CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SYNONYMS CLASSIFICATION MORPHOLOGY RASPANCHAK CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS USEFUL PART AND DOSE SPECIFIC FORMULATION THEREPEUTIC USES REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION Botanical name - Ficus religiosa Family - Moraceae English name – Scared fig In hindu religion it have religious importence . This is symbol tree of buddhas .
SYNONYMS Chalpatra (Due to fluttering of leaves and branches) Bodhidru (Due to lord buddha ) Pipal (due to many leaves )
Leaves – thin shine cardiac in shape at base with a long petiole and an elongated pointed tip at apex
Fruit – small , round , axillary and in pair. unripe fruit – green & appear in summer Ripe fruit – blackish & ripen in rain
RASPANCHAK Rasa - Kashaya Madhur Guna - Guru , ruksh Virya - Sheet Vipaka - Katu Karma - Kapha-pitta-shamak
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS Bark – Beta- sitosterol D- glucoside , vit.k , Methyl oleanolate , lansosterol , stigmasterol . Fruit – 5% proteins with essential amino acids isoleucine , phenylalanine
USEFUL PART & DOSE Part Used— whole plant root , bark , ksheer , fruit , leaves Dosage— Decoction - 50-100ml Powder - 3 to 5 g
THEREPEUTIC USES The milky latex obtained from bark , root and fruit of plant is given in a dose of 5 to 6 drops given with honey and ghee to treat importancy and help in concieving in female. The decoction of bark and root is use to treat joint pain and swelling , diabaties , and urinary tract infections. The decoction is also used for gout. The decoction is also use to treat mouth ulcers and gingivitis.