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[[File:Ficus microcarpa.jpg|thumb|right|'' Kamarup'', ''Peeladamara'']]
 
[[File:Ficus microcarpa.jpg|thumb|right|'' Kamarup'', ''Peeladamara'']]
 
 
'''Ficus microcarpa''' is a banyan native in the range from Sri Lanka to India, southern People's Republic of China, the Malay Archipelago, the Ryukyu Islands, Australia, and New Caledonia.
 
'''Ficus microcarpa''' is a banyan native in the range from Sri Lanka to India, southern People's Republic of China, the Malay Archipelago, the Ryukyu Islands, Australia, and New Caledonia.
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|bruises}}, {{Uses|flatulent colic}}, {{Uses|hepatopathy}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|hyperdipsia}}, {{Uses|burning sensation}}
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Bruises}}, {{Uses|Flatulent colic}}, {{Uses|Hepatopathy}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Hyperdipsia}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
hydroxypentracosanoylamino]- heptadecane triol, ursa-dien-3alpha-ol, epifriedelanol, alpha-amyrin acetate, beta-sitosterol, beta-daucosterol, hexacosanoic acid, heneicosanoic acid<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Hydroxypentracosanoylamino]- heptadecane triol, ursa-dien-3alpha-ol, epifriedelanol, alpha-amyrin acetate, beta-sitosterol, beta-daucosterol, hexacosanoic acid, heneicosanoic acid<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leathery, deep glossy green, oval-elliptic to diamond-shaped}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leathery, deep glossy green, oval-elliptic to diamond-shaped}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|tiny|1 cm in diameter|specialized receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit|With hooked hairs|many}}
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{{Fruit|Tiny|1 cm in diameter|Specialized receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit|With hooked hairs|Many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Grows in widely varying locations}}, {{Commonly seen|limestone hills}}, {{Commonly seen|montane forest}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Grows in widely varying locations}}, {{Commonly seen|Limestone hills}}, {{Commonly seen|Montane forest}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Starr 040514-0204 Ficus microcarpa.jpg
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Starr 040514-0204 Ficus microcarpa.jpg|Whole tree
 
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Starr 080601-5190 Ficus microcarpa.jpg|Leaves
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Netrider-Ficus microcarpa 2.jpg|Young leaves
Starr 080601-5190 Ficus microcarpa.jpg
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2010 07 21220 6768 Da'an District, Taipei, Daan Park, Ficus microcarpa, Taiwan.JPG|At field
 
 
 
Netrider-Ficus microcarpa 2.jpg
 
 
 
 
2010 07 21220 6768 Da'an District, Taipei, Daan Park, Ficus microcarpa, Taiwan.JPG
 
 
 
 
</gallery>
 
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24348507_Studies_on_chemical_constituents_of_aerial_roots_of_Ficus_microcarpa "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24348507_Studies_on_chemical_constituents_of_aerial_roots_of_Ficus_microcarpa Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Laurel%20Fig.html "charecteristics"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of  Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 192</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+microcarpa "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+microcarpa Cultivation Details]</ref>
 
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015825/ Chemical composition and Biological studies of Ficus benjamina]
 
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015825/ Chemical composition and Biological studies of Ficus benjamina]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Moraceae]]

Latest revision as of 15:28, 10 May 2021

Kamarup, Peeladamara

Ficus microcarpa is a banyan native in the range from Sri Lanka to India, southern People's Republic of China, the Malay Archipelago, the Ryukyu Islands, Australia, and New Caledonia.

Uses

Wounds, Ulcers, Bruises, Flatulent colic, Hepatopathy, Dysentery, Diabetes, Hyperdipsia, Burning sensation

Parts Used

Leaves, Bark.

Chemical Composition

Hydroxypentracosanoylamino]- heptadecane triol, ursa-dien-3alpha-ol, epifriedelanol, alpha-amyrin acetate, beta-sitosterol, beta-daucosterol, hexacosanoic acid, heneicosanoic acid[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Peeladamara
Hindi Kamarup
Malayalam Itti, Kallithi
Tamil Kallichchi
Telugu Plaksa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Laurel Fig, Chinese Banyan


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Ruksha (Dry), Guru (heavy)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leathery, deep glossy green, oval-elliptic to diamond-shaped

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Tiny 1 cm in diameter Specialized receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit With hooked hairs Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Prefers a moist, fertile soil[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grows in widely varying locations, Limestone hills, Montane forest.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Chemical constituents
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 192
  3. Cultivation Details

External Links