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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IRON | 6 | Fruit | 3.0 | 57.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOAMYL-ACETATE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOBUTANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOBUTYL-4-METHYLPYRIDINE | 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. |
ISOBUTYL-ACETATE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOBUTYL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 230.0 | 1101.0 | -0.76 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOSCHAFTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOSCHAFTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | 300.0 | 500.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
JASMONE | 8 | 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. |
KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 420.0 | 3600.0 | -0.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | 330.0 | 1580.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LINALOOL | 53 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LINALOOL | 53 | 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. |
LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Antivaginitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antivaricose | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiviral | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antivitiligic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Anxiolytic | 6 | Merck 11th Edition |
Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
Apoptotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Artemicide | 4 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
Attifuge | 1 | CIBA (Chadwick, D.J. and Marsh, J. 1990. Bioactive Compounds from Plants. CIBA Foundation Symposium 154. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chichester UK. 242 pp. |