Pharmacology of Ficus arnottiana (Miq.) Miq. - A Review
*Seema Sharma and Hemant Swami
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SAGE University, Indore-452020 India
ABSTRACT
Ficus arnottiana Miq. Miq. Moraceae is an important traditional medicinal plant distributed throughout India, mostly in rocky hills of 1,350 m elevations1. It is commonly known asParaspipal and Kodiarasu. The fruits of the plant contain β sitosterol, gluanol acetate and glucose, friedelin 2. Sterols, alkaloids, carbohydrates, tannins, phenols etc., are present in the bark extracts3. Bark and leaf extract of this plant is being used in the traditional medicine. Bark of the plant is used as astringent, aphrodisiac, demulcent, depurative and emollient. It is also useful against inflammation, diarrhea and diabetes, burning sensation, leprosy, ulcer, scabies, wounds and skin diseases4.