Dhataki

Woodfordia Fire-Flame BushDhataki, Dhaatri (Ayurveda)Velakkai (Siddha) Woodfordia fruticosaThe Botanical Register, Edward’s 1815 Woodfordia fruticosa flower(Photo by Rohit Naniwadekar) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Woodfordia fruticosa, W. floribunda Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat:-Fever-Diarrhea, Dysentery-Erysipelas-Cough (paste of the Flowers)-also for Liver Heat 2. Strengthens the Heart, Moves the Blood:-regarded…