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==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
| − | {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}. | + | {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
| − | It contains Alkaloid ( | + | It contains Alkaloid (Arecoline), Tannins and Fats etc.<ref name="Chemical composition"/> |
==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
| − | {{Common names|sa=Sadaaphala|en=Cluster Fig. Country fig|gu=Umbro, Umerdo, Umardo, Umarado|hi=Gulara, Gular|kn=Attihanninamara, Oudumbara, Athimara, Attigida|ks=Rumbal|ml=Athi|mr=Atti, Gular, Umber|pa=Kath Gular, Gular|ta=Kath Gular, Gular|te=Atti, Medi}} | + | {{Common names|sa=Sadaaphala|en=Cluster Fig. Country fig|gu=Umbro, Umerdo, Umardo, Umarado|hi=Gulara, Gular|kn=Attihanninamara, Oudumbara, Athimara, Attigida|ks=Rumbal|ml=Athi|mr=Atti, Gular, Umber|pa=Kath Gular, Gular|ta=Kath Gular, Gular|te=Atti, Medi}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> |
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
| − | + | [[Abhayalepa]], [[Ushiraasava]], [[Nal Paamaraadi Taila]], [[Shamani]], [[Surodhini]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> | |
==Where to get the saplings== | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| − | {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}. | + | {{Commonly seen|Deciduous forest}}, {{Commonly seen|River banks in lowlands}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Beside rivers}}, {{Commonly seen|Occasionally in streams}}. |
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 155.</ref> | <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 155.</ref> | ||
| − | <ref name="Leaf"> | + | <ref name="Leaf">Flowering Plants Kerala - Botonic description</ref> |
<ref name="Uses">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.71, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru</ref> | <ref name="Uses">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.71, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru</ref> | ||
| − | <ref name="Chemical composition">Pharmacological potentials of Ficus racemosa by Prakash Deep, Amrit Kr. Singh1 Md. Tahir Ansari2, Prashant Raghav. </ref> | + | <ref name="Chemical composition">Pharmacological potentials of Ficus racemosa by Prakash Deep, Amrit Kr. Singh1 Md. Tahir Ansari2, Prashant Raghav.</ref> |
<ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref> | <ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.55 and 65, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:16, 13 August 2023
Udumbara consists of dried bark of Ficus racemosa Linn. Syn. Ficus glomerata Roxb. (Fam. Moraceae), a large deciduous tree distributed all over india, found throughout the year, grows in evergreen forests, moist localities and bank of streams to the elevation of 1800 m, often cultivated in villages for shade and its edible fruits.[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
Piles, Diabetes, Fever, Blood pressure, Dysentery, Earache, Kidney stone, Scorpion bite[2]
Food
Ficus racemosa can be used in Food. Unripe green fruits are cooked and eaten. Mature fruits are eaten raw. Fruits are also dried, fl oured and consumed with milk.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains Alkaloid (Arecoline), Tannins and Fats etc.[4]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Attihanninamara, Oudumbara, Athimara, Attigida |
| Hindi | Gulara, Gular |
| Malayalam | Athi |
| Tamil | Kath Gular, Gular |
| Telugu | Atti, Medi |
| Marathi | Atti, Gular, Umber |
| Gujarathi | Umbro, Umerdo, Umardo, Umarado |
| Punjabi | Kath Gular, Gular |
| Kashmiri | Rumbal |
| Sanskrit | Sadaaphala |
| English | Cluster Fig. Country fig |
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
Kapha, Pitta
Prabhava
Nutritional components
Ficus racemosa Contains the Following nutritional components like - Hentriacontane, tiglic acid, glucose; α amyrin, gluanol- OAc, β sitosterol and ketone, stigmasterol, β amyrin, sterol, Lupeol, ester of taraxasterol[5]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | 6-15 x 3.5-6 cm, ovate, obovate, elliptic-oblong, elliptic-lanceolate, elliptic-ovate or oblong-ovate, apex narrowed, blunt or acute, base acute, obtuse or cuneate. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | Syconia | Pale yellow | 10 | On short leafless branches or warty tubercles of trunk or on larger branches, subglobose to pyriform, smooth, often lenticellate-verrucose. Flowering throughout the year |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syconium | 2.5 x 2 cm | Orange, pink or dark crimson; achene granulate | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Abhayalepa, Ushiraasava, Nal Paamaraadi Taila, Shamani, Surodhini[3]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Udumbara is available Almost throughout the year.
Commonly seen growing in areas
Deciduous forest, River banks in lowlands, Moist areas, Beside rivers, Occasionally in streams.
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Cut Syconium
Fruits
Seeds
Syconia
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References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 155.
- ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.71, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.55 and 65, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Pharmacological potentials of Ficus racemosa by Prakash Deep, Amrit Kr. Singh1 Md. Tahir Ansari2, Prashant Raghav.
- ↑ Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
- ↑ Flowering Plants Kerala - Botonic description
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blood pressure
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Earache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kidney stone
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scorpion bite
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruit 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 - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deciduous forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of River banks in lowlands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Beside rivers
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Occasionally in streams
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