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Ficus religiosa - Pippala, Ashvatta
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
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
Varnya, Kaphapittavinashaka, Sangrahi, Bhagnasandhanakara, Mutrasangrahaniya
Prabhava
References
See also
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