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Ficus carica

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Ficus carica is a deciduous shrubs or trees with open, spreading crowns. It grows upto 5 - 10 metres tall. It is very popular fruit, widely available for sale in countries around the world. The tree is very widely cultivated in many regions of the world, from warm temperate to tropical for its fruit.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains many bioactive compounds including volatiles, organic acids, phytosterols, triterpenoids, fatty acids, phenolic acids, flavonoids,[2]

Common names

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Figs are plants of temperate and subtropical climates. They do not generally grow well in the wet tropics, but can be grown at higher elevations in the drier to moist tropics.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemistry
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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