BOTANICAL NAME: Ficus bengalensis
FAMILY: Moraceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Mutrasangrahaniya
Sushruta:Nyagrodhadi gana
ENGLISH NAME: Banyan
COMMON NAME:
Sanskrit name: nygrodha
Hindi name: bargad
Bengali name: vata
Kannada name: Ala
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
वटो रक्तफलः शृङ्गी न्यग्रोधः स्कन्धजो ध्रुवः |
क्षीरी वैश्रवणो वासो बहुपादो वनस्पतिः ||१||
वटः शीतो गुरुर्ग्राही कफपित्तव्रणापहः |
वर्ण्यो विसर्पदाहघ्नः कषायो योनिदोषहृत् ||२||
HABITAT: Vata (Banyan tree) is a big tree distributed all over India in the temperate climate.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
A large tree with spreading branches sometimes height about of 100 ft. Aerial roots many, some developing into accessory trunk. Leaves are about 4- 8 inch long coriaceous, ovate to elliptic. Fruit is sessile in pair, scarlet when ripe.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Kashaya | Guru, ruksha | Sheeta | Katu | Mutrasangrehniya | Kapha pitta shamaka |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Astringent | Heavy, Dry | Coolant | Pungent | Relieves excessive urination | Kapha and pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: tannin, Tiglic acid, beta sitosterol
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Pumsavana:Leaf bud of vata is dissolved in milk and used as nasal drops in the right nostril (3-4 drops) to the pregnant women 2-3 months for attaining male child.
- Timira:Camphor is mixed with latex of Vata in applied as collyrium.
INDICATIONS: Vandhyatva Infertility, RaktapittaBleeding disorders, Chardi Vomiting
USEFUL PART: twaka, ksheera, patra, prohah, phala
DOSAGE: powder: 3- 6gm, decoction: 50-100 ml
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Nygrodhaadi churna and ghrita