BOTANICAL NAME: Ficus glomerata
FAMILY: Moraceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Mutrasangrahaniya, Kasaya skanadha
Sushruta: Nyagrodhadi gana
ENGLISH NAME: Cluster fig
COMMON NAME:
Sanskrit name: sadaphala
Hindi name: goolar
Kannada name: atimara
Punjabi name: goolar
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
उदुम्बरो जन्तुफलो यज्ञाङ्गो हेमदुग्धकः |
उदुम्बरो हिमो रूक्षो गुरुः पित्तकफास्रजित् |
मधुरस्तुवरोवर्ण्योव्रणशोधनरोपणः||८|
HABITAT: It is found throughout great part of India. It is grown in evergreen forest, moist localities and bank of stream to elevation of 1800m, often cultivated for fruits and shade
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
The moderate to large sized spreading tree. The leaves are ovate or elliptic. The fruit is red when ripe, borne in clusters on short leafless branches emerging from trunk and from main branch.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Kshaya | Guru, ruksha | Sheeta | Katu | Mutrasangrehniya | Kapha pitta shamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Astringent | Heavy, dry | coolant | Pungent | Relieves in excess urination | Kapha-pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Silica, tannin, carbohydrate
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Garbhapata: Udumbara fruit decoction is mixed with Shali rice powder and sugar is administered with honey.
- Hikka: Ash of Udumbara bark is mixed with honey and ghee and is given.
- Prameha pidhika: Udumbarakashira is apllied externally.
- Pumsavana: Vandaka growing on Udumbara tree is given with goat milk.
INDICATIONS:
Murcha Fainting, Daha Burning sensation, Atisara Diarrhoea
USEFUL PART: twaka, phala, sheer
DOSAGE: Churna:3 – 6gm, Kwatha: 50-100ml, Sheera: 5-10 drops
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Udumba sara
2. Panchavalkala kwatha
3. Udumbaradi taila