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Revision as of 13:01, 5 August 2020
Ashvattha consists of dried bark of Ficus religiosa Linn. It is a large perennial tree, glabrous when young, found throughout the plains of India upto 170m altitude in the Himalayas, largely planted as an avenue and roadside tree especially near temples. It's family is Moraceae[1]
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Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Ashvatthanara, ಅರಳಿಮರ aralimara, ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಮರ |
| Hindi | Pipala, Pipal |
| Malayalam | Arayal |
| Tamil | Ashwarthan, Arasamaram, Arasan, Arasu, Arara |
| Telugu | Ravichettu |
| Marathi | Pipal, Pimpal, Pippal |
| Gujarathi | Piplo, Jari, Piparo, Pipalo |
| Punjabi | Pipal, Pippal |
| Kashmiri | Bad |
| Sanskrit | Pippala |
| English | Pipal tree |
Chemical Composition
It contains the preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed that the plant contained tannins, phenols, saponins, sugars, alkaloids, methionine, terpenoids, flavonoids, glycosides and steroids[3]
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
Varnya, Kaphapittavinashaka, Sangrahi, Bhagnasandhanakara, Mutrasangrahaniya
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 21.
- ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:19
- ↑ Chemical constituents
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