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'''Nyagrodha''' consists of dried mature stem bark of Ficus bengalensis Linn.(Fam.Moraceae), a large branching tree with numerous aerial roots occurring all over India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | '''Nyagrodha''' consists of dried mature stem bark of Ficus bengalensis Linn.(Fam.Moraceae), a large branching tree with numerous aerial roots occurring all over India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
| + | ==Uses== | ||
| + | {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Earache}}, {{Uses|Hematuria}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Parts Used== |
| − | {{ | + | {{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Fresh leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Milk}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
| − | Tannins, | + | Tannins, Glycosides and Flavonoids |
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| + | ==Common names== | ||
| + | {{Common names|sa=Vata|en=Banyan tree|gu=Vad, Vadalo|hi=Badra, Bargad, Bada|kn=Aala, Aladamara, Vata|ks=Bad|ml=Peraal|mr=Vael|pa=Bhaur|ta=Bhaur|te=Marri}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> | ||
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
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Daahaghna, Mutrasangrahaniya, Stambhana, Varnya, Vranapaha, Kaphapittajita, Yonidoshahrat | Daahaghna, Mutrasangrahaniya, Stambhana, Varnya, Vranapaha, Kaphapittajita, Yonidoshahrat | ||
===Prabhava=== | ===Prabhava=== | ||
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| + | ==Habit== | ||
| + | {{Habit|Evergreen Tree}} | ||
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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | ===Leaf=== | ||
| + | {{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/> | ||
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| + | ===Flower=== | ||
| + | {{Flower|||||Flowering from April to June}} | ||
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| + | ===Fruit=== | ||
| + | {{Fruit||||||Fruiting from April to June}} | ||
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| + | ===Other features=== | ||
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| + | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
| + | [[Abraka Bhasma]], [[Arimedaadi Taila]], [[Chandanaasava]], [[Nal Paamaraadi Taila]], [[Saarivaadyarishta]], [[Saarivaadyasava]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> | ||
| + | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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| + | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
| + | {{Propagation|Seed}}, {{Propagation|Air Layering}}, {{Propagation|Tip cuttings around 4 - 12cm long taken from lateral branches}} | ||
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| + | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| + | A plant of the moist tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations from 500 - 1,200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 36°c, but can tolerate 9 - 40°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | ||
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| + | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| + | {{Commonly seen|Monsoon forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Deciduous lowland forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Rain forests}}. | ||
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| + | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
| + | 1.fig tree with fruit.jpg | ||
| + | 2012-02 botanic garden Cienfuegos anagoria 03.JPG | ||
| + | A banyan tree in Moga 01.jpg | ||
| + | An old Banyan tree near Kummaripalem 01.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
| + | <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 118.</ref> | ||
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| + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+benghalensis Cultivation detals]</ref> | ||
| − | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> |
| + | <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.115 and 125, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | [http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf | + | * [http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India] |
| + | * [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+benghalensis Ficus bengalensis on Ferns Information] | ||
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 16 August 2023
Nyagrodha consists of dried mature stem bark of Ficus bengalensis Linn.(Fam.Moraceae), a large branching tree with numerous aerial roots occurring all over India. [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
Diabetes, Earache, Hematuria, Piles, Toothache[2].
Parts Used
Fruit, Bark, Leaf, Fresh leaf, Milk[2].
Chemical Composition
Tannins, Glycosides and Flavonoids
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Aala, Aladamara, Vata |
| Hindi | Badra, Bargad, Bada |
| Malayalam | Peraal |
| Tamil | Bhaur |
| Telugu | Marri |
| Marathi | Vael |
| Gujarathi | Vad, Vadalo |
| Punjabi | Bhaur |
| Kashmiri | Bad |
| Sanskrit | Vata |
| English | Banyan tree |
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
Daahaghna, Mutrasangrahaniya, Stambhana, Varnya, Vranapaha, Kaphapittajita, Yonidoshahrat
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering from April to June |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from April to June |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Abraka Bhasma, Arimedaadi Taila, Chandanaasava, Nal Paamaraadi Taila, Saarivaadyarishta, Saarivaadyasava[2]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
Seed, Air Layering, Tip cuttings around 4 - 12cm long taken from lateral branches
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the moist tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations from 500 - 1,200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 36°c, but can tolerate 9 - 40°c.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Monsoon forest, Deciduous lowland forest, Rain forests.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Earache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hematuria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Toothache
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Fresh leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Milk 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 - Evergreen Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Air Layering
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Tip cuttings around 4 - 12cm long taken from lateral branches
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Monsoon forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deciduous lowland forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rain forests
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Herbs
