Description
COUNTRY FIG TREE (FICUS RELIGIOSA)
Ficus religiosa is used in traditional medicine for about fifty types of disorders including asthma, diabetes, diarrhea, epilepsy, gastric problems, inflammatory disorders, infectious and sexual disorders.
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.
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, said Acharya Bal .
Uses
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.
