Latin
Name : Ficus
bengalensis 
English Name: Banyan Tree
Sanskrit / Indian Name: Vata,Bargad,Aalamaram
Arabian Name : Kabirul,Ash-zar
A
very large tree, with spreading branches.
The stembark contains ?-sitosterol,
a-D-glucose and meso- inositol. The
leaves contain petunidin di-glycoside
and quercentin 3-galactoside. The
fruits contain cyanidin rhamnoglycoside
and polysaccharides.
Various
parts of the plant are considered
medicinal. The milky juice is externally
applied for pains and bruises and
as an anodyne in rheumatism and lumbago.
It is also used as a remedy for toothache.
The leaves are heated and applied
as poultice to abcesses. The bark
is tonic, astringent and cooling.
The seeds are also considered as cooling
and tonic.
Latin
Name : Foeniculum vulgare 
Sanskrit / Indian Name: Shatapushpa,Madhurica,Saunf,
sombu
English Name: Fennel
Arabian Name : Razia Naj
Persian Name : Raaziyaan
A
stout, glabrous, aromatic herb with
small, yellow flowers and oblong
fruits.
The
fruits are aromatic, stimulant and
carminative. They are official in
the pharmacopoeias of all countries
and are considered useful in diseases
of the chest, spleen and kidney.
The main constituent of the oil
from the fruits is anethole. Other
constituents are d-a-fenchone, methyl
chavicol, d -apinene, camphene,
d -a-phellandrene, dipentene and
foeniculin (p -anol prenyl ether);
basic constituents, anisaldehyde
and a nisic acid, are also reported
to be present.
Fennel
oil is mildly carminative and is
useful in infantile colic and flatulence.
It relieves griping abdominal pain
and distension. The essential oil
from the seeds is reported to have
emmenogogue, oxytocic and abortifacient
properties.
