Description
SACRED FIG (FICUS RELIGIOSA)
Ficus religiosa , commonly known as pepal belonging to the family Moraceae, is used traditionally as antiulcer, antibacterial, antidiabetic, in the treatment of gonorrhea and skin diseases.
Peepal tree leaves contain Glucose, Asteriod and Mennos,Phenolic while its bark is rich in Vitamin K, tainen and Phaetosteroline. All of these ingredients make the peepal tree an exceptional medicinal tree.
This sacred tree native to the Indian subcontinent is a storehouse of medicinal value and is used to treat many ailments and diseases, ranging from a simple incident like a snake bite to Asthma, skin diseases, kidney diseases, constipation, dysentery, impotency and various blood-related problems.
Ficus religiosa is used in traditional medicine for about fifty types of disorders including
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Epilepsy
- Gastric problems
- Inflammatory disorders
- Infectious
- Sexual disorders.
Ashwattha- Ficus religiosa is an Ayurvedic tree used for the treatment
- cough,
- skin diseases,
- improving the skin complexion,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea
- improving the sexual potency
