Abstract

FICUS RACEMOSA LIN- GOOLER A REVIEW

Prashant Kumar Dubey*, Phoolsingh Yaduwanshi and Vinod Gouttam

Abstract

Ficus Racemosa Lin is a large tree dedicious tree distributed throughout India particularly in evergreen forests and moist localitie. Root bark, leaves fruit and galls are part of tree used for therapeutic activity. Bark, leaves and unripe fruits having various pharmacological activity like Antibacterial Activity, Analgesic activity, Antiinflammatory Activity, Cardioprotective Activity, Hepatoprotective Activity, Anti-filaria, Anthelmintic, Renal Anticarcinogenic, carminative, astringent, stomachic and vermicide charecter. The chief chemically constitutes are gluanol acetate, beta-sitosterol, leucocynedin and leaf chemically contain beta-amyrin, beta-sitosterol and tannin. Fruit chemically contain lupeol-OAc, glucose, sterol and gluanol-OAc.

Keywords: Ficus racemosa, Cardioprotective, Anticarcinogenic, glunol-OAc, leucocunedin.