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 |
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METHYL-ACETATE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
METHYL-BENZOATE | 4 | 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. |
METHYL-BUTYRATE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
METHYL-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. |
METHYL-N,N-DIMETHYLLEUCINE-ETHYL-ESTER | 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. |
METHYL-N,N-DIMETHYLLEUCINE-METHYL-ESTER | 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. |
METHYL-SALICYLATE | 21 | 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. |
MONOACYLGLYCEROL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | 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. |
MONOGALACTOSYLDIGLKYCEIDE | 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. |
MUCILAGE | 3 | Fruit | not available | 8000.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
MUFA | 13 | Fruit | 660.0 | 3159.0 | -0.21 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 20.0 | 96.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
N-N-DIETHYL-LEUCINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
N-N-DIMETHYL-ANTHRANILATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
N-N-DIMETHYL-LEUCINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
NEOXANTHIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 3.0 | 32.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 660.0 | 3159.0 | -0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
Insulinogenic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Irritant | 25 | Duke, 1992 * |
JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Juvabional | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Larvicide | 5 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
Laxative | 7 | 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. |
Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
Leptingenic | 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 |
Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Lipolytic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |