Ficus BENJAMINA L. var. comosa (Roxb.) Kurz.
| Synonym : | Ficus comosa Roxb. Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq. Ficus reclinata Desf. Urostigma nudum Ms. |
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| Bangla Name : | Pakur, Paikar, Jiri Bot (Chittagong). |
| English Name : | Willow-fig, Java-fig, Swamp-fig. |
| Family : | Moraceae |
| Disease : | Ulcers. |
| Description : | A large, graceful, evergreen tree with spreading crown and drooping branches. Leaves, rigidly chartaceous, 5-9 cm long, ovate to elliptically ovate, rather long and blantish acuminate. Receptacles sessile, by pairs or solitary, in the axils of the leaves, globular or almost obovate, varying in size from 8 mm to nearly 2 cm diam., blood-red when ripe. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and northern districts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | In Malabar, a decoction of the leaves mixed with oil is applied to ulcers. The milky juice is used against whitening of the cornea by the mundas of Chota Nagpur. When a baby’s eyes get white, they mix the juice with mother’s milk and instill about two dro |
| Habit : | Tree |