Naming
* যজ্ঞ ডিমৰু in Assamese⤷ අටිටිකිකා in Sinhala
⤷ ಅತ್ತಿ in Kannada
⤷ మేడి పండు Telugu
⤷ மலையின் முனிவன் in Tamil
⤷ அத்தி Tamil
⤷ അത്തി Malayalam.
⤷ उंबर / औदुंबर in Marathi.
⤷ ডুমুর in Bengali
⤷ डुम्री in Nepal
⤷ มะเดื่ออุทุมพร / มะเดื่อชุมพร in Thai
Uses
In ancient times both Hindu and Buddhist ascetics on their way to Taxila, travelling through vast areas of Indian forests used to consume the fruit during their travels. One challenge to vegetarians were the many fig wasps that one finds when opening a gular fig. One way to get rid of them was to break the figs into halves or quarters, discard most of the seeds and then place the figs into the midday sun for an hour. Gular fruit are almost never sold commercially because of this problem.The Ovambo people call the fruit of the Cluster Fig "eenghwiyu" and use it to distill "Ombike", their traditional liquor.The bark of Audumbar/Oudumbar tree is said to have healing power.
In countries like India, the bark is rubbed on a stone with water to make a paste and the paste is applied over the skin which is afflicted by boils or mosquito bites. Allow the paste to dry on the skin and reapply after a few hours. For people whose skin is especially sensitive to insect bites; this is a very simple home remedy.
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