Bodhi Tree
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Scientific name
Ficus religiosa L.
English Name
Bodhi Tree
Malayalam name
അരയാൽ
Common name
Sacred fig
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Widely planted in temple premises
- Leaves : Simple,alternate and spiral
- Flowers : unisexual
- Syconium : ripening pink, purple or black
How to use
- Burning sensations : Ripe fruit is used for the treatment of burning sensations, thirst, biliousness, leucorrhea, diseases of blood and heart
- Root is good for gout;
- Swellings : Paste of powdered bark is used in inflammatory swellings, skin diseases
Parts used
Bark, leaves, tender shoots, fruits, seeds and latex
Uses
Cooling, Aphrodisiac and Anti-inflammatory
Propagation & Cultivation
Propagated through seeds and stem cuttings. Saplings raised in nursery are transplanted in 1m pit in July. Irrigation essential at least in first three years.
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