A REVIEW ON FICUS RELIGIOSA – AN IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANT
AbstractFicus religiosa Linn. is a large evergreen tree found throughout India, wild as well as cultivated, it is widely branched tree with leathery, heart-shaped, long tipped leaves. It is a sacred plant in India. It is one of the most versatile plants having a wide variety of medicinal activities, therefore, used in the treatment of several types of diseases, e.g., diarrhea, diabetes, urinary disorders, burns, hemorrhoids, gastrohelcosis, skin diseases, convulsions, tuberculosis, fever, paralysis, oxidative stress, bacterial infections, etc. This is a unique source of various types of compounds having diverse chemical structure (phenolics, sterols etc.). In this article, we will review the knowledge regarding peepal.
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S. Singh *, S. K. Jain, S. Alok, D. Chanchal and S. Rashi
Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
shailendrabhatiya@gmail.com
08 November 2015
22 December 2015
30 December 2015
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJLSR.2(1).1-11
31 January 2016
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