Ficus species are used as food and for medicinal properties in ayurvedic and traditional. It is one of the most diverse plant genera in regard to its growth habit with both deciduous and evergreen freestanding trees, stranglers, climbers, creepers, small shrubs, lithophytes and. It reduces blood glucose concentration due to the presence of. Pdf introduction a number of indian traditional systems of medicines occur in. The fruit normally found in clusters on the trunk and branches of the tree, they are pink or red in colour, when mature and round in shape. A compiled check list of these plants including their latin names, families, parts used, medicinal uses, and name in different nigerian states is the main purpose of this study.
A taxonomic species within the family moraceae the cluster fig or indian fig tree. Sacred groves, which are forest preserved on the religious grounds locally known as rai, are deo well known for their rich flora and fauna. English cluster fig hindi o gular chhattisgarh doomar. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical. A multipurpose woody medicinal plant through apical and axillary shoot proliferation. The plant has been used traditionally to treat various ailments such as gastric problems, inflammation, and cancer.
Medicinal plant products exhibiting anticancer activity continue to be the subject of extensive research aimed at the development of new or alternative drugs for the treatment of different human tumors. In the following article we will attempt to give, in the wellknown longlasting brief way of the editorial team of kalliergeia, a representing picture of the essential elements that define the. Traditional medicinal plants as anticancer agents from. It is used as a carminative, astringent and an antidysentery drug. Moraceae popularly known as the cluster fig tree or gular, is famous medicinal plant in india, which is used in. Used to treat diabetes in pakistan kiran yasmin khan, mir ajab khan, mushtaq ahmad, paras mazari. Enumeration in the enumeration of data, the plant species are. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical trial.
Ficus racemosa at queen sirikit botanic garden chiang mai 20 2704. Ficus racemosa extract against chemically59 bhaskara rr, murugesan t, pal m, sinha s, saha induced renal carcinogenesis and oxidative bp, mandals sc. Clot lysis and antimitotic study of ficus glomerata roxb. Family moraceae is a large deciduous tree dispersed all over india which is generally known as gular, gular fig, cluster fig or country fig. In countries like india, the bark is rubbed on a stone with water to make a paste, which can be applied over afflicted by boils or mosquito bites. This is a glabrous, spreading tree, reaching up to 8 meters high, sending down numerous adventitious roots from the trunk and branches. Buy now add to cart add to wishlist add to inquiry download page as pdf. Ficus glomerata roxb is an indigenous medicinal plant, belonging to the family moraceae. Ficus normally found growing along streams or rivers. 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. India bombay presidency and uttar pradesh, balrampur region. Pdf antihiv1 integrase activity of thai medicinal plants. Corom gular moraceae fruit, bark and roots tree femiplex.
In india, the tree and its fruit are called gular in the north. The genus of ficus exhibited the presence of tyrosine which is responsible for the formation of t 3 and t 4 hormones. Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of ficus carica. It is unusual in that its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory. Oct 27, 2003 three plant species extracts, celastrus paniculatus, eriodendron anfractuosum and ficus glomerata showed inhibitory activity. Food is the major source for serving the nutritional needs, but with growing modernization some traditional ways are being given up. Request pdf traditional uses, medicinal properties, and phytopharmacology of ficus racemosa. Ficus henrici king ficus glomerata mollis king ficus glomerata miquelii king ficus glomerata elongata king ficus glomerata chittagonga king ficus glomerata roxb. Ficus racemosa is an important medicinal plant, found in india, australia and southeast asia. Study on antioxidant activity of unripe fruit of ficus.
Ficus racemosa, cluster fig, gular fig, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry. It has also been observed that these spots are famous for good growth of medicinal plants. Ficus racemosa mollis barrett ficus racemosa miquelii corner ficus lucescens bl. 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. Chapter8 medicinal importance of ficus benghalensis. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ficus lacor. Use of plants for medicinal remedies is an integral part of the indian cultural life, and this is unlikely to change in the years to come. It is available as a pdf document to download from.
Open access study on antioxidant activity of unripe fruit of ficus glomerata roxb. A detailed description about preparation, administration, and application of the drug are also given. Apr 30, 2019 udumbara, cluster fig ficus glomerata practical uses, benefits, dosage description of udumbara or audumbar tree. When mixed with other useful herbs in many formulations, it works wonder to cure hepatitis, jaundice, fatty liver, enlarged liver, liver cirrhosis and different other conditions. Fig moraceae fruit and latex tree refreshing fruit pack himalaya 58 ficus glomerata roxb. Plant details information about ficus racemosa plant. Pharmaceutical properties of indian species of ficus. Udumbara, cluster fig ficus glomerata practical uses, benefits, dosage description of udumbara or audumbar tree. 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.
Medicine like ayurveda, siddha, unani and homoeopathy. Isolation of a hypoglycaemic principle from the bark of ficus glomerata roxb. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and clinical trial of. Phytochemicals and antioxidant evaluation of ficus racemosa. The bark is also reported to have been dried and ground into flour. Indian traditional ayurvedic system of medicine and.
Popularly known as the cluster fig tree or goolar gular fig, this is native to australasia, southeast asia and the indian subcontinent. Its potentials food security and rural medicinal management article pdf available may 2016 with 1,171 reads how we measure reads. Ficus exasperata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Chapter8 medicinal importance of ficus benghalensis dr. Udumbara, cluster fig ficus glomerata practical uses. Traditional uses, medicinal properties, and phytopharmacology of. Ficus racemosa, pharmacology, phytochemistry, toxicology, traditional uses.
Moraceae is a widely cultivated plant all over india. It is associated with the sringeri sharada peetham monastery, and consists of 27 trees that are related to 27 nakshatras of indian astrology. The project is directed at enabling designers of carbon farms and food forests. Affluence of working population with changing lifestyles and reducing affordability of sick care, in terms of time and money involved, are some of the forces that are presently driving people towards thinking about their wellness. Udumber is used from ancient time for treating the many diseases.
The decoction of the ripe fruit is given to take care of the 5 th point under medicinal use. Ficus racemosa is an important medicinal plant, found in india, australia, and southeast asia. Modulation of diabetes and associated complications using. Jay kambli 1, ashwini patil, chithrashree 2, and rohini keshava 3 1department of biotechnology, acharyas bangalore bschool, bangalore, karnataka, india, 560 091, 2biocontrol research laboratory, department of studies in microbiology and biotechnology.
Medicinal plants of bangladesh with chemical constituents and uses. Many traditional healers and herbalists in the chhattisgarh region of india have been treating cancer patients for many years using various medicinal plant species, 14. Common herbal plant in uttarakhand, used in the popular. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Medicinal plants have great importance in the field of therapeutics, to treat various severe ailments. 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. Three crude extracts such as petroleum ether fgpe, chloroform fgce, and methanol fgme were used for the study, with a standard streptokinase and negative control sterile. Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of ficus.
Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used in ayurveda, the ancient system of indian. Moraceae, is used in the mythical system for abortion, diabetes and urinary disorders. The phytoconstituents and pharmacological actions of ficus. The present study was carried out to investigate the thrombolytic and antimitotic potentiality of various extracts of fruits of ficus glomerata, a traditional medicinal plant, using an in vitro assay method.
Of the etoh extracts, ficus glomerata wood was the most potent with an ic50 value of 7. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical trial of ficus. They are widely distributed throughout asia, africa, america, australia, himalayan ranges, punjab, khasia mountain, bihar, orissa, rajasthan, deccan, china, indonesia and malaysia. An aqueous extract of galls of terminalia chebula showed inhibitory effects on three dermatophytes trichophyton spp. One of the medicinal plant known as udumbara or audumbar. It is one of the most versatile plants having a wide variety of medicinal activities, therefore, used in the treatment of several types of diseases, e. The genus ficus fig trees represents a totally unique plant section. Popularly known as the cluster fig tree, indian fig tree or goolar gular fig, this is native to australia, malaysia, indochina and the indian subcontinent. Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used in. Ficus racemosa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. A study on traditional mother care plants of rural. Ficus racemosa is an important medicinal plant, found in india, australia, and. Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been used.
Ficus racemosa fr is commonly known as gular and has been used extensively in the treatment of biliary disorders, jaundice, dysentery, diarrhea, etc. The moraceae family commonly called fig family is one of the most abundant and ecologically important family comprising of about species distributed in 40 genera. Traditional uses, medicinal properties, and phytopharmacology of ficus racemosa. Please donate to support our plants to save the planet project. Anti hiv1 integrase activity of thai medicinal plants. Moraceae is a popular medicinal plant in india, which has long been. English krishnas fig, krishnas butter cup hindi makhan katori. Pdf traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of. Health uses the bark of audumbar oudumbar tree is said to have healing power. Comparative evaluation of hypoglycemic activity of some indian medicinal plants in alloxan diabetic rats. Ficus is a genus of about under the family moraceae, containing approximately 750 species of fig trees, 150 shrubs and vines native throughout the. The decoction of the ripe fruits is given to cure dry cough, laryngitis, diseases of the kidney and spleen. Unripe fruit dried and ground into flour for breadsic chapati.
Ficus racemosa linn journal of pharmaceutical sciences and. It is largely used in herbal and herbomineral preparation to treat cancer, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, viral hepatitis and diabetes. Chinese medicine tcm especially amongst people where. Elliptic to oblong leaves 6 1230 cm long and 515 cm wide, acuminate at apex, rounded at base, glabrous, smooth, leathery, gray to brown when dry. Medicinal plants, since times immemorial, have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. Screening south indian medicinal plants for antifungal. Phytochemical studies on the leaves and fruits of the. The grove also includes over 120 medicinal plants found in the western ghats.
Ayurveda, the ancient system of indian medicine, for various diseasesdisorders including diabetes, liver. It is available as a pdf document to download from the internet. Nakshatravana, also called nakshatravanam or nakshatravan, is a sacred grove in sringeri, karnataka, india. Its fruits are edible and are used in various dishes. The present study represents an attempt to document information on the traditional medicinal plants that used in nigeria. Breast milk secretion, asthma, bronchitis, cough, piles, diarrhoea, cancer. This paper describes the botanical features of ficus carica l. Ficus racemosa linn, medicinal plants, traditional, biological. Moraceae, its wide variety of chemical constituents, its use in traditional medicine as remedies for many health problems, and its biological activities. The isolation of active principles against hiv1 in from ficus glomerata is now actively pursued. Many active constituents that have been isolated from various parts of this plant possess useful pharmacological activities. Traditional uses, medicinal properties, and phytopharmacology. It has been reported to have many medicinal properties trivedi et al.
And this owes both to the botanical as well as to the biological and ecological characteristics of most of its species. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations, as those described in ancient texts such as the vedas and the bible, and obtained from commonly used traditional herbs and medicinal plants, has been traced to the occurrence of natural products with. College of pharmacy, harapanahalli, davangere dist. Of the etoh extracts, ficus glomerata wood was the most potent with an ic 50 value of 7. Names of ficus lacor in various languages of the world are also given. The present study was formulated in order to evaluate the antithyroid potential of ficus racemosa linn bark in albino rats. Kutki picrorrhiza kurrora is a special herb that plays an important role in the treatment of various liver problems.
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