Ficus HISPIDA L. f.
| Synonym : | Covellia hispida (L.f.) Miq. Ficus fecunda Blume Ficus oppositifolia Willd. Gonosuke scaber Raf. |
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| Bangla Name : | Kakdumur, Khoksha-dumur, Dumur, Dhungri, Thoska. ,Fah-shai-ba (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Moraceae |
| Disease : | Cooling, bowels and antidysenteric, ulcers, biliousness, psoriasis, anaemia, piles, jaundice, haemorrhage, purgative, emetic, lactagogue and tonic. |
| Description : | A very hispid small deciduous tree. Leaves 10-30 cm long, membranous, ovate, oblong or sub obovate, apiculate or shortly and abruptly acuminate, the lower surface hispid-pubescent, the upper hispid-scabrid. Receptacles 1.3-2.5 cm across, turbinate, obovoid or subpyriform, hispid, yellowish when ripe. |
| Distribution : | Very common throughout Bangladesh in homestead and village thickets. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Bark contains tannins and saponin glycosides. Leaves contain bergapten, psoralen, ?-amyrin and ?-sitosterol. Fruits contain protein, ascorbic acid, carbohydrates and minerals. The plant also contains 10-keto-tetracosylarachidate. Hydrocarbons present on t |
| Uses : | All parts of the plant are cooling, astringent to the bowels and antidysenteric, useful in ulcers, biliousness, psoriasis, anaemia, piles, jaundice, haemorrhage of the nose and mouth. Fruit, seeds and bark are purgative, emetic, lactagogue and tonic. Frui |
| Habit : | Tree |