Botanical name : Ficus gibosa Blume
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Plaksha,Udumbara
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Rooksha
Virya : Seetha
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Pakar
Malayalam : Ithi
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large evergreen tree with few aerial roots, leaves short petioled, having smooth upper and rough lower surface, apex shortly and bluntly apiculate, stipules lanceolate, flowers seen in clusters, hypanyhodium, fruits small globose, yellowish when ripened .
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, skin diseases, ulcers, hepatopathy, diabetes, ulcerative stomatitis leucorrhoea and gyaenacological problems.
Useful part : Bark, Leaves, Root, Fruits
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ficus religiosa
Botanical name : Ficus religiosa Linn
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Avatha, Pippala, Kshiravriksha, Chalapatra, Bodhidruma
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGE
English : Peepal tree, Sacred fig.
Hindi : Peepal, Peepar
Malayalam : Arayal
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Large spreading deciduous tree. Leaves are alternate, cordate, shiny, long petioled, with linear lanceolate tail. The receptacles occurring in pairs, axillary, depressed globose, purplish when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitat, kapha, skin diseases, inflammation, poison, neuralgia, constipation and gynecological diseases
Useful parts : Bark, Leaves, Tender shoot, Fruits, Seeds, Latex.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Avatha, Pippala, Kshiravriksha, Chalapatra, Bodhidruma
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGE
English : Peepal tree, Sacred fig.
Hindi : Peepal, Peepar
Malayalam : Arayal
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Large spreading deciduous tree. Leaves are alternate, cordate, shiny, long petioled, with linear lanceolate tail. The receptacles occurring in pairs, axillary, depressed globose, purplish when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitat, kapha, skin diseases, inflammation, poison, neuralgia, constipation and gynecological diseases
Useful parts : Bark, Leaves, Tender shoot, Fruits, Seeds, Latex.
Foeniculum vulgare
Botanical name : Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Family : Apiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Misreya, Madhurika, Misi, Saleya
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Katu, Tikta
Guna : Snigdha, Sara
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka: Madhura
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Fennel
Hindi : Saumph
Malayalam : Perumjeerakam, Perinjeerakam
Distribution – Cultivated throughout India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A soft stemmed annual herb grows up to 1 meter in height. Leaves narrow linear segments, pinnate; flowers small yellow, in compound terminal umbel inflorescence. Fruits small, ellipsoid, pale green, and turns dark brown on ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, flatulence, colic, indigestion, fever diarrhea, intestinal worms, skin diseases, cardiac diseases, inflammation and general debility.
Useful part : Fruits
Family : Apiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Misreya, Madhurika, Misi, Saleya
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Katu, Tikta
Guna : Snigdha, Sara
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka: Madhura
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Fennel
Hindi : Saumph
Malayalam : Perumjeerakam, Perinjeerakam
Distribution – Cultivated throughout India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A soft stemmed annual herb grows up to 1 meter in height. Leaves narrow linear segments, pinnate; flowers small yellow, in compound terminal umbel inflorescence. Fruits small, ellipsoid, pale green, and turns dark brown on ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, flatulence, colic, indigestion, fever diarrhea, intestinal worms, skin diseases, cardiac diseases, inflammation and general debility.
Useful part : Fruits
Ficus racemosa
Botanical name : Ficus racemosa Linn.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Udumbara, Krimiphala, Jantuphala, Sevya
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka: Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Country fig, Cluster fig
Hindi : Umar, Gular
Malayalam : Atti, Kattatti, Peyatti
istribution – Throughout India growing wild.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized deciduous tree grows up to 20 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate or elliptic, acute, and glabrous; receptacles small subglobose or piriform, in large clusters from old nodes of main trunk. Green colored and turns to reddish when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, skin diseases, diarrhea, hemorrhage, menorrhagia, constipation, hemorrhoids and urinary system diseases.
Useful part : Root, Bark, Leaves, Fruits, Latex
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Udumbara, Krimiphala, Jantuphala, Sevya
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka: Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Country fig, Cluster fig
Hindi : Umar, Gular
Malayalam : Atti, Kattatti, Peyatti
istribution – Throughout India growing wild.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized deciduous tree grows up to 20 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate or elliptic, acute, and glabrous; receptacles small subglobose or piriform, in large clusters from old nodes of main trunk. Green colored and turns to reddish when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, skin diseases, diarrhea, hemorrhage, menorrhagia, constipation, hemorrhoids and urinary system diseases.
Useful part : Root, Bark, Leaves, Fruits, Latex
Ficus hispida
Botanical name : Ficus hispida Linn.f.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Malayu, Kakodumbarika
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Creeping fig.
Hindi : Gobla
Malayalam : Erumanak, Parakam, Kattatti.
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild in evergreen forests and waste lands.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized tree grows up to 5 meters in height. Leaves opposite, long, with scrubby surfaces, pubescent; receptacles fascicled in the stem, obovoid, hispid, green and turns yellow when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, leukoderma, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, ulcers, jaundice, inflammations, fever and alopecia.
Useful part : Leaves, Fruits, Bark.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Malayu, Kakodumbarika
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Creeping fig.
Hindi : Gobla
Malayalam : Erumanak, Parakam, Kattatti.
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild in evergreen forests and waste lands.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized tree grows up to 5 meters in height. Leaves opposite, long, with scrubby surfaces, pubescent; receptacles fascicled in the stem, obovoid, hispid, green and turns yellow when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, leukoderma, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, ulcers, jaundice, inflammations, fever and alopecia.
Useful part : Leaves, Fruits, Bark.
Ficus carica
Botanical name : Ficus carica Linn.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Falgu, Anjeera, Manjula
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura
Guna : Guru, Snigdha, Sara
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka : Madhura
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Fig.
Hindi : Anjeer
Malayalam : Seema ati, Athipazham
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild dry areas.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized tree grows up to 15 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, large, ovate, acute, cordate and hairy. Flowers seen in receptacles, arises from the axils of old leaves. Upper part of receptacle occupied by female flowers and lower part male. The ripen receptacle, saikonium, contain large number of small whitish seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, burning sensation, burning micturition, sexual weakness, constipation, hemorrhoids, cough, intestinal worms, wounds, ulcers and general debility.
Useful part : Fruits, Latex.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Falgu, Anjeera, Manjula
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura
Guna : Guru, Snigdha, Sara
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka : Madhura
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Fig.
Hindi : Anjeer
Malayalam : Seema ati, Athipazham
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild dry areas.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized tree grows up to 15 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, large, ovate, acute, cordate and hairy. Flowers seen in receptacles, arises from the axils of old leaves. Upper part of receptacle occupied by female flowers and lower part male. The ripen receptacle, saikonium, contain large number of small whitish seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, burning sensation, burning micturition, sexual weakness, constipation, hemorrhoids, cough, intestinal worms, wounds, ulcers and general debility.
Useful part : Fruits, Latex.
Ficus benghalensis
Botanical name : Ficus benghalensis Linn.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Nyagrodha, Vata, Bahupada, Mahavriksha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Banyan
Hindi : Bat, Bargad
Malayalam : Peral
Distribution – Throughout India growing in planes, in roadsides
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A very large and spreading tree grows up to 50 meters in height, with numerous aerial roots arising from the spreading branches; function as prop roots for support. Leaves simple alternate, stipulate, elliptic-ovate, acute and entire. Fruit receptacles arise from leaf axils, in pairs, enclosing male female and gall flowers. Fruits small achenes, enclosed in the receptacles.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, skin diseases, leucorrhoea, burning sensation, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, diabetes, ulcers and allergy.
Useful part : Aerial root, Bark, Leaves, Buds, Fruits, Latex.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Nyagrodha, Vata, Bahupada, Mahavriksha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Banyan
Hindi : Bat, Bargad
Malayalam : Peral
Distribution – Throughout India growing in planes, in roadsides
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A very large and spreading tree grows up to 50 meters in height, with numerous aerial roots arising from the spreading branches; function as prop roots for support. Leaves simple alternate, stipulate, elliptic-ovate, acute and entire. Fruit receptacles arise from leaf axils, in pairs, enclosing male female and gall flowers. Fruits small achenes, enclosed in the receptacles.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, skin diseases, leucorrhoea, burning sensation, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, diabetes, ulcers and allergy.
Useful part : Aerial root, Bark, Leaves, Buds, Fruits, Latex.
Ficus arnottiana
Botanical name : Ficus arnottiana (Miq.) Miq.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kapeetana, Parisa, Parisha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura, Katu
Guna : Guru, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Paras peepal
Malayalam : Kallal, Kallarayal
Distribution – Throughout India, especially on the rocky hills of Western Ghats.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized tree grows up to 25 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, cordate or ovate, caudatee-acuminate, entire margins, with prominent veins, ovate lanceolate stipules. Receptacles globose found in clusters on stem, from the axils of fallen leaves. Male flower near the mouth of receptacle and female on base. Fruits achenes.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, skin diseases, pruritus, wounds, ulcers, diabetes, burning sensation, diarrhea, uterine disorders and inflammation.
Useful part : Bark.
Family : Moraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kapeetana, Parisa, Parisha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura, Katu
Guna : Guru, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Paras peepal
Malayalam : Kallal, Kallarayal
Distribution – Throughout India, especially on the rocky hills of Western Ghats.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized tree grows up to 25 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, cordate or ovate, caudatee-acuminate, entire margins, with prominent veins, ovate lanceolate stipules. Receptacles globose found in clusters on stem, from the axils of fallen leaves. Male flower near the mouth of receptacle and female on base. Fruits achenes.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, skin diseases, pruritus, wounds, ulcers, diabetes, burning sensation, diarrhea, uterine disorders and inflammation.
Useful part : Bark.
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