woodford a botanist.
floribunda- Flowers appear in clusters.
Family- Lythraceae
Kula- Madayantika
Classification of Dravya (Gaņa)
Caraka- Sandhāniya varga, Mutravirajaniya varga,
Purisasangrahanīya varga.
Sushruta- Ambaștādi gaņa, Priyangvādi gaņa
B.P.N- Haritakyādi varga
Тахоnomy
Kingdom - Plantae
Class Dicotyledons
Subclass Polypetalae
Series Calyciflorae
Order.Myrtales
Family Lythraceae
Genus Woodfordia
Species floribunda
Habitat :
Dhātaki plant is common in hilly regions of India.
Morphology
Habit- A straggling leafy shrub grows upto 10 ft. in height.
Branches- Long, spreading.
Bark- Smooth, ashy
brown, peeling off in fibres.
Young shoots- Are ter-
ete, often clothed with fine
white pubescence.
Leaves- 5 to 9 cm long
and 1 to 3 cm wide, oppo-
site or subopposite, some-
times in whorls of 3, sessile,
ovate lanceolate, acute,
softly velvety above, base is
rounded or cordate. Main
Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.
nerves are 6 to 12 pairs, ar-
cuate, prominent beneath.
Inflorescence- 2 to 15 flowered cymes.
Flowers- Having short glandular and pubescent pedicel,
sepals are striate covered with glandular dots. Petals slightly
longer than sepals and bright red in colour. Petals are tubular
and narrowly linear.

Fruit- Capsule, 1 cm long, irregularly dehiscent.
Seeds- Cuneate-obovoid, brown and smooth.
Useful parts- Flowers
Market sample of Dhātaki contains dried flowers of scarlet
or bright red colour, measuring 12 mm to 15 mm in length and
occurring in fascicled bunches. The flower is trimorphic, short
pedicellate with a long tubular calyx, which is upto 2 mm broad
the calyx is slightly contracted above the middle and has an
oblique mouth having six small trinagular teeth. The stamens
ndia.
Dhātaki
6S7
pre much exerted beyond the mouth of the tube. It has charac-
eristic odour and has slightly bitter and astringent taste.
.in heige
Phytoconstituents
Flowers are containing becogenin, gallic acid and ellagic
acid, B-sitoserol, tannins, sugar (glucose), ursolic acid,
kaempferol, lawsone, octacosanaol & mesoinositol.
Leaves have ellagic acid, myricetin, quercetin, lupeaol, B-
sitoserol, betulin, ursolic acid, betulinic acid, oleanolic acid,
tannins.
Stem afford octacosanol, B-sitoserol, tannins, flavonoids.
Gum has D-galactose, L-arabinose and L-rhamnose

Rasa pancaka
Rasa
Kaşäya, Katu
Guņa
Laghu, Rūkşa
Vipāka Kațu
Virya
Šīta, (Usņa accto. Dh.Ni)
lisb.
Doşa karma (Action on Doşa)
Pitta kapha śāmaka, Pittaśāmaka due to Sīta vīrya and
Kaşäya rasa, Kapha hara because of Kaşãya rasa.
Karma (action)- Trsnahara, Stambhaka, Vişaghna,
Krmighna, Visarpahara, Garbha sthapaka, Madakara,
Vrņahara, Sandhānīya, Mūtravirajaniya.
dicel,
ular
Pharmacological actions- Astringent, Tonic, Stimulant,
Haemostatic and wound healer.
Rogaghnata (Therapeutic indications)- Afisāra, Trsnā,
Krmi, Visarpa, Raktātīsāra, Raktārśas, Raktapitta, Vişavikāra,
Pravāhikā and Vrņa.
Amayika Prayoga (Therapeutic administration)
1. Bālātisāra (Diarrhoea in children)
अ.हृ.उ. १/४०
संग्राही
धातकीपुष्यशर्क रालाजतर्पणैः ।
Dravyaguņa Vijñana
097
Combination of Dhātaki puspa (Flowers of Woodfordi
fruticosa), Sugar and Läja (Parched paddy) are mixed and ad.
ministered to child, will check Afisăra (Diarrhoea).
2. Pravāhika (Dysentery)
कपित्थरसमाक्षिकम ् ।
दध्ना पिबेत ् प्रवाहिकार्दितः ।।
धातकी
बदरी
पत्रं
सलोध्रमेकतो
भा.प्र.चि. १/१२०
Juice of Dhātakī puspa (Flower of Woodfoordia fruticosa).
Badari patra (Leaves of Zizyphus jujuba), Kapittha (Feronia
elephentanum) mixed with Lodhra curņa (Powder of Symplocos
racemosa), honey and butter milk will cure Pravāhika (Dysen-
tery).
3. Kuştha (Skin diseases)
लोध्रस्य धातकीनां वत्सक बीजस्य नक्तमालस्य ।
कुष्ठे षन्
ू मर्दनालेपौँ ।।
च.चि. ७/९५
कल्कश्च
मालतीनां
The paste prepared from Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa)
Dhātaki (Woodfordia fruticosa), Vatsaka bija (Seeds of
Holarrhena antidysenterica), Karanja bīja (Seeds of Pongamia
pinnata) and Mālatī is efficacious as an ointment in Kuştha (Skin
disease).
4. Pittābhisyanda (Conjunctivitis due to Pitta)
चूर्ण कुर्यादञ्जनार्थे रसो वा स्तन्योपेतो धातकी चन्दनाभ्याम ् ।।
सु.उ. १०/१
Curņa (Powder) of Dhātaki (Woodfordia fruticosa) and
Candana (Santalum album) mixed with Stanya (breast milk) is
applied as Añjana (Collyrium) in case of Pittabhişyanda (Con-
junctivitis due to pitta).
Mātra (Dose)
Cūrņa (Powder) - 1-3 g

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Botanical name : Woodfordia floribunda Salisb., Woodfordia fruticosa kurz.

Wood fordia- After the name of J. Woodford a botanist.

floribunda- Flowers appear in clusters.

Classification of Dravya (Gaņa)

Caraka- Sandhāniya varga, Mutravirajaniya varga,

Sushruta- Ambaștādi gaņa, Priyangvādi gaņa

B.P.N- Haritakyādi varga

Dhātaki plant is common in hilly regions of India.

Habit- A straggling leafy shrub grows upto 10 ft. in height.

Branches- Long, spreading.

Bark- Smooth, ashy

brown, peeling off in fibres.

Young shoots- Are ter-

ete, often clothed with fine

and 1 to 3 cm wide, oppo-

site or subopposite, some-

times in whorls of 3, sessile,

ovate lanceolate, acute,

softly velvety above, base is

rounded or cordate. Main

Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.

nerves are 6 to 12 pairs, ar-

cuate, prominent beneath.

Inflorescence- 2 to 15 flowered cymes.

Flowers- Having short glandular and pubescent pedicel,

sepals are striate covered with glandular dots. Petals slightly

and narrowly linear.

Seeds- Cuneate-obovoid, brown and smooth.

Useful parts- Flowers

Market sample of Dhātaki contains dried flowers of scarlet

or bright red colour, measuring 12 mm to 15 mm in length and

occurring in fascicled bunches. The flower is trimorphic, short

pedicellate with a long tubular calyx, which is upto 2 mm broad

the calyx is slightly contracted above the middle and has an

oblique mouth having six small trinagular teeth. The stamens

eristic odour and has slightly bitter and astringent taste.

Flowers are containing becogenin, gallic acid and ellagic

acid, B-sitoserol, tannins, sugar (glucose), ursolic acid,

kaempferol, lawsone, octacosanaol & mesoinositol.

Leaves have ellagic acid, myricetin, quercetin, lupeaol, B-

sitoserol, betulin, ursolic acid, betulinic acid, oleanolic acid,

Stem afford octacosanol, B-sitoserol, tannins, flavonoids.

Gum has D-galactose, L-arabinose and L-rhamnose

Šīta, (Usņa accto. Dh.Ni)

Doşa karma (Action on Doşa)

Pitta kapha śāmaka, Pittaśāmaka due to Sīta vīrya and

Kaşäya rasa, Kapha hara because of Kaşãya rasa.

Karma (action)- Trsnahara, Stambhaka, Vişaghna,

Krmighna, Visarpahara, Garbha sthapaka, Madakara,

Vrņahara, Sandhānīya, Mūtravirajaniya.

Pharmacological actions- Astringent, Tonic, Stimulant,

Haemostatic and wound healer.

Rogaghnata (Therapeutic indications)- Afisāra, Trsnā,

Krmi, Visarpa, Raktātīsāra, Raktārśas, Raktapitta, Vişavikāra,

Pravāhikā and Vrņa.

Amayika Prayoga (Therapeutic administration)

1. Bālātisāra (Diarrhoea in children)

Combination of Dhātaki puspa (Flowers of Woodfordi

ministered to child, will check Afisăra (Diarrhoea).