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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
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSORALEN-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Fruit | 1440.0 | 6893.0 | -0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PYRROLIDINE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINOLINE | 3 | 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. |
| REDUCING-SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 67700.0 | 884000.0 | 1.28 | Korean J. Food Sci. Techn. 13(2): 166. 1981. |
| RESIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 22000.0 | -1.65 | 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. |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBBER | 0 | Bark | not available | 1220.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIXANTHIN | 1 | 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. |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | 500.0 | 14300.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFRANAL | 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. |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Fruit | 1.8 | 64.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHAFTOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHAFTOSIDE | 1 | Leaf | 300.0 | 500.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Proteolytic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Protisticide | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Pruritogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respiraparalytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirotoxic | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |