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udumbara in Ayurveda - Ficus racemosa Linn. Ficus glomerata

udumbara :

udumbara  : Ficus racemosa Linn., Ficus glomerata

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus racemosa


Allied species:

not known


VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: udumbar, jantuphala, hemdugdhaka, kshirvriksha, sadaphala, kalaskandha, yagnyayoga, sheetvalka, phalasambadha, yagnyasara, panibhuk
English: cluster fig, country fig Crattock, Gular fig, Redwood fig
Hindi: Gulara, Gular
Urdu: gular
Telugu: atti,medai , Brahmamamidi, medi pandu, Attimaram
Bengali: Jagnadumur, Yagnadumur
Marathi: Atti, Gular, Umber
Konkani: Rhumbud
Oriya: Jajnadimbri, Dimbiri
Gujarathi: Umbro, Umerdo, Umardo, Umarado
Tamil: atti
Malayalam: Athi
Kannada: Attihanninamara, Oudumbara, Athimara, Attigida
Punjabi: Kath Gular, Gular
Arabic: jammaiz
Assamese: Jangedumuru, Yagyadimru
Chinese: Ju Guo Rong.
Nepal: Dumrii
Persian: anjire-ahmaq
Sinhalese: Attikka


Varities:

Ficus species are common and form an important element of lowland rain forest, both as canopy and understorey trees. 

Dalhana mentioned 2 varieties
1. udumbara - ficus racemosa or ficus. glomerata
2. Kasthodumbara / kakodumbara - ficus hispida

Raja nighantu mention 3 kinds of udumbara
1. udumbara
2. nayodumbara
3. phalgu - anjeer / ficus carica

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