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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=Vata|en=Banyan tree|gu=Vad, Vadalo|hi=Badra, Bargad, Bada|kn=Aala, Aladamara, Vata|ks=Bad|ml=Peraal|mr=Vael|pa=Bhaur|ta=Bhaur|te=Marri}}
 
{{Common names|sa=Vata|en=Banyan tree|gu=Vad, Vadalo|hi=Badra, Bargad, Bada|kn=Aala, Aladamara, Vata|ks=Bad|ml=Peraal|mr=Vael|pa=Bhaur|ta=Bhaur|te=Marri}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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Tannins, glycosides and flavonoids
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==

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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]

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


Chemical Composition

Tannins, glycosides and flavonoids

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

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 118.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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