Pharmacognostical studies on the leaves of Ficus altissima blume.
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2013-05
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Ficus altissima Blume belonging to family Moraceae is perennial tree with 20-30 ft tall distributed in the hills of
northern India and deccan peninsula, up to an altitude of 100-2000 m. It is commonly known as Council Tree.
Leaves and bark are used in skin diseases. The tree is one of the recorded hosts of the Indian lac insect and is a
source of red colour. Owing to its unexplored medicinal importance, the macroscopic and the microscopic
characters of the leaves were studied which will serve as reference standard in identification of the tree.
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Ficus altissima, Moraceae, leaves, macroscopy, microscopy
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Hwisa Nagiat T, Chandu Babu Rao, Katakam Prakash, Nama Srikanth. Pharmacognostical studies on the leaves of Ficus altissima blume. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2013 May; 3(4 suppl_1): s56-s58.