The famous bodhi tree under which buddha achieved enlightenment was a ficus religiosa. Arginase was strongly inhibited by the same concentration of the stem bark extract fig. Ficus racemosa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Ficus monique is an erect plant with bright, shiny leaves that are crispy and hard at maturity. Ficus altissima council tree ficus americana jamaican cherry fig ficus aurea florida strangler fig ficus auriculata roxburgh fig.
Lethal dose ld50 of chloroform extract of ficus religiosa leaves was. 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. Groups treatment paw volume diff after 3 hrsin ml % inhibition i control 0. Its potentials food security and rural medicinal management.
Thus, nefi constitutes an alternative to tedious manual graph extraction and special. Moraceae are being used traditionally in a wide variety of ethnomedical remedies. Elongation, ficus glomerata, fineness, scouring, tenacity, water retting. Herbal extract ficus racemosa restores the damages of. Udumbara is well known drug for its use since ancient times. Ficus benghalensis is an evergreen tree with a wide, spreading crown. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Hasan department of pharmacy, dhaka university, dhaka, bangladesh abstract different parts of the plant ficus glomerata roxob was extracted with water and organic solvents. 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. And even though this cousin of the edible fig is a tropical plant, it survives in a wide variety of conditions. Ficus palmata commonly known as bedu or punjab fig is one of the tallest wild fig commonly found in uttarakhand in midhimalayan region.
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. 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. The plants database includes the following 35 species of ficus. Phytochemical and pharmacological profiling of ficus glomerata roxb. Udumbara 18, a moderate sized avenue tree widely distributed throughout india, northern australia, and other parts of asia. Athi ambar udumbara gular, cluster fig country fig fig, ficus glomerata. Effect of ficus glomerata leaf extract on fasting blood glucose level in diabetic rats table 1 ethanolic extract of ficus glomerata leaves was subjected to antidiabetic activity in rats where alloxan monohydrate 120 mgkg b.
Ficus normally found growing along streams or rivers. Histologically, necrosis in the islets and focal acinar damages, found in the diabetic pancreas were restored to normal in the ficus racemosa extract treated groups, and were significantly related to that of the effect produced by standard antidiabetic drug, glibenclamide. Ficus is an exceptionally large pantropical genus with over 700 species berg, 1989 distributed widely throughout the warmer parts of asia, africa, america. No need to spend hours dealing with pdfs, focus on what matters most instead. Ficus species are common and form an important element of lowland rain forest, both as canopy and understorey trees. 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. Ficus lyrata hawaiian ecosystems at risk project hear. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Use the combine files tool to merge word, excel, powerpoint, audio, or video files, web pages, or existing. Family moraceae is a large deciduous tree dispersed all over india which is generally known as gular, gular fig, cluster fig or country fig. The benjamina is one of the most popular small indoor trees from this genus that grows quite slowly and needs a grower to take. Moraceae by the insect pauropsylla depressa psyllidae, hemiptera. Clot lysis and antimitotic study of ficus glomerata roxb.
The fruit is edible but insipid and is usually found full of insects. The main purpose of ficus based agroforestry is to protect the soil from erosion. Popularly known as the cluster fig tree or goolar gular fig, this is native to australasia, southeast asia and the indian subcontinent. 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. Watson2 introduction often seen as an interior container plant, rubber tree has large, 5 to 12inchlong, thick, glossy evergreen leaves, multiple trunks, and a spreading, irregular canopy fig. Herbal medicine is an alternative treatment that involves using of different plants and plant extracts. Antioxidant activities of ficus glomerata moraceae leaf gall extracts article pdf available in pharmacognosy research 71. Components from ficus glomerata 2289 fruit and latex extracts do not have any significant effect on this enzyme. Ficus lyrata fiddle leaf fig moraceae forest starr, kim starr, and lloyd loope united states geological surveybiological resources division haleakala field station, maui, hawaii january, 2003 overview ficus lyrata, the fiddle leaf fig, is cultivated in hawaii. It is popular in indigenous system of medicine like. Its glossy leaves grow in a variety of colors and patterns.
In times of scarcity, the unripe fruit is pounded, mixed with flour and made into cakes. Ficus trees also cannot tolerate low temperatures or drafts. Besides standard trees, ficus moniques comes in other shapes, such as bushy or topiary forms. Ficus racemosa, ficus glomerata, cluster fig, gular. Lunatic eyes invisible full moon, done by liz triangle arranged by kaztora, lyrics by azuki, vocals by lilyan. The weeping fig is part of the ficus plant genus scientific name. Ficus also offer a variety of textures, so theres one for practically everyones personal style. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, myrene roselyn dsouza and others published nutritional sink formation in galls of ficus glomerata roxb. India has an ancient heritage of traditional medicine.
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. Ficus proves itself a versatile and tough houseplant. The saltwater or estuarine crocodile the saltwater or estuarine crocodile crocodylus porosus schneider figure 2 is a widely distributed species from south asia to australia. Within 3 to 5 years the ficus tree forms a deep root system that stabilizes the soil. Ficus glomerata which is a synonym for ficus racemosa, ficus cocculifolia, ficus gnaphalocarpa, and ficus palmata. This is a remix of touhou 8 imperishable nights stage 5 boss theme original. Pdf the present study reports, the nutrient composition, physicochemical properties and utilization potential of ficus racemosa stem bark as an. Moraceae is an evergreen, moderate to largesized spreading, lactiferous, deciduous tree 1518 m high, without prominent aerial roots varier, 1995. The galls were cleaned with distilled water, dried and crushed into fine powder by using electric grinder.
Nakshatravana, also called nakshatravanam or nakshatravan, is a sacred grove in sringeri. With large arching branches and long pointed leaves, it looks attractive indoors apart from leaves dropping. The trees grow with hanging roots which grow larger and often can merged with the. Watson2 introduction this is a huge tree growing to 60 feet tall and 60 to 70 feet wide fig. The fruit is quite tasty and grows around villages, forest, wastelands, fields etc. Ficus also called figs are among the most popular indoor plants, and for good reason. In india, the tree and its fruit are called gular in the north. Sundararajan at center for advanced studies in biology, jain university, bangalore, india, and the voucher specimen juruv74 was conserved in the herbarium. Its typical habitats are tidal estuaries, lower reaches of the larger rivers, and coastal mangrove thickets.
Chapter iv pharmacological screening of ficus glomerata roxb. 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. Combine or merge files into a single pdf, adobe acrobat dc. Antioxidant activities of ficus glomerata moraceae leaf gall extracts. The champion is the indian banyan ficus benghalensis, a tree so big it. It is quite finicky, so be prepared for some specific care requirements. A marked rise in fasting blood glucose level observed in. All parts of this plant leaves, fruits, bark, latex. Small leaves and and wiry like stems will creep anywhere you allow them to.
The bark is also reported to have been dried and ground into flour. Plant details information about ficus racemosa plant. Pdf antioxidant activities of ficus glomerata moraceae. Investigating the anticancer effects of ficus religiosa plant leaves. In the home, the ficus is a beautiful specimen plant that can provide many years of lush foliage. Ficus, genus of about 900 species of trees, shrubs, and vines in the family moraceae, many of which are commonly known as figs. Key words antimicrobial activity, disc diffusion method, ficus racemosa. Many are tall forest trees that are buttressed by great spreading roots. The other is a paper published in 1970 in which researchers grafted figs onto four different ficus species. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Creeping fig ficus plants are climbing plants which are very easy to care and maintain. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semiwarm temperate zone. Pdf phytopharmacological evaluation of ficus glomerata.
Ficus plants are one of the most popular foliage plants suitable for growing as ornamental house plants. Both of these studies seem to have primarily investigated graft compatibility, and only secondarily reported some. Gall induced leaves of ficus glomerata were collected and authenticated by dr. Youll find a form to suit your needs among growth habits ranging from creeping vine to giant tree. Antioxidant activities of ficus glomerata moraceae leaf. In normal groups, administration of 1, 2, 3 and 4 gkg body weight of f. Weeping ficus is perhaps the most popular indoor tree. Extraction and processing of bast fibres from ficus glomerata a. Ficus racemosa has various synonyms like udumbara udumbara is considered sacred to god dattaguru, yajnanga, yajniya, yajnayoga, yajnyasara, gular, cluster fig tree, country fig tree etc. India bombay presidency and uttar pradesh, balrampur region. These are easy to grow houseplants and offer a lot of variety, from low groundcover types to tall trees. It is unusual in that its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory.
Antimicrobial activity of ethanolic root extract of ficus racemosa linn. Ficus religiosa tree leaves as bioindicators of heavy metals in. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed. Unlike most ficus trees, this species does not drop leaves.
In their native habitats, the ficus is often seen as a landscape tree with hanging and buttressed roots and a magnificent crown. The dense, rounded canopy and gracefully drooping branches of weeping fig made it quite popular as a landscape tree until recently. Breast milk secretion, asthma, bronchitis, cough, piles, diarrhoea, cancer. In addition, it drops leaves which quickly decay to provide both soil cover and manure thereby.
Unripe fruit dried and ground into flour for breadsic chapati. This document is enh411, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. An ficus racemosa in nahilalakip ha genus nga ficus, ngan familia nga moraceae. Ficus species in the human diet have been extensively documented by ethnobotanical field. The materia medica of india provides a great deal of information on the folklore practices and traditional aspects of therapeutically important natural products. The fruit stains cars and sidewalks and can be generally messy on paved and other hard surfaces.
Analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of ficus glomerata in animal models 1503 table 1 effect of ficus glomerata fruit extracts on carageenaninduced paw edema in rats. The investigation was designed to study effects of powdered ficus glomerata fruits on blood glucose levels in groups of normal and alloxandiabetic rabbits. In the konckans, the natives sometimes eat the fruit which outwardly resembles the common fig. Whether you are looking to merge, split, convert, unlock, or protect pdf files. Cold drafts from windows or doors will harm them, so make sure to place them somewhere where drafts will not be an issue. The plant usually begins life as an epiphyte, growing in the branch of another tree.