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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiapertif | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiapoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |