Common Names
Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BAURENOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
BENZYL-ACETATE | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
BENZYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BERGAPTEN | 26 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BERGAPTEN | 26 | Leaf | 10.0 | 10300.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
BERGAPTEN | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BERGAPTEN | 26 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | 10.0 | 620.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.3 | 16.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CYCLOCITRAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
BETA-DAMASCENONE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
BETA-IONONE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | 270.0 | 1350.0 | 0.98 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BORIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Allelopathic | 5 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
Allergenic | 23 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anesthetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anhydrotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Anthelmintic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antiacetylcholinesterase | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antiacne | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |