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'''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 170maltitude in the Himalayas, largely planted as an avenue and roadside tree especially near temples. It's family is Moraceae.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>==Uses=={{stubUses|Haemoptysis}}, {{Uses|Fistula}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Cholera}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Pippala|en=Pipal tree|gu=Piplo, Jari, Piparo, Pipalo|hi=Pipala, Pipal|kn= Ashvatthanara, ಅರಳಿಮರ aralimara, ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಮರ|ks=Bad|ml=Arayal|mr=Pipal, Pimpal, Pippal|pa=Pipal, Pippal|ta=Ashwarthan, Arasamaram, Arasan, Arasu, Arara|te=Ravichettu}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Chemical Composition==
It contains the preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed that the plant contained tannins, phenols, saponins, sugars, alkaloids, methionine, terpenoids, flavonoids, glycosides and steroids<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==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===
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower||||}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||}}
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Air layering}}, {{Propagation|Tip cuttings}}.
==References==
<references>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 1721.</ref> <ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:19</ref> <ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://iosrphr.org/papers/v7i3V1/E0703014960.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31353 Ficus religiosa on indiabiodiversity.org]
* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24168 Ficus religiosa on cabi.org]
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