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Plant Ficus carica (Moraceae)

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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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DIMETHYL-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.
DIPHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROL 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.
EO 0 Leaf not available 700.0 -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.
EPSILOM-TARAXASTEROL 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ESTERASE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ETHANOL 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-ACETATE 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-BUTYRATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-ISOBUTYRATE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-PROPIONATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-VALERATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 24000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 17000.0 59000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 240000.0 300000.0 0.18 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FAT 0 Stem Bark not available 27000.0 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.
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 12000.0 154000.0 0.12 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 14 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 7 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th