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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | 370.0 | 1771.0 | -0.66 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Fruit | 600.0 | 2872.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 10.0 | 366.0 | -0.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 120.0 | 574.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 5232.0 | 6540.0 | -0.42 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STEROL-DIGLYCOSIDE | 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. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Fruit | 30.0 | 150.0 | 0.91 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Shiraishi, S. C., Kawakami, K., Widodo, S. E., Shiraishi, M., Kitazaki, M. 1996. Organic acid profiles in the juice of fig fruits. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture Kyushu University, 41(1-2): 29-33. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Fruit | 2250.0 | 460000.0 | 2.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUFLOQUINOVOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE | 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. |
| SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 68500.0 | 896800.0 | 2.82 | Korean J. Food Sci. Techn. 13(2): 166. 1981. |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Leaf | not available | 36000.0 | -0.91 | 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. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Stem Bark | not available | 5000.0 | -0.95 | 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. |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.0 | 3.3 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | 240.0 | 1149.0 | -0.78 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 4 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |