Ficus religiosa Aswatha Peepal Asvattha Lakh Arayaalin tholiAsvattha Lakh pipal

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Ficus religiosa

Scientific Name and Description

Ficus religiosa L

Herb Family

Moraceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Ficus caudata Stokes
Ficus peepul Griff.
Ficus religiosa var. cordata Miq.
Ficus religiosa var. rhynchophylla Miq.
Ficus rhynchophylla Steud.
Ficus superstitiosa Link
Urostigma affine Miq.
Urostigma religiosum (L.) Gasp.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Peepal, asvattha, peepal, peepla, peepli, peeplo, pimpal, pimpli, pipal, pipal (cultivated), pipar, pipli, pippal, pripal
Marathi	Pipal, ashvath, ashvatha, ashvattha, pimpal, pimpala, pipal
Bengali	Bodhi Vriksha
Gujarati	Piplo
Telugu	Bodhi, Ravi, arasum, ashvaddhamu, ashvatham, ashvathhamu, ashvatthamu, asvaddhamu, asvatthamu, asvatthhamu, aswatham, bodhi, bodhidrumamu, bogaha, caladalamu, chaladamu, kalla raavi, kulla-ravi, pippali, raagi chettu, raavi, raavi chettu, raghie, ragi, rai, raiga, ravi, ravichettu, ray, rohi
Tamil	Arasu, acakam, accuvari, accuvattam, achuvattam, acunam, acunam , acuvartto, acuvattam, acuvattam , akacukam, akacukamaram, al, alvallari, alvallari#, alvallari, alvananki, alvariti, alvaritimaram, antalai, araca maram, araca marappattai, aracam, aracam pattai, aracamaram, aracanam, aracanam , aracanam , aracantol, aracu, arai, arakariyam, arakavariyam, arakayyam, arakkiyam, arasa, arasa maram, arasan, arasani, arasha-maram, arasu, arasum verei, aravairam, aravariyam, aravavairam, arayal, arayaral, asuvattam, asvattam, aswarthan, atalai, atalai , attira, attiru, attugamani, attukamani, attukamani#, attukamani, attumani, attumani#, attumani, attumani, attumanimaram, ayamaranam, caciya, calapattirakam, calapattiram, calatalam, calatalam#, calatalam, capalapattirakam, caracanam, caracanam#, caracanam, caranal, caranam, caripattiram, cayikka, cayikkar, cayikkay, cayitti, cekarajan, ciravanervam, ciravanervam#, ciravanervam, cirpattira varacu, cirpattiram, cirpattiravaracu, cittirarekai, cotinikaram, cucithurumam, cucitturumam, cuntara nankai, cuntarankai, cupatam, cuvalai, cuvalai#, cuvalai, ilanai, ilani, jalapattiram, jalatalam, kacacanai, kacacanam, kacanai, kacanam, kakoli, kanavam, karipam, karipum, karmacam, karumacam, karumaram, kecacanai, kecacanaimaram, keccam, kelacanaimaram, kentumuriyam, kiruttinavacam, kuncaracanam, kunjarasanam, kuruvirutcam, lanai, magadurumam, makaliyam, makaraturumam, makathuruman, makaturumam, makaturumam, makaturumam, makotayam, malicam, mankaliyam, mannan maram, mannanmaram, mannil ventan, mannila ventan, mannilaventan, mannilaventanmaram, mara, mara , maramaram, maruticcinki, mokotayam, mulakkirakam, nakapantu, nantiyavartam, nantiyavarttam, narayanam, narayanam , narayani, narayani maram, narayanimaram, panacayitti, panacayittimaram, panai, panai, panaicati, panapanan, panattai, panattanatti, pani, paramanukuli, patacatturavam, patacattuva maram, patacattuvamaram, patacattuvaram, patakattuvaram, patarokanam, patarokanamaram, pavittirakam, pavittirakam , peri, peti, pipalikai, pippalam, pippalikai, pippilam, pippili, pippilikai, piramantam, piramantamaram, piramantamram, pirpalam, pittalam, poti, poti , potimam, potimamaram, potiram, potitaru, punniyavaracu, punniyavaracu maram, punniyavaracumaram, racavirutcam, rauka , raukavaracu, tanavam, tanivirutcam, tanuvirutcam , tarayanam, tervacam, tervalem, tevapavanam, tevarvacam, tevarvacam, tevarvasam, tevattuma, tevavacam, tinti, tintimaram, tintiramaram, tirumaram, tutai, valmaki, valmakiyaracu, vanakanti, vanakatti, vanakattimaram, varacavirukkam, vatanka, vatankam, vatankimaram, vatarankikam, ventan, ventanmaram, vilutaracamaram, vilutaracu, virucaracam, virukkanatan, virukkapakam, virukkaracan, virutcanatam, virutcantan , virutcapakam, virutcapakan , virutcaracan, virutcatanam, yantiramatu
Kannada	Jari Mara, agaki, alli, aniki, arali, arali mara, aralimara, aralli, aralu, aramimara, arani, arase, arase mara, arayaalu, arayalu, arli, aroli, ashvathamara, ashwatha, ashwathha, ashwattha, ashwela, asvatham, asvattoha, asvela, aswata, aswatha, aswathada, aswaththa, athas, attasa, basari, basri, brahmadaaru, brahmadaru, nirpeja, pipala mara, pippala, pippals, raagi pippalu, ragi, rangeebasari, rangi, rangi basri
English	bo-tree, peepul, pipal, pipul
Malayalam	arachu, aracu, araial, arasu, araval, arayal, arcalu, arealu, areial, areyal, arial, ariyal, arsam, aryal, ashvatham, asvattham, caladalam, chaladalam, devataru, mangalyam, rohi
Sanskrit	achyutavas, ashvatha, asvatha, asvattha, asvatthah, aswatha, aswaththamu, bodhidru, bodhidruma, bodhivrkaja, caladala, calapatra, chaityadru, chaityavriksha, chaladal, chaladala, chalapatra, devatma, dhanurvriksha, dvidarasana, ebhasan, ebhasana, gajabhakshaka, gajapatra, gajashana, guhyapushpa, guru, kapitana, kesavavasavaha, keshavalaya, krishnavasa, kshiradruma, ksiradruma, kunajarashana, mahadruma, mangalya, nagabandhu, pavitraka, pipala, pippala, sa, sevya, shreevraksha, shri, shrimana, shubhada, shuchidruma, shymala, vipra, vishala, yajnika
Tibetan	a sba dtha
Urdu	peepal, pipal kalan, poast pipal
Common names	Peepal tree, Bodhi tree, bodhi tree, peepul tree,peepal tree, pipala tree

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Fruits

Seeds

Whole plant

Latex

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Leaves useful in healing bruises, wounds and in the treatment of skin diseases.
Warmed leaves smeared with oil or butter is tied over boils for early suppuration.
Powdered leaves and tender shoots purgative.
Infusion of leaves is highly effective in cardiac weakness.
Stem bark is cooling, alterative and used in treatment of diabetes, diarrhoea, leucorrhoea and inflammatory ulcers.
Decoction of bark used to wash the mouth to reduce the inflammation in gums.
Fruits and seeds laxative.
Fresh fruit juice is effective in treating cold, cough and fever.
Dried leaves and fruit powder cures asthma.
Roots useful for treating gout.
Decoction of root used in fever after delivery and in stomach diseases.
Latex applied externally for skin diseases.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Ficus religiosa Moraceae Latex Pepal Bark powder is used externally to cure burn wound. Latex is applied and after the application the effected part is shown to the fire to cure kibe.

Ficus religiosa Linn. Pepal Moraceae Tree Leaf phenols, tannins, steroids, alkaloids flavonoids, β-sitosterol lanosterol,

Ficus religiosa L. Peepal Moraceae Skin diseases, gonorrhoea, ulcers

Ficus religiosa L. Moraceae Arasamaram Tree Bark Powder Antilipidemic

Ficus religiosa L. Tree Whole plant Bone fracture; stops bleeding; fever; dullness(children); obesity decreases; constipation; ear problems; leucorrhea; alzeimer's disease; glandular disease; dysentery; menorrhagia; spermatorrhea; swelling; gastrointestinnal disorders; vomiting; asthma; antibaterial; gonorrhea; contraceptive General; men Bhat et al. 2014, Kayani et al. 2014, Rao et al. 2006, Valsaraj et al. 1997