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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Banyan fig in English is the name of a plant defined with Ficus retusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus nitida Thunb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1977)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Banyan fig, for example health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27d - The group of vegetables (Shaka) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 11 - The therapeutics of Pectoral Lesions (kshata-kshina-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
(3) Penetration of Minds < [Chapter XIII - Other Direct-knowledges (abhiññā-niddesa)]
The Bloated, Livid, Festering, and Cut Up < [Chapter VI - Foulness as a Meditation Subject (Asubha-kammaṭṭhāna-niddesa)]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Conclusion (Material Culture) < [Chapter 5 - Conclusion]