Ficus Religiosa

Ficus religiosa, Bo tree, Pippal tree

Botanical Name : Ficus religiosa

English Name : Bo tree

Hindi Name : Pippal tree

Sanskrit Name : Ashwastha

 

Description

Ficus religiosa is a tree found in many parts of India, southeast Asia. The tree is grown near Buddhist Temples

This tree is a member of Moraceae plant family.

This is a big tree, some trees are of very old age dating to several hundred years back.The trees are 10 to 16 metres tall.The rough bark is Grey or greyish black. The leaves are glabrous, subcoriaceous, and ovate tovate-rhomboid. The receptacles are about 0.7 cm. across, spherical, reddish purple, axillary or on leafless branches, germinate or clustered towards end of the branches.

Usage

In Ayurveda the bark, leaves, the buds and the seeds are used for treatment of gonorrhoea, leucoderma, skin diseases, cracked feet etc.

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Fatty acids are obtained from this plant.

Gujarati: Pipal, Pipalo

Marathi : Pimpal

Bengali: Ashbatha

Kannada: Arali

Tamil: Aracu

Malayalam: Arayal

Telugu: Bodhi-drumamu

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