Abstract

PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON FICUS BENGALENSIS

*Chaitali Andhale, P. S. Rao and R. S. Jadhav

Abstract

Ficus bengalensis, a genus of family Moraceae is a tropical, deciduous, evergreen tree with more than 800 species and about 40 genera of the mulberry family. F. bengalensis is known as common name Bargad and cultivated as a Garden tree or Spiritual tree. Tha leaves of F. bengalensis is used as ulcer protective, leprosy and fever, inflammations (Ayuurvedic). The milky juice is aphrodisiac tonic vulnerary maturant also useful in piles, diseases of the nose, gonorrhea. In yunani the aerial root is styptic, syphilis, biliousness, dysentery inflammation of liver. A Lot of pharmacological work has been scientifically carried out on varies part of F. bengalensis but some other traditionally important therapeutically uses are also remaining to proof till now scientifically. As analgesics, antipyretic, anti-ulcerogenic, inflammatory bowl, antimicrobial, antidiabetic etc. The various chemical constituent present in f. bengalensis a Bengalenosides, flavenoides and leucocynidine glycoside.

Keywords: Ficus bengalensis, Moraceae, Antimicrobial, Diabetes, Antioxidant.