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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Ficus carica (Moraceae)

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
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TOCOPHEROL 93 Fruit 1.0 -0.75 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.
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Leaf Essent. Oil *
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Fruit *
TRIACYLGLYCEROL 0 Fruit 1.0 4.0 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.
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 60.0 287.0 -0.79 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE 8 Fruit 320.0 1532.0 -0.37 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Leaf *
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Wood 6.0 *
VALINE 3 Fruit 280.0 1340.0 -0.64 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Wood *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Fruit *
VIT-B-6 0 Fruit 1.0 5.4 -0.47 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Fruit 250000.0 877000.0 0.46 *
WATER 0 Leaf 676000.0 -0.66 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
XANTHOPHYLL 3 Fruit 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.
XANTHOTOXIN 43 Leaf *
XANTHOTOXOL 5 Leaf *
XYLOSE 3 Leaf 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.
ZINC 77 Fruit 1.0 7.0 -0.70 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Counterirritant 1 Merck 11th Edition
COX-1-Inhibitor 3 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 8 *
Culicide 1 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 5 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 13 *
Cytotoxic (Breast) 2 Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Cytotoxic (Colon) 2 Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Cytotoxic (Lung) 2 Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Demulcent 3 *
Dentifrice 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Dermal 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Dermatitigenic 5 *
Detoxicant 2 *