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Introduction:
The peepal tree is native to India and sacred to those of Buddhist faith.
The scientific name of peepal tree is Ficus religiosa, also known as the "bodhi" tree.It is a deciduous tree that is native to India.
This tree is sacred to those of the Buddhist faith, as it is believed to be the personification of Buddha.
Peepal tree leaves contain Glucose, Asteriod and Mennos,Phenolic while its bark is rich in Vitamin K, tainen and Phaetosteroline.
All of these ingredients make the peepal tree an exceptional medicinal tree.
Scientific classification:
Taxonomic Tree
Domain : Eukaryota
Kingdom : Plantae
Phylum : Spermatophyta
Subphylum : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledonae
Plant Type
Broadleaved
Perennial
Seed propagated
Shrub
Tree
Vegetatively propagated
Vine / climber
Woody
Health Benefits:
For bleeding diarrhoea: Take soft stems of peepal, coriander seeds,crystal sugar in equal quantity and mix them well and take its 3-4 grams twice a day and it is very useful in this disease.
For poor appetite: Take ripe fruits of Peepal. Peepal fruit can also be taken for cough, pitta, blood-related problems, burning sensation and vomitting etc.
For stomach pain: Make paste of 2.5 leaves of a peepal plant and mix with 50 grams jaggery and make small tablets of the mixture and take it 3-4 times a day. It will soothe the stomach pain.
For Asthma: Take a bark of plant and its ripe fruits. Make their powder separately and mix them in equal quantities. In take of this mixture thrice in a day is very effective in this problem. Make a powder of dry fruits of peepal and take it with two to three grams of water for 14 days twice a day and this will prove very effective.
Snake Bite: In case of a snake bite give 2-2 spoons of the extracts of Peepal leaves three to four times to reduce the effect of the poison
For skin diseases: Eat the soft leaves of Peepal and the problem itching and other skin diseases are cured. Taking 40 ml tea of this leaf is equally effective.
Eczema itching: Take 50 gms peepali bark ash and add lime and ghee properly and make the paste of the mixture. Apply this paste on effective areas and it will prove soothing effects. Take 40 ml tea of peepal bark regularly and it will also be useful.
Environmental Impact:
Religiosa often begins life as an epiphyte, but reportedly does not parasitize other plants and relies on them only for anchorage . However, the species either splits its host plant from within or strangles it,as it matures into a tree. This is problematic to the environment in places where the species can become invasive, and means that it could also cause damage to local biodiversity in the event that the species begins to invade native ecosystems.