Botany name :
Ficus benghalensis
Habit : Tree
Parts used : Milky juice and bark
Constituents : Bark and youg buds contain tannin wax and caoutchouc.
Action : Bark is tonic, alterative
and demulcent milky juice is aphrodisiac, demulcent and refrigerant,root is
astringent.
Botany name
: Ficus glomerata
Habit : Tree
Parts used : Root,root-bark, leaves fruit, milky-juice and galls.
Constituents : Wood possesses tannin and wax. the ash containing silica and
phosphoric acid.
Action
: Bark, leaves and unripe fruit are used in
dysentry. the tonic of the fruit is a laxative and used in the treatment of
piles, paralysis, and cough also it improves blood [cordial]
Botany name : Ficus religiosa
Habit : Tree
Parts used : Leaves, bark, and seeds .
Constituents : Root bark contains tannin, cochotone and wax.
Action : Seeds are cooling, laxative, refrigerant
and alterative, young leaves and shoots are purgative, bark is cooling,
astringent .laxative,aphrodisiac and tonic
