About Gullar

Scientific Name: Ficus racemosa

* It is cultivated for its fruit and also as a shade tree in plantations and an ornamental tree in parks, large gardens etc.
* The fruits are eaten as a vegetable. Young shoots are eaten raw or cooked.
* The roots can be cut to provide a liquid that can be drunk as water
* It serves as a food plant for the caterpillars of the two-brand crow butterfly (Euploea sylvester)
* The tree is cultivated to provide shade for coffee trees.
* The latex is used in the production of water-resistant paper and as a plasticizer for Hevea rubber.
* The wood is used for low-quality purposes and items such as minor construction, cheap furniture, packing cases, mouldings, laundry tubs, fruit crates, fuel, etc.

* The bark is rubbed on a stone with water to make a paste, which can be applied to boils or mosquito bites.
* In Ayurveda, it has been used extensively in the treatment of biliary disorders, jaundice, dysentery, diabetes, diarrhea and inflammatory conditions.
* The root is chewed as a treatment for tonsilitis.
* The sap is a popular remedy in Bombay, that is applied locally to mumps and other inflammatory glandular enlargements, and is also used in the treatment of Gonorrhea.
* The bark & fruit are used in the treatment of Hematuria, menorrhagia, and Hemoptysis.