Fagus sylvatica Linn.
Family Fagaceae.
Habitat Cooler regions of northern hemisphere. Distributed in Kulu and the Nilgiris.
English European Beech, Common Beech.
Action Seeds and fatty oil— used externally in skin diseases, rheumatism and gout. Seeds— poisonous. Sap onins cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Leaves also contain saponins. Wood tar— antiseptic, analgesic; mixed with talc, used as a dusting powder for gangrene and bed sores.
Farsetia hamiltonii Royle.
Family Cruciferae; Brassicaceae.
Habitat Mediterranean region, eastwards to India and southwards to tropical Africa.
Folk Farid-booti (Punjab). Action Antirheumatic.
Farsetia species contain a volatile oil which gave glucosinolates. Allylglucosinolate is the major constituent.
Farsetia jacquemontii
Hook. f. Thoms.
Family Cruciferae; Brassicaceae. Habitat Rajasthan and Northwestern parts of India.
Folk Farid-booti.
Action Antirheumatic.
Ferula foetida Regel. 261
Feijoa sellowiana Berg.
Synonym Acca sellowiana Berg. Family Myrtaceae.
Habitat Indigenous to western Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay and parts of Argentina; cultivated in South India in Nilgiris and Kodaikanal hills.
English Feijoa, Pineapple Guava, New Zealand Banana.
Action The fruit contains iodine and vitamin C. Iodine content varies according to locality and fluctuates from year to year, usual range is 1.64—3.9 mg/kg Fruit also contains vitamin P-active polyphenols. The fruit is found beneficial only in mild cases of thyrotoxicosis.
Feronia limonia (Linn.) Swingle. Synonym F elephantum Corr. Family Rutaceae.
Habitat Indigenous to South India; cultivated throughout the plains of India up to 500 m in the western Himalaya.
English Wood Apple.
Ayurvedic Kapittha, Dadhittha, Dadhiphala, Surabhichhada, Dantshatha, Kapipriya.
