Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ficus palmata. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, akath singh and others published figficus carica. The plants database includes the following 35 species of ficus. Ficus palmata name synonyms ficus morifolia forssk. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of ficus carica.
Antibacterial and antifungal approaches of ficus racemosa. Taxonomy, distribution and diversity of ficus palmata. Can not find this taxon in database eflora home people search help actkey hu cards glossary eflora home people search help actkey hu cards. Molecular phylogeny of ficus section ficus in china based. Ficus palmata commonly known as bedu or punjab fig is one of the tallest wild fig commonly found in uttarakhand in midhimalayan region. 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. It is used as a part of the diet in the treatment of constipation and diseases of the lungs and bladder. The dense, rounded canopy and gracefully drooping branches of weeping fig made it quite popular as a landscape tree until recently. Ficus palmata is a deciduous tree growing to 9 m 29ft 6in. Ficus normally brings to mind the ubiquitous houseplant ficus benjamina or the edible fig ficus carica. Innovation info key to educational, professional science and healthcare communities worldwide. It is in flower from june to september, and the seeds ripen in august. Its glossy leaves grow in a variety of colors and patterns. Innovation info a nonprofit origination does conducts congress, journals and collaboration in the mode of open access.
The plant is often gathered from the wild for its edible fruits and young shoots. It contains a very juicy fruit and is used for making various products such as. Pdf phytochemical study of the aerial parts of ficus palmata utilizing liquidliquid. The exotic bonsai paperback unabridged, january 1, 2004. Common names punjab fig in english hamat in arabic. According to the revised jepson manual 2011, reports of f. Among all wild edible vegetables ficus carica was found most cited species followed by ficus palmata, bauhinia variegata, solanum nigrum, amaranthus viridis, medicago polymorpha, chenopodium album, cichorium intybus, amaranthus hybridus and vicia faba figure 5. Melvin wong department of tropical plant and soil sciences. Phytochemical and pharmacological study of ficus palmata. Names of ficus palmata in various languages of the world are also given.
The common fig ficus carica is deciduous and grows in colder climates of turkey and the middle east. Indian journal of natural products and resources vol. And even though this cousin of the edible fig is a tropical plant, it survives in a wide variety of conditions. Ficus palmata forsk moraceae, commonly known as wild fig, is used traditionally in the treatment of constipation and. Taxonomy, distribution and diversity of ficus palmata forssk. Pdf phytochemical and pharmacological study of ficus palmata. Phenolic profile and biological properties of the leaves of ficus. Ficus palmata figs need the warm climate fig wasp for pollination to ripen its figs, unlike many common figs. Plant diversity, systematics and herbarium division, csirnational botanical research institute, rana pratap marg. Pdf taxonomy, distribution and diversity of ficus palmata. Popularly known as the audumbar, cluster fig tree, indian fig tree or goolar gular.
Youll find a form to suit your needs among growth habits ranging from creeping vine to giant tree. Ficus is actually a large genus of tropical plants over 800 species that includes a few coldhardy members such as the edible fig, the vining fig ficus pumila and a few others. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Comparison of diets between two sympatric flying squirrel. To test the association between body size and degree of folivory and to examine the different food habits in sympatric arboreal herbivorous mammals, we investigated diets of 2 flying squirrel species petaurista petaurista and eoglaucomys fimbriatus sympatrically distributed in the himalayan moist temperate forest of northern pakistan. Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide and iron oxide. Ficus proves itself a versatile and tough houseplant. The fruit is demulcent, emollient, laxative and poultice. Phytochemical and pharmacological study of ficus palmata growing in saudi arabia. The plant is often gathered from the wild for its edible fruits and. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and.
Ficus palmata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Ficus palmata wild fig, punjab fig pfaf plant database. Ficus carica is an asian species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, known as the common fig or just the fig. Ficus vasta, ficus carica, ficus salic ifolia, ficus palmata and ficus glumosa migahed. Ficus palmata has single lobed leaves with serrated edges. It is on a par with the cultivated figs in taste and flavour, however, size is rather small in this case. Ficus palmata is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family moraceae. Browicz moraceae in india rinkey tiwari 1, jana venkata sudhakar 2, awadhesh kumar srivastava 3, lal babu. Ficus palmata is commonly used in modern floras, with f. The fruit is quite tasty and grows around villages, forest, wastelands, fields etc. Its a different species than ficus carica, which is the common fig. Jackfruit, breadfruit, cecropia, and mulberry also belong to this family.
The current work, for the first time, accounts the antioxidant, genoprotective, antilipoperoxidative, and hmgcoa reductase ec 1. Ficus carica linn moraceae has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of. Ficus palmata is a deciduous shrub or muchbranched small tree growing up to 5 metres tall. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Plant diversity, systematics and herbarium division, csirnational botanical research institute, rana pratap marg, lucknow226 001, india. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. All these species are used as food, medicines, fodder, as fuel wood, in.
Ficus racemosa also called as ficus glomerata roxb. Interestingly the leaves are mostly unlobed in majority of specimens i have seen in our areas, that is the strange irony of plant naming. Biochemical and nutritional evaluation of ficus palmata 1281 approximately same values. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semiwarm temperate zone.
This page was last edited on 20 august 2016, at 16. In fact, some taxonomists regard ficus palmata as a possible ancient parent of our current edible fig. Moraceae mulberry family medicinal use of wild fig. The gray trunk in left image appears to have melted and flowed down the steep rock face like an arboreal waterfall. The species is monoecious individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant. Moraceae in india lal babu chaudhary 1, jana venkata sudhakar 2, anoop kumar 1, omesh bajpai 1, rinkey tiwari and g. It is often cultivated for its fruit in india and ethiopia and has been recommended for commercial cultivation. Pdf phytochemical study of the aerial parts of ficus palmata utilizing liquid liquid fractionation and. Ficus palmata forsk moraceae, commonly known as wild fig, is used traditionally in the treatment of constipation and diseases of the lungs and bladder. This page was last edited on 1 november 2018, at 07. Watson2 introduction this is a huge tree growing to 60 feet tall and 60 to 70 feet wide fig. Ficus palmata total plant extract was found to show hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, antiulcer and anticoagulant activity. Alan whittemore 2006 has studied herbarium collections of f. How ficus palmata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format.
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