Payar / पायर / Indian rock fig / Ficus arnottiana

Other Names

  • Local Name: Payar / पायर
  • Common Name: Indian rock fig
  • Botanical Name: Ficus arnottiana

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree
  • Occurrence: Evergreen to moist deciduous forests.
  • Season of Availability: December-April
  • Geography: India
  • Method of Propagation: Vegetative propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Stem cuttings

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Ripe Fruits
  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: N/A
  • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant
  • As Food: Leaf made into decoction or tea
  • As Medicine: Leaf decoction used as tea and sterilizer. Leaves and bark used in medical applications for cuts, wounds etc.
  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: Not required
  • Boiling Before Cooking: Yes
  • Pickling: N/A
  • Brining: N/A
  • Fermenting: N/A
  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A
  • Overall Method: Leaf made into decoction or tea; leaf and bark applied externally.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: N/A
  • Medicinal Benefit: Skin diseases

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Leaf decoction used as tea and sterilizer. Leaves and bark used in medical applications for cuts, wounds etc.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Crushed leaves boiled in water and strained, used as a sterilizer.