BOTANICAL NAME: Ficus religiosa
FAMILY: Moraceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Mutrasanghrehniya, Kashaya skanda
Sushruta: Nyagrodhadi gana
Bhavaprakasha: Vatadi varga
ENGLISH NAME: Pipal tree
COMMON NAME:
Sanskrit- Pippala
Hindi- Pipala, Pipal
Kannada- Arali, Ashwattga, Attasa, Rangibasari
Bengali- Ashud, Aswattha
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
बोधिद्रुः पिप्पलोऽश्वत्थश्चलपत्रो गजाशनः |
पिप्पलो दुर्जरः शीतः पित्तश्लेष्मव्रणास्रजित् |
गुरुस्तुवरको रूक्षो वर्ण्यो योनिविशोधनः ||३||
पिप्पलभेद-
पारीषोऽन्यः पलाशश्च कपिचूतः कमण्डलुः |
गर्दभाण्डः कन्दरालः कपीतनसुपार्श्वकौ ||४||
पारीषो दुर्जरः स्निग्धः कृमिशुक्रकफप्रदः |
फलेऽम्लो मधुरो मूले कषायस्वादुमज्जकः ||५|
HABITAT: Sub-Himalayan tracts, West Bengal, Central and South India
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It is a large deciduous tree whose leaves are broadly ovate, caudate, more or less pendulous leaves. Fruits are sessile in axillary pairs, depressed, globose, black or purple when ripe.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Kshaya | Guru, ruksha | Sita | Katu | Kaphpittahara |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTION EFEFCT | ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Astringent | Heavy, Dry | Cold | Pungent | Kapha pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Tannins
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Impotency: Milky latex from bark is to be used in a dose of 5 to 6 drops
- Joint pain: Bark or root decoction is to be used in a dose of 50 to 60 ml
- Skin disorders: Leaves paste to be applied externally
- Wounds: Latex is to be applied externally
INDICATIONS:
Prameha Diabetes, Raktpitta Blood disorders, Vrana Ulcer, Vatrakta Gout
USEFUL PART: Bark
DOSAGE: 20- 30 g of the drug for decoction
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Nyagrodhadhi churna
2. Nyagrodhadi kvatha churna