plaksha :
Taxonomical Classification
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Order: Unisexuales
Family: MoraceaeUrticaceae
VERNACULAR NAMES
Sanskrit: Ashwatta patraka, Charudarshana, Mahabala, Drudhapraroha, Mangalacchaya, Hrasaparna, Parkati, Jati,Pippari,Pimpari,Shrungika,Vaati,Garbhanda,Kamandalu,Plava,Gandhamunda,Mugdhika,Pugamunda,Charudaru,Suparshva,Kapeetana,Kapeetaka, Varoha ShakhiEnglish: wave leafed fig tree, Java fig
Hindi: Pakar, Pakadi
Telugu: Juvvi
Marathi: Basari
Gujarathi: Pepari
Tamil: Jovvi
Malayalam: Chela
Kannada: Basarimara
Mentions / Gana
Amradi varga (Raja NIghantu)Mutrasangrahaniya Varga (Charaka Samhitha)
Nyagrodhadi Gana (Sushruta Samhitha)
Nygrodadhi varga (Ashtanga samgraha)
Oushadhi varga (Kaiydeva Nighantu)
Vatadi Varga (Bhav prakasha)
Definition
Synonyms
Synonyms in Ayurveda: plaksha, jati, parkati, pakativriksha, pakarParts used for medicinal purpose
Bark, ,Dosage:
Tvakquatha – 40 to 80 ml.Morphology:
Habit – A tree grows upto 30 ft. in height. Leaves- 7 to 15 cm long, broadly ovate, cordate, acuminate, entire, smooth, finely reticulately veined. 5 to 7 prominent nerves are seen. Petiole is 5 to 10 cm long. Flowers- Yellow with purple base, 5 to 7.5 cm in diameter and attractive. Fruits – Capsule, globose, 2.5 cm in diameter. Surrounded at the base by the persistent calyx. Seed is 1 cm long, ovoid, channeled along the back.Therapeutic Uses:
Research:
A study was carried out to evaluate antiarthritic potential and phytochemical screening of various extracts of Ficuslacor aerial roots. The antiarthritic activity was evaluated by adjuvant-induced arthritis at the dose of 50 and 100 mg/kg. body weight and the standard drug used was indomethacin. The extracts administered in higher doses reduced the lesions to a greater extent showing a dose-dependent decrease in lesions comparable with standard drug indomethacin.Ayurvedic Formulations:
Common Ayurvedic Formulations of plaksha with their IndicationsNygrodhadi kashayam
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