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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"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Earache}}, {{Uses|Hematuria}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Common namesParts Used=={{Common namesParts Used|sa=VataFruit}}, {{Parts Used|en=Banyan tree|gu=VadBark}}, Vadalo{{Parts Used|hi=BadraLeaf}}, Bargad, Bada{{Parts Used|kn=AalaFresh leaf}}, Aladamara, Vata|ks=Bad|ml=Peraal{{Parts Used|mr=Vael|pa=Bhaur|ta=Bhaur|te=MarriMilk}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Tannins, glycosides Glycosides and flavonoidsFlavonoids ==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==
Daahaghna, Mutrasangrahaniya, Stambhana, Varnya, Vranapaha, Kaphapittajita, Yonidoshahrat
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering from April to June}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||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]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seed}}, {{Propagation|Air Layering}}, {{Propagation|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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Monsoon forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Deciduous lowland forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Rain forests}}.
==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>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 118.</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+benghalensis Cultivation detals]</ref>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIALeaf">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA[Morphology]</ref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, PART-IPage No.115 and 125, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, VOLUME-1Balepete cross, page no 118.Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIAThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India] * [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+benghalensis Ficus bengalensis on Ferns Information]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
