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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 129.0 | 2764.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Fruit | 3850.0 | 5570.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOFLUENE | 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. |
| PHYTOIN | 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. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Fruit | 310.0 | 1484.0 | 0.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POLYSACCHARIDES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 48000.0 | 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. |
| POLYSACCHARIDES | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 14000.0 | 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. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 1770.0 | 11662.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | 490.0 | 2346.0 | -0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEASE | 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. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 3300.0 | 130000.0 | 0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 43000.0 | 142000.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOTARAXASTEROL | 0 | Leaf | 43000.0 | 142000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSOBERAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Leaf | 40.0 | 8000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | 60.0 | 2090.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglycosation | 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 |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 1 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |