Bargad Resh | Bohar | Banyan | ریش برگد | بوہڑ

Latin: Ficus benghalensis

English Name: Banyan

Common Name: Bargad, Bar, Vad, Ala, Peral, Wad, Bera, Vat, Ranke, Bohar

Banyan is an evergreen tree of great medicinal value. Its botanical name is Ficus benghalensis (Synonyms Ficus indica) and belong to family Moraceae. It is distributed throughout India, from sea-level to 1, 200 m. It is a huge tree with aerial roots that function as prop roots. These roots touch ground and makes secondary trunks. This helps the tree to spread on a large area.

All parts of this tree are used for the treatment of broad variety of diseases. Bargad or Banyan tree use is recommended in Ayurveda for promoting fertility and curing sexual debility. Leaf- buds are prescribed in Ayurveda for promoting conception. According to Ayurveda, putting few drops of the banyan tree juice in the right nostril of the pregnant woman protects and gives good health to unborn baby.

Banyan tree can be used to treat various sexual problems like female infertility, pre-mature ejaculation and other weakness very effectively.