MORPHOLOGICAL AND MICROSCOPIC STUDIES OF AERIAL PARTS OF INDIAN FIG TREE
Dr. Tanvi Sood*, Dr. Vikrant Arya, Dr. Ashwani Upadhaya, Dr. Navneet Sharma
ABSTRACT
Ficus racemosa Roxb. is a deciduous tree comes under the category of Angiosperm commonly known as Indian fig tree, cluster fig tree, Goolar belonging to family Moraceae. In Indian System of Medicine i.e. Ayurveda, Ficus racemosa belongs to Panchavalkal group i.e combination of five herbs having properties like Shodhana (cleaning) and Ropana (healing) of wounds. It is used as ingredient in various formulations as an effective anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, anti-ulcer, anti – tussive activity. The present investigation deals with morphology and microscopy of aerial parts of Indian fig tree.Morphological study of fruits revealed the insect enters through ostiole in syconium for pollination. Microscopic study of leaves, fruit, bark shows identifying characteristics which are helpful in further standardization of this plant.
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