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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Bo tree/ Ficus religiosa
















Botanical name:-Ficus religiosa
Family name:-MORACEAE

Sinhala name:- Bo tree

English name:-Bo tree  
Tamil name:-Asvattam, Arasu.
Sanskirt name :Bodhi vruksha, asvattha, ashvatta, Bodhirukka (pali)  
Status:-Native

Edibal parts:-None
Distribution:-India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, southwest China and Indochina.
Ayurvedic usage:-

Treatment for:- Asthma, Fever, Diarrhoea,, Dysentery, Infertility, Seabies,Inflammations, Ulcers.

Parts used to make medicine:-Leaves,Bark, Fruits
Propagation:-Seeds,stem cuttings