Dantī — specific purgative action
Virecana / lower digestive proxy
Dantī is used as a clear example of a strong, distinctive purgative action and is placed at a lower digestive proxy. This is a target-organ projection of an herb-action classification, not an anatomical map or a recommendation to use a purgative.
Point 1 of 6 in Prabhāva — Specific Herb Actions
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Śārṅgadhara Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)
Pūrva-khaṇḍa's dravyaguṇa framework defines prabhāva as a distinctive action category; the selected dantī action is shown as a teaching example rather than a plotted textual coordinate.
Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu (primary_canonical)
The relevant dravya entry records dantī's purgative/virecana action; the lower-abdominal point is an editorial target-organ proxy.