Ficus palmata wild himalayan fig yogesh joshi, amit kumar joshi, nondita prasad, divya juyal abstract traditionally, various plants are used for treatment of many diseases. Of the 36 ficus species native to nepal, 21 are indigenously used as food, fodder, fuel wood, vegetable, medicine, etc. Ficus palmata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Ficus palmata in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Moraceae in india lal babu chaudhary 1, jana venkata sudhakar 2, anoop kumar 1, omesh bajpai 1, rinkey tiwari and g. Its glossy leaves grow in a variety of colors and patterns.
Ficus palmata is a deciduous shrub or muchbranched small tree growing up to 5 metres tall. Invitro assessment of cytotoxicity, antioxidant and anti. Ficus palmata punjab fig ficus prolixa fig ficus pumila climbingfig ficus racemosa. Phytochemical and pharmacological study of ficus palmata. Plant diversity, systematics and herbarium division, csirnational botanical research. Pdf isolation and identification of ficus palmata leaves and their. Traditionally, various plants are used for treatment of many diseases. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ficus palmata. Total extract and fractions were tested for their antioxidant activity using dpph radical scavenging assay. Mature leaves are used as a narcotic, being smoked with opium451. The plants database includes the following 35 species of ficus. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
The plant is often gathered from the wild for its edible fruits and young shoots. Youll find a form to suit your needs among growth habits ranging from creeping vine to giant tree. Descriptors for fig ficus carica and related ficus spp. How ficus palmata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. The dense, rounded canopy and gracefully drooping branches of weeping fig made it quite popular as a landscape tree until recently. It is used as a part of the diet in the treatment of constipation and diseases of the lungs and bladder.
Under this license the authors allow anyone to download, cite, use the data. Ficus palmata in foi should be of ficus palmata subsp. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Ficus palmata is one of the tastiest fruits found growing wild in the midhimalayan region, on a par with the cultivated figs the whole fruit, along with the seeds, is edible, sweet and juicy ficus auriculata soft and sweet ficus coronata. The fruit is quite tasty and grows around villages, forest, wastelands, fields etc. Phytochemical and pharmacological study of ficus palmata growing. Ficus normally brings to mind the ubiquitous houseplant ficus benjamina or the edible fig ficus carica. Leaves simple, alternate or rarely opposite, entire or serrate, palmately lobed, obtuse or acute or acuminate, deciduous or persistent.
Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide and iron. Texas florida department of agriculture and consumer. The model has been created with the collaboration of emmanuel puybaret from eteks sweethome3d and you can download it below. Pdf taxonomy, distribution and diversity of ficus palmata forssk. Ficus palmata fig, are distributed in different parts of the world, and are used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments including inflammation, tumor, epilepsy, jaundice, influenza and bacillary dysentery. And even though this cousin of the edible fig is a tropical plant, it survives in a wide variety of conditions. Isolation and identification of ficus palmata leaves and their. In fact, some taxonomists regard ficus palmata as a possible ancient parent of our current edible fig. The objectives of this present study are to synthesize iron oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles from different concentrations of sesbania grandiflora leaf extract 520% using zinc nitrate and ferrous chloride as precursor materials and synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using uvvisible spectrometer, ftir, xray diffraction, and sem.
Available in any file format including fbx, obj, max, 3ds, c4d. Names of ficus palmata in various languages of the world are also given. The present study aimed to evaluate the antidiarrheal, antisecretary, antispasmodic, antiulcer and anti motility properties of ficus palmata. The exotic bonsai paperback january 1, 2004 by jerry meislik author 4.
Author links open overlay panel vidushi khajuria a b shilpa gupta a b asha bhagat b zabeer ahmed b. Use filters to find rigged, animated, lowpoly or free 3d models. The fruit is demulcent, emollient, laxative and poultice. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical properties of ficus. Commercial fruit of avocado, bell pepper, lychee, and tomato are exempt from these rules. Stipules often connate, lateral to amplexicaul and enclosing. Watson2 introduction this is a huge tree growing to 60 feet tall and 60 to 70 feet wide fig. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf isolation and identification of ficus palmata leaves and their antimicrobial activities article pdf available in journal of scientific research 92. In addition, it drops leaves which quickly decay to provide both soil cover and manure thereby. Its a different species than ficus carica, which is the common fig. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Standardization and preliminary phytochemical screening of ficus palmata forssk stem barks. Moraceae mulberry family medicinal use of wild fig.
Moraceae in india lal babu chaudhary, jana venkata sudhakar, anoop kumar, omesh bajpai, rinkey tiwari and g. Ficus proves itself a versatile and tough houseplant. Quarantined articles are prohibited entry into texas. There are five species of ficus growing in saudi arabia. Descriptors for fig ficus carica bioversity international. It is available as a pdf document to download from the internet. It is often cultivated for its fruit in india and ethiopia and has been recommended for commercial cultivation. Some of the plants of the genus have ethno plant material botanically and pharmacologically been investigated for fully grown and ripen fruits of ficus palmata. The wild fig plants are of very common occurrence at places up to 1,550 metres above the sealevel. Ficus palmata figs need the warm climate fig wasp for pollination to ripen its figs, unlike many common figs. Monoecious or functionally dioecious trees, shrubs or root climbers, twiners and hemiepiphytes, often with adventitious roots.
Pharmacological and computational evaluation of fig for. The term commercial fruit refers to fruit that have been commercially produced, cleaned, sorted. Ficus palmata commonly known as bedu or punjab fig is one of the tallest wild fig commonly found in uttarakhand in midhimalayan region. I found info about some ficus species that sounded pretty good. Ficus vasta, ficus carica, ficus salic ifolia, ficus palmata and ficus glumosa migahed. Taxonomy, distribution and diversity of ficus palmata forssk. Media in category ficus botanical illustrations the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. It is on a par with the cultivated figs in taste and flavour, however, size is rather small in this case. Media in category ficus palmatathe following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. For more multimedia, look at ficus palmata on wikimedia commons. Download pdf journal of pharmaceutical and biological sciences. Ficus constituted one of thelargest genera of medicinal plants with about750 species of woody plants, trees, and shrubs primarily occurring in subtropicaland tropical regions through out the world. Ficus palmata is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family moraceae.
Recently, the genus has been classified into six subgenera, 19 sections and 27 subsections based on morphological features and distributional pattern. Pdf phytochemical screening and in vitro evaluation of. Ficus palmata has single lobed leaves with serrated edges. It contains a very juicy fruit and is used for making. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semiwarm temperate zone.
Download ficus, font family ficus by ewen prigent with ficus weight and style, download file name is ficus. Afterwards, and as an output of the joint effort of the ciheam network of underutilized fruit trees crops and ipgri, it was coordinated by gerardo llacer, mars messaoud, leader of ciheam and stefano padulosi. 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. Invitro assessment of cytotoxicity, antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities of ficus palmata. Lime fruit with no yellow coloring, are exempt from these rules. The main purpose of ficus based agroforestry is to protect the soil from erosion.
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