Peepal, Pippal, Aswath or Budha Tree Bark – Ficus religiosa

Peepal, Pippal, Aswath or Budha Tree Bark –

Latin : Ficus religiosa

Parts : Tree Bark

Origin : India

Other Names :

•  Sanskrit    :    Pippala

• Hindi        :    Pipala, Pipal
• Assamese    :    Ahant
• Bengali    :    Asvattha, Ashud, Ashvattha
• English    :    Pipal tree
• Gujrati      :    Piplo, Jari, Piparo, Pipalo
• Kannada    :    Arlo, Ranji, Basri, ,Ashvathamara, Basari, Ashvattha  ,Ashvatthanara, Ashwatha, Aralimara, Aralegida, Ashvathamara,
• Oriya       :    Aswatha
• Punjabi    :    Pipal, Pippal
• Tamil       :    Ashwarthan, Arasamaram, Arasan, Arasu, Arara
• Telugu      :    Ravichettu
• Kashmiri    :    Bad
• Malayalam    :    Arayal
• Marathi    :    Pipal, Pimpal, Pippal

Ayurvedic Classification :-

Rasa (Taste)                           :    Kashaya, Madhur
Guna (Quality)                        :    Guru, Ruksha
Virya (Potency)                       :    Sheet (Cooling)
Vipaka (Post Metabolic Effect)  :    Katu
Karma  :Bhagnasandhanakara (bone fracture),Kaphapittavinasi,
Prabhav (Impact)       : Mutrasangrahaniya , Varnya, Samghari