Ficus RELIGIOSA L.
| Synonym : | Ficus caudata Stokes Ficus peepul Griff. Ficus superstitiosa Link Urostigma religiosum (L.) Gasp. |
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| Bangla Name : | Aswatha, Pipal, Pan Bot (Dhaka-Mymensingh). ,Phrap Thi Brong (Garo), Bathi (Marma). |
| English Name : | Pipal, Bo-tree, Peepul Tree. |
| Family : | Moraceae |
| Disease : | Digestive, laxative, aphrodisiac, vomiting, asthma, cooling, alexipharmac, thirst, biliousness, alterative, laxative, refrigerant, urinary discharges, purgative, skin diseases, astringent, scabies, ulcers, gonorrhea, gout, aphrodisiac, stomatitis, lumbag |
| Description : | A large, glabrous, deciduous tree with irregularly shaped trunk and spreading crown. Leaves 10-18 cm long, coriaceous, ovate-rotund, with a long linear-lanceolate tail at the apex. Receptacles in pairs, sessile, in axills of the leaves, depressed globose, 13 mm diam., dark purple when ripe. |
| Distribution : | Usually planted as an avenue and shed tree by the road side, village markets, Hindu and Buddist temples throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Bark contains tannins, wax and a powerful CNS stimulant and hypoglycaemic constituent, phytosterolin. Leaves contain proteins and amino acids. Fruits contain sugars, flavonoids and enzymes (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | Fruits are digestive, laxative and aphrodisiac, checks vomiting. The dried fruit, pulverized and taken in water for a fortnight removes asthma. The ripe fruit is cooling and alexipharmac, good for burning sensation, foul taste, thirst, biliousness and dis |
| Habit : | Tree |