This document presents information about the Ashvattha tree, including its botanical name (Ficus religiosa), family (Moraceae), English name (Scared fig), and religious significance in Hinduism as the symbol tree of Buddhas. It discusses the tree's synonyms, morphology, rasapanchak (taste, qualities, potency, post-digestive effect, and medicinal effect), chemical constituents, useful parts and dosage, therapeutic uses such as treating joint pain and urinary tract infections, and specific Ayurvedic formulations using parts of the tree.

1. MMM GOVT.AYURVED COLLEGE,UDAIPUR
PRESENTED BY-
Dr.Vipin kumar yadav
Dravya guna vigyan
ASHVATTHA

2. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• SYNONYMS
• CLASSIFICATION
• MORPHOLOGY
• RASPANCHAK
• CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
• USEFUL PART AND DOSE
• SPECIFIC FORMULATION
• THEREPEUTIC USES
• REFERENCES

3. INTRODUCTION
• Botanical name -
Ficus religiosa
• Family -
Moraceae
• English name –
Scared fig
• In hindu religion it have religious importence.
• This is symbol tree of buddhas.

4. SYNONYMS
• Chalpatra(Due to fluttering of leaves and
branches)
• Bodhidru (Due to lord buddha)
• Pipal (due to many leaves )

5. IN BRIHTRAYI –
Charak – mutrasangrahniya
Sushrut – nyagrodhadi
Bhavprakash – kshirivirksh , panchvalkal
ACHARYA PRIYAVRIT SHARMA -
mutrasangrahniya

6. MORPHOLOGY
•Large tree

7. •Stem bark – white grey , cracked

8. •Leaves – thin shine cardiac in shape at base with a
long petiole and an elongated pointed tip at apex

9. Fruit – small , round , axillary and in pair.
unripe fruit – green & appear in summer
Ripe fruit – blackish & ripen in rain

10. RASPANCHAK
• Rasa - Kashaya Madhur
• Guna - Guru , ruksh
• Virya - Sheet
• Vipaka - Katu
• Karma - Kapha-pitta-shamak

11. CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
• Bark –
Beta-sitosterol D-glucoside ,
vit.k , Methyl oleanolate ,
lansosterol , stigmasterol.
• Fruit –
5% proteins with
essential amino acids
isoleucine , phenylalanine

12. USEFUL PART & DOSE
• Part Used—
whole plant
root , bark , ksheer , fruit , leaves
• Dosage—
Decoction - 50-100ml
Powder - 3 to 5 g

13. THEREPEUTIC USES
• The milky latex obtained from bark , root and
fruit of plant is given in a dose of 5 to 6 drops
given with honey and ghee to treat
importancy and help in concieving in female.
• The decoction of bark and root is use to treat
joint pain and swelling , diabaties , and urinary
tract infections.
• The decoction is also used for gout.
• The decoction is also use to treat mouth ulcers
and gingivitis.

14. FORMULATIONS
• Panchvalkaladi tailam
• Panchvalkaladi kwath
• Sarivadyasava
• Arimedadi tailam
• Nalpamaradi tailam

15. REFERENCE