1) Udumbara (Ficus racemosa) is an important medicinal plant mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic texts for uses such as in religious rituals and wound healing. 2) It has kashaya, madhura rasa properties and guru, ruksha guna that help reduce pitta, vata, and kapha doshas. This makes it useful for treating conditions like vidradhi (abscess) by normalizing the doshas at the level of guna, dosha, and dhatu. 3) Research shows Udumbara latex contains protease inhibitors that destroy bacterial cell virulence and homeostasis, giving it antibacterial properties useful for wound healing.

1. )
UDUMBARA
Dr NYCY .B.S
1 st year PG Scholar
(Dravya Guna)
MGACHRC, Wardha
Ficus racemosa

3. INTRODUCTION
⦿ Udumbara is one of the few extensively described
plants in the Vedic literature from Rigveda.
⦿ For Yajna , it is a important material used, also in
snatakarma,simantha etc this twigs are used.
⦿ There is exclusive discussion about Udumbara in
all the Brihatrayees.
⦿ It is one among the panchavalkala.
⦿ Udumbara twak ksheerapaka is used in bhasmaka
agni

4. Mythological story about Narasimha avathara and UDUMBARA

5. PLANT DESCRIPTION
⦿ Scientific name : Ficus racemosa
⦿ Family : Moraceae
⦿ Synonyms : Janthuphala, Yajnanga, Sadaphala, Krimiphala,
Sweta valkala, Ksheeravruksh, Hemadughda,Sheeta valkala,
उदुम्बरः क्षीरवृक्षो जन्तुवृक्षः सदाफलः |
हेमदुग्धः कृ ममफलो यज्ञाङ्गः शीतवल्कलः |
उदुम्बरो हहमो वर्ण्यो कफपित्तास्रजजद् गुरः || (R.N)

6. RASA PANCHAKA
Rasa :
Kashaya,
Madhura
Guna :
Guru,
Ruksha
Veerya :
Sheeta
Vipaka :
Katu
उदुम्बरो हहमो रूक्षः कषायो मधुरो गुरः || (K.N)

7. KASHAYA RASA
⦿ कषायो रसः संशमनः सङ्राही सन्धानकरः िीडननो रोिणः
शोषणः स्तम्भनः श्लेष्मरक्तपित्तप्रशमनः
शरीरक्लेदस्योियोक्ता रूक्षः शीतोऽलघुश्च|
( Cha.Sutra 26/43)
⦿ िीडननो व्रणिीडननः| शरीरक्लेदस्योियोक्तेतत आचूषकः
( Chakrapani tika)
o व्रण पीडन – Drains the wound collection
o व्रण रोपण - Does the healing of the wound
o व्रण शोषण – Dries up the wound by taking its watery
contents
o व्रण आचूषक – Suckes out the kledatwa of the vrana

8. KARMA
भग्नसन्धानकृ द् वर्ण्यो व्रणशोधनरोिणः |
स्तम्भनातन कषायाणण श्लेष्मघ्नातन हहतातन च || (K.N)
Vrana shodhana, Vrana
ropana
Varnya
Bhagna sandhanakrit

9. ROGAGHNATA
⦿ SWITRA KUSHTA
⦿ VRANA
⦿ RAKTAVIKARA ( Daha, Moorcha,Raktapitta etc)
⦿ KANTABHAGNA
⦿ YONI ROGA
⦿ VYANGA
⦿ HIKKA
⦿ PRAMEHA PIDAKA
⦿ MOOTRA KRUCHRA

10. ⦿ Udumbara Ksheera should be collected before the
sun rise.
⦿ One should cut the bark of udumbara with a sharp
knife.
⦿ The ksheera coming out of the bark can be
collected in a vessel.
COLLECTION OF UDUMBARA KSHEERA

13. Samprapti of disease
Increased Ushna,Tikshna,Laghu,Drava
and Chala guna.
Vitiation of Pitta pradhana
Tridosha.
Twak,Rakta,Mamsa,
Meda,etc gets affected.
Which give rise
to swelling,pain
and puss.
(VIDRADHI)

14. MODE OF ACTION ( samprapthi vighatana)
AT THE LEVEL OF
GUNA
( SANCHAYA)
AT THE LEVEL OF
DOSHA
(PRAKOPA)
AT THE LEVEL OF
DHATU
( PRASARA AND
STHANASAMSHRAYA)

15. AT THE LEVEL OF GUNA
VIDRADHI
USHNA, TIKSHNA,
DRAVA
LAGHU
CHALA
UDUMBARA
SHEETA
KASHAYA
MADHURA
RUKSHA
GURU
MANDA

16. AT THE LEVEL OF DOSHA
PITTA
SHAMANA
• Sheeta virya
• Kashaya,
Madhura rasa
• Guru guna
VATA
SHAMANA
• Madhura Rasa
• Guru guna
KAPHA
SHAMANA
• Ruksha Guna
• Katu vipaka
VIDRADHI

17. AT THE LEVEL OF DHATU
Twak
• Twak is the
seat of
Brajaka pitta,
Udumabara is
twachya
• Usage of
Udumbara
helps in
normalizing
the pitta
dosha(Varnya)
Rakta
• Rakta has
Ashryaya
Ashrayi bhava
with pitta dosha
• As Udumbara
has Kashaya
rasa it is pitta
daha hara
Mamsa
• Kashaya rasa
in Udumbara
reduces the
Mamsa dhatu
shaithilyatha
• Mamsa has
Ashraya
Ashrayi bhava
with kapha
dosha
Meda
• Kashaya rasa
in Udumbara
reduces the
Medho dhatu
shaithilyatha
• Meda has
Ashraya
Ashrayi bhava
with kapha
dosha

18. PROPERTIES OF LATEX (Research papers)
⦿ Latex of plants under Moracea has protease inhibitors.
⦿ There is presence of Caseinolytic Protease P enzyme
inhibitors
⦿ ClpP Enzymes are responsible for cell homeostasis
and virulence of bacterias eg: Stapylococcus aureus,
Listeria monocytogenes etc
⦿ ClpP inhibitors does destroy the growth of the bacterial
cell and hence act as an antibacterial drug.
⦿ The latex has properties of haemostatic and wound
healing.

19. CONCLUSION
⦿ Udumbara because of its Rasa, Guna, veerya,
Vipaka acts as Tridoshahara hence gives result in
Vidradhi
⦿ Udumbara ksheera has properties like
व्रण पीडन - Draining the puss
व्रण रोपण - Healing the wound
व्रण शोधन - Cleaning the wound
sthambhana - Heamostatic action
sandhana - Binding action
Vishada guna – cleaning the wound ( kshalana)

20. ⦿ Studies on the latex of MORACEA family reveals
that it has protein inhibitors which destroy the
virulence and homeostasis of the bacterial cell.
⦿ Also various studies on actinomycetes culture
showed the efficacy of udumabara as Antifungal.
⦿ Hence udumbara ksheera has very much to do in
management of wounds and conditions where
infections and inflammations are noted.

21. THANK YOU..