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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | 1.0 | 100.0 | 1.21 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Shiraishi, S. C., Kawakami, K., Widodo, S. E., Shiraishi, M., Kitazaki, M. 1996. Organic acid profiles in the juice of fig fruits. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture Kyushu University, 41(1-2): 29-33. |
| CADALENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 350.0 | 4228.0 | 0.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | not available | 31600.0 | 0.90 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALOTROPENOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Fruit | 10.0 | 50.0 | -0.23 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAOUTCHOUC | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | 24000.0 | -0.69 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 98000.0 | 918143.0 | 0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 164000.0 | 632000.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAROTENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 20.0 | -0.99 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CAROTENOIDS | 0 | Fruit | 16.0 | 43.0 | -0.50 | 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. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | 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. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE | 6 | 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. |
| CERAMBIDOLIGOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
| CERAMBPHOSPHATINOOLIGOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
| CEREBROSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
| CEROTINIC-ACID | 0 | Latex Exudate | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipodriac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolyneuritic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipseudomonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipurpuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |