nice write its also used as a veg in bengal tanay On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:10 PM, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Photos taken on 5.12.2010 . Location: Sayyaji Rao Road Mysore . > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:38 AM, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> - *Botanical Name : *Ficus Racemosa >> - *Family Name : *Moraceae >> - *Common Name : *Cluster Fig, Indian Fig, Crattock, Rumbodo, Atteeka, >> Redwood Fig >> - *Part Used : *Bark, Root, Latex, Fruits >> - *Habitat : *It is cultivated all over india and also grows wild in >> many forests and hill areas. >> >> *Uses : *1. Unripened fruits used as vegetable in Southern India. >> Infact these are sold in the market. >> 2. According to Ayurveda, roots are useful in hydrophobia >> whereas bark is acrid, cooling, galactagogue and good for gynaecological >> disorders. Fruits are astringent to bowels, styptic, tonic and useful in the >> treatment of leucorrhoea, blood disorders, burning sensation, fatigue, >> urinary discharges, leprosy, menorrhagia, epistaxis and intestinal worms. >> According to Unani system of medicine, leaves are astringent to bowels and >> good in case of bronchitis whereas fruits are useful in treatment of dry >> cough, loss of voice, diseases of kidney and spleen. Bark is useful in >> Asthma and piles. Latex is applied externally on chronic infected wounds to >> alleviate edema, pain and to promote the healing. The tender leaf buds are >> applied on the skin, in the form of paste, to improve the complexion. >> > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
