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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Fruit | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIACYLGLYCEROL | 0 | Fruit | 1.0 | 4.0 | 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. |
| 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Wood | not available | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 280.0 | 1340.0 | -0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 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 | 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. |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXOL | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | 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. |
| ZINC | 77 | Fruit | 1.0 | 7.0 | -0.70 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hemopoietic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostat | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 10 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Herpetifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hyperglycemic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypertensive | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypertrichotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypnotic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |