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Ficus racemosa - Udumbara
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]
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains Alkaloid (arecoline) tannins and fats etc.[3]
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 |
Chemical Composition
Tannins
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
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
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
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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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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