Ficus bengalensis Linn.
Common name	Banyan tree
Botanical Name	Ficus bengalensis Linn.
Vernacular name	English- Bot Hindi- Badra Gujarati- Vad Sanskrit- Vata
Family	Moraceae
Class	Dicotyledonae
Parts of plant used	Stem bark
Chemical Constituents	Flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids
Therapeutic uses	Used as ulcer protective, leprosy and fever, inflammations. The milky juice is aphrodisiac, tonic, vulnerary also useful in piles, diseases of the nose, gonorrhea