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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIMETHYL-N,N-DIMETHYLANTHRANILATE | 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. |
| DIPHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROL | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 700.0 | -0.95 | 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. |
| EPSILOM-TARAXASTEROL | 0 | 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. |
| ESTERASE | 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. |
| ETHANOL | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-ACETATE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-BUTYRATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-ISOBUTYRATE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PROPIONATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-VALERATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 24000.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 17000.0 | 59000.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 240000.0 | 300000.0 | 0.18 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FAT | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 27000.0 | 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. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 12000.0 | 154000.0 | 0.12 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiradicular | 16 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinitic Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscleromyxoedemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisenility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |