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Ficus bengalensis - Vatavriksha
Nyagrodha consists of dried mature stem bark of Ficus bengalensis Linn.(Fam.Moraceae), a large branching tree with numerous aerial roots occurring all over India. [1]
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Diabetes, Earache, Hematuria, Piles, Toothache[2].
Parts Used
Fruit, Bark, Leaf, Fresh leaf, Milk[2].
Chemical Composition
Tannins, Glycosides and Flavonoids
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Aala, Aladamara, Vata |
| Hindi | Badra, Bargad, Bada |
| Malayalam | Peraal |
| Tamil | Bhaur |
| Telugu | Marri |
| Marathi | Vael |
| Gujarathi | Vad, Vadalo |
| Punjabi | Bhaur |
| Kashmiri | Bad |
| Sanskrit | Vata |
| English | Banyan tree |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kashaya
Guna
Guru, Ruksha
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Daahaghna, Mutrasangrahaniya, Stambhana, Varnya, Vranapaha, Kaphapittajita, Yonidoshahrat
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering from April to June |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from April to June |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Abraka Bhasma, Arimedaadi Taila, Chandanaasava, Nal Paamaraadi Taila, Saarivaadyarishta, Saarivaadyasava[2]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
Seed, Air Layering, Tip cuttings around 4 - 12cm long taken from lateral branches
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the moist tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations from 500 - 1,200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 36°c, but can tolerate 9 - 40°c.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Monsoon forest, Deciduous lowland forest, Rain forests.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Earache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hematuria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Toothache
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Fresh leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Milk used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
- Herbs with common name in Kashmiri
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Air Layering
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Tip cuttings around 4 - 12cm long taken from lateral branches
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Monsoon forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deciduous lowland forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rain forests
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Herbs
