Ficus pumila - Malayu

Creeping Fig, Ficus pumila

Ficus pumila is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, native to East Asia (China, Japan, Vietnam) and naturalized in parts of the southeastern and south-central United States. This species has been widely grown as an ornamental. In China, Taiwan, and Japan, it is commercially cultivated to make jellies from the fruit.

Uses

Impotence, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Anaemia, Haematuria, Chronic dysentery, Haemorrhoids

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Kaempferol, Rhamnopyranosyl, Glucopyranoside, Isoquercitrin, Quercitrin, Dihydrokaempferol, Glucopyranoside, Dihydro-kaempferol, Glucopyranoside.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Malayu

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Perenial shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Non-Palm Foliage	Mature Foliage Texture is Leathery, Rough and Prominent Young Flush Colour is Red

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5-20	Flower Size is Very small, gathered on inner surface of synconium and Flowering Habit is Polycarpic

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Fleshy Fruit		Fruit Classification is Simple	Mature Fruit Colour is Purple, red	many	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in tropical and subtropical areas.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Terrestrial, Sub tropical area, Open Ground.

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External Links

• Ficus pumila in missouri garden plants
• Chemical composition and Biological studies of Ficus benjamina
• Phytochemical and pharmacological study of Ficus palmata]
• Ficus pumila-Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses and Biological Activities