Botanical name:-Ficus benghalensis
Family name:-MORACEAE
English name:-Banyan tree
Sinhala names:-Nuga, Mahanuga
Tamil names :-Alamaram, kottam , Nakar, Nakaram, Niyaman
Sanskirt name:-Nygrodha, Nyagrodha, Vata, Sriksaka
Description:-
Distribution:- Sri Lanka ,India, Pakistan
Status:-Native
Edible parts:- None
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-Foot cracks, Lumbago, Heamoptysis, Persistent vomiting, Dysentery, Diabetes mellitus, Pains, Bruises, Rheumatism, Gonorrhoea.
Parts used to make medicine:-Leaves, Bark.
Propagation:-By seeds and vegetative method.