Dhataki — Fire Flame Bush

Ayurvedic herb Dhataki (Woodfordia fruticosa) — Fire Flame Bush. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Kashaya, Tikta, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Katu. Balances Pitta, Kapha.

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Flowers used in fermentation, female health and diarrhea treatment.

ⓘ Information

Property	Value	Description
Rasa	Kashaya, Tikta	Kashaya (Astringent) — drying, absorbent, wound-healing; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
Guna	Laghu	Laghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness
Virya	Sheeta	Sheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
Vipaka	Katu	Katu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
Prabhava	Yonishodhana, Grahi	Yonishodhana — uterine/vaginal cleanser; Grahi — absorbent, improves assimilation, stops diarrhea

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Dhataki is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Tamrapushpi, Bahupushpi, Vahnijwala, Subhiksha

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Dhataki are: pushpa.

Main Indications

Dhataki is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Atisara, Pravahika, Pradara, Trishna, Vrana.

Dosha Effects

Dhataki pacifies Pitta, Kapha.

It may aggravate Vata when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Dhataki is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Kaṣ¡ya, Kauu

Guna (Quality)Laghu

Virya (Potency)śita

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu 56

Karma (Action)Gr¡hi, Viṣaghna, Garbhasth¡pana, Krminut, Sandh¡niya

Dose3-6 g. of drug in powder form

Therapeutic Uses: Atis¡ra, Trṣḍ¡, Visarpa, Vraḍa, Raktapitta

Important Formulations: Brhat Ga´g¡dhara Cūrḍa

Part Used: Fl.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part Used	Therapeutic Use	Identifiers	References
bark	Hypnotics and sedatives	MESH:D006993,UMLS:C0020592, ICD-11:XM3GR8	ISBN:9780387706375
bark	Leprosy	MESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20	ISBN:9788171360536
flower	Anti-HIV agents	MESH:D019380,UMLS:C0376565	ISBN:9788172363093
flower	Antineoplastic agents	MESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392	ISBN:9788172363093
flower	Astringents	MESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6	ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	Avian myeloblastosis virus	MESH:D009189,UMLS:C0026979	ISBN:9788172363093
flower	Diabetes mellitus	MESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14	ISBN:9788171360536
flower	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363093, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	Dysentery	MESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.Z	ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363093, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
flower	Disorder of ejaculation	UMLS:C0235969	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
flower	Erysipelas	MESH:D004886,UMLS:C0014733, DOID:11330, ICD-11:1B70.0	ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536
flower	Hematemesis	MESH:D006396,UMLS:C0018926, ICD-11:ME24.A5	ISBN:9780387706375
flower	Hemoptysis	MESH:D006469,UMLS:C0019079, ICD-11:MD22	ISBN:9788171360536
flower	Hemorrhage	MESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27	ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
flower	Hemorrhoids	MESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.Z	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	Hemostasis	MESH:D006487,UMLS:C0019116	Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	Hygroscopic agents	MESH:D058427,UMLS:C2936382	Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	Inflammatory bowel diseases	MESH:D015212,UMLS:C0021390, DOID:0050589, ICD-11:DD7Z	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
flower	Leukorrhea	MESH:D007973,UMLS:C0023533, DOID:3766, ICD-11:MF3A	ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	Liver diseases	MESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0Z	ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363093, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
flower	Menorrhagia	MESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50	ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	Pregnancy	MESH:D011247,UMLS:C0032961	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
flower	Pregnancy complications	MESH:D011248,UMLS:C0032962	ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
flower	Prolapse	MESH:D011391,UMLS:C0033377	Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
flower	General tonic for rejuvenation	MESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
flower	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:9788171360536
flower	Smallpox	MESH:D012899,UMLS:C0037354, DOID:8736, ICD-11:1E70	ISBN:9780387706375
flower	Toothache	MESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.Y	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
flower	Disorder of mucous membrane	UMLS:C0151785, ICD-11:4A82	ISBN:9788172361266, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
flower	Cooling effect on body	UMLS:C0678568	Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
leaf	Anti-bacterial agents	MESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leaf	Avian myeloblastosis virus	MESH:D009189,UMLS:C0026979	ISBN:9788172363093
leaf	Snake bites	MESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
root	Antidotes	MESH:D000931,UMLS:C0003295, ICD-11:XM1S43	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
whole plant	Cholera	MESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
whole plant	Fever	MESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
whole plant	Splenic diseases	MESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8Z	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
whole plant	Sprains and strains	MESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
whole plant	Wounds and injuries	MESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
whole plant	Antepartum hemorrhage	UMLS:C0269608, ICD-11:JA41	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
	Anthelmintics	MESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0	ISBN:9788173717062
	Antidotes	MESH:D000931,UMLS:C0003295, ICD-11:XM1S43	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
	Antipyretics	MESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7	ISBN:9788173717062
	Diabetes mellitus	MESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14	ISBN:9788173717062
	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	ISBN:9788173717062
	Dysentery	MESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.Z	ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
	Erysipelas	MESH:D004886,UMLS:C0014733, DOID:11330, ICD-11:1B70.0	ISBN:9788173717062
	Hemoptysis	MESH:D006469,UMLS:C0019079, ICD-11:MD22	ISBN:9788173717062
	Hemorrhage	MESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27	ISBN:9788173717062
	Hemostatics	MESH:D006490,UMLS:C0019120	ISBN:9788173717062
	Hypnotics and sedatives	MESH:D006993,UMLS:C0020592, ICD-11:XM3GR8	ISBN:9788173717062
	Infection	MESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0Z	ISBN:9788173717062
	Jaundice	MESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1	ISBN:9788173717062
	Leprosy	MESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20	ISBN:9788173717062
	Leukorrhea	MESH:D007973,UMLS:C0023533, DOID:3766, ICD-11:MF3A	ISBN:9788173717062
	Liver diseases	MESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0Z	ISBN:9788173717062
	Menorrhagia	MESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50	ISBN:9788173717062
	Pain	MESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3Z	ISBN:9788173717062
	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:9788173717062
	Ulcer	MESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582	ISBN:9788173717062
	Wound healing	MESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240	ISBN:9788173717062
	Cooling effect on body	UMLS:C0678568	ISBN:9788173717062