Few members of genus ficus have significant medicinal values. Fig species are characterized by their unique inflorescence and distinctive pollination syndrome, which uses wasp species belonging to the family agaonidae for pollination. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical. Ficus racemosa is a large deciduous evergreen tree growing to a height of 2025 meters. Ayurveda, the ancient system of indian medicine, for various diseasesdisorders including diabetes, liver. The fig is a syconus with the flowers turned outside in. This is constant with the other general observation which has been reported earlier in relation to medicinal plant studies by the indian traditional system of medicine like siddha and ayurveda. Investigation of the key pharmacological activities of ficus. Modulation of diabetes and associated complications using. Ficus racemosa linn is commonly known as gular fig or cluster fig english, gular hindi, umbar marathi and udumbara sanskrit belongs to the family moraceae, is an evergreen, moderate sized, deciduous tree.
Many active constituents that have been isolated from various parts of this plant possess useful pharmacological activities. How ficus lacor is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Ficus racemosa vernacular name audumbar tree or umber tree is grown in maharashtra, temples of hindu. The plant can be further screened against various diseases in order to. The herbs used in ayurveda for ayurvedic treatment of an illness are collectively known as ayurvedic herbs. Plant details information about ficus racemosa plant. Therefore, this paper deals with an attempt to gather information on some traditional uses of medicinal plants from different blocks of the district to document the medicinal uses of plants to cure the common diseases. Ficus racemosa, antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, cytotoxic activity, dpph, abts, xttassay. Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used. Udumber is used from ancient time for treating the many diseases. Cassava, medicinal plants, statistical inference, phytochemicals.
Ficus racemosa l moraceae whole plant 100 500 pankajg. Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used in ayurveda, the ancient system of indian medicine, for various diseasesdisorders including diabetes, liver disorders, diarrhea, inflammatory conditions, hemorrhoids, respiratory, and. Ficus religiosa is reported to have numerous therapeutic uses in folk medicine. Phytopharmacognostical properties of ficus racemosa linn. The aim of this study was to obtain an insight into the wound healing process and identify the potential wound healing active substances.
Ficus racemosa showed good cytotoxicity properties. Ficus religiosa colin doherty university of minnesota. India is known for its rich diversity of medicinal plants and hence called botanical. Cluster fig or gular is one of the widely known plant. Moraceae earlier this plant was placed in family urticaceae but according to the modern views it should be placed in a separate family moraceae which is.
Ficus is a genus of about under the family moraceae, containing approximately 750 species of fig trees, 150 shrubs and vines native throughout the. Ayurvedic herbs are used according to their ayurvedic properties and dosha karma. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical trial of ficus. Ficus racemosa seeds and ficus racemosa leaves shows strong antioxidant properties. Please read pradip kishens trees of delhi pages 321 323 to get a proper perspective on the nature of the flowers and pollination process.
Ethnomedicinal plants used to cure different diseases by. The plant has been used traditionally to treat various ailments such as gastric problems, inflammation, and cancer. Ficus is a pantropical genus of trees, shrubs, and vines occupying a wide variety of ecological niches. Cecidological and pharmacognostical study of ficus.
The present study was undertaken to explore the antidiabetic potentials of ethanolic extract of unriped fruits of ficus recemosa l. Susruta has described the properties of the plant, like. Medicinal plants have been always an important source for the discovery of new therapeutics for human diseases. The plant belongs to the moraceae family sheikha et al. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ficus lacor. Its potentials food security and rural medicinal management. Ficus racemosa linn, medicinal plants, traditional, biological. It reduces blood glucose concentration due to the presence of. Glucose lowering efficacy of ficus racemosa barks extract in normal and damage response in wistar rats. So, each herb cannot serve similar benefits for the same disease in different people. Ficus sycomorus fs is a traditionally used medicinal plant that has been cultivated globally since the ancient times. Molecular characterization of fungal endophytes associated. Clinical trial, ficus racemosa, pharmacology, phytochemistry, toxicology, traditional uses introduction the demands of herbal medicines are increasing because their potent phar macological activity and economical values have been proving to be beneficial for the people. Department of pharmacognosy, institute of pharmacy, bundelkhand university, jhansi 284128, uttar pradesh, india.
This paper describes the botanical features of ficus carica l. Moraceae, its wide variety of chemical constituents, its use in traditional medicine as remedies for many health problems, and its biological activities. Most species prefer perhumid forest, but several are found in areas with a monsoon climate and in teak forest, including locations where the soil dries out. Lodhra symplocos racemosa medicinal uses, benefits and. Today we will be telling you the medicinal benefits of gular plant. Traditional medicinal plants used for the treatment of. It is popular in indigenious system of medicine like ayurveda, siddha, unani and homoeopathy. Lodhra symplocos racemosa medicinal uses, benefits and side effects lodhra is described in classical ayurvedic texts as absorbent, stomachic, refrigerant, astringent, expectorant and hemostatic. Popularly known as the clus ter fig tree, ind ian fig tree or goolar gul ar fig, this is native to australia, malaysia, indochina and the indian subcontinent. In the traditional system of medicine various plant parts such as bark, root. In the primeval times, the indian sagacious held the view that ayurveda herbs are the only resolution to.
Vinayaraj creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Ficus racemosa linn moraceae is an evergreen, moderate to large sized spreading, lactiferous, deciduous tree, without much prominent aerial roots found throughout greater part of india in moist localities and is often cultivated in villages for its edible fruit4. Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used in. Ficus religiosa linn moraceae commonly known as peepal tree is a large widely branched. The phytoconstituents and pharmacological actions of ficus. Ficus racemosa umber ficus carica anjeer ficus religiosa pipal phoenix dactylifera dates ficus racemosa fruits are reported to possess medicinal properties patil et al. Ficus racemosa, holorrhena antidycentrica, crataeva nurvala, salmalia malabarica, bauhinia purpurea, emblica officinalis, benincasa hispida, wringtia tinctoria.
Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used in ayurveda, the ancient system of indian medicine, for various diseasesdisorders including diabetes, liver disorders, diarrhea, inflammatory conditions, hemorrhoids, respiratory, and urinary diseases. The most frequently mentioned plants were coccinia indica, azadirachta indica, trigonella foenumgraecum, syzygium cumini, terminalia chebula, ficus racemosa, momordica charantia, swietenia mahagoni. Names of ficus lacor in various languages of the world are also given. Ficus species are common and form an important element of lowland rain forest, both as canopy and understorey trees. Learn more about asparagus racemosus uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain asparagus racemosus. List of medicinal plants herbs with malayalam name. Veeramani department of pharmacy, annamalai university, annamalai nagar, tamilnadu, india 608002. Dual function of active constituents from bark of ficus. According to atharveda, gular is one of the medicines which promotes physical strength. It is anticipated that the vital phytochemical properties documented in our study in the native medicinal plants of catharanthus roseus and ficus racemosa will be beneficial for explanation and groundwork of pharmacognosy profiling of medicinal plants. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of f icus.
In fact all parts of the athi tree has medicinal uses. It is known as cluster fig tree in english and ambar in hindi and it belongs to the family moraceace 1. Ficus racemosa linn journal of pharmaceutical sciences and. Tree about 20 m tall rarely with aerial roots, bark whitishbrown, smooth, leaves grooved minutely hairy, lamina ovatelanceolate to ellipticlanceolate, triribbed, 810 pairs of lateral pairs from broad to narrowly cuneate, oblique base, margin entire, acuminate at apex, glabrous on both sides, stipules triangularovate, brown, subpersistent, cystoliths present only on lower side. The plant is a large deciduous tree distributed all over india from outer himalayan ranges, punjab, khasia mountain, chota nagpur, bihar, orissa, west bengal, rajasthan, deccan and common in south india1. Moraceae popularly known as the cluster fig tree or gular, is famous medicinal plant in india, which is used in traditional system. Lineated barbet megalaima lineata eating the ripe fruit. Hyperglycemia induces the generation of free radicals which can affect antioxidant defenses and induces oxidative stress leading to diabetes associated complications. Ficus lacor herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Jain, shashi alok, dilip chanchal and surabhi rashi. This plant has been evaluated for its wound healing potential using animal models.
Among the hundreds of prominent medicinal plants of value, the plant ficus racemosa linn. Introduction india is known for its rich diversity of medicinal plants and hence called botanical garden of the world 1. Ficus racemosa is an important medicinal plant, found in india, australia, and. Phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of f icus religiosa. Many of the natural products in plants of medicinal value offer us new sources of drugs. Sanskirt name, botanical name, a compilation work on ayurvedic medicinal plants, to collect simple and easy details about all the herbs.
Fungal endophytes are a diverse group of microorganisms, heterotrophic in nature and associated with all types of healthy plants. They are widely distributed throughout asia, africa, america, australia, himalayan ranges, punjab, khasia mountain, bihar, orissa, rajasthan, deccan, china, indonesia and malaysia. This page was last edited on 18 december 2019, at 18. Ficus racemosa is an important medicinal plant, found in india, australia, and southeast asia. Introduction he genus ficus is an important group of trees which has various chemical constituents of promisive medicinal value. Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used in ayurveda, the ancient system of indian. Cluster figs ficus racemosa, also called cluster fig, cluster tree, cluster fig tree, goolar fig, country fig and redwood fig, is a medium sized tree native to indian subcontinent, southern china, southeast asia, papua new guinea to northern australia northern territory, north of western australia and queensland. The methanolic extract of ficus racemosa seeds showed antibacterial activity against the gram positive bacteria of surcina lutea. Pdf introduction a number of indian traditional systems of medicines occur in.
Tamarandus indica ficus racemosa and stem bark powder mix in coconut oil and applied on just burned skin with help of feathers of hen. Preliminary phytochemicals investigation and tlc analysis. Traditional uses, medicinal properties, and phytopharmacology of ficus racemosa. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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