Ficus carica L.(Moraceae): An ancient source of food and health

MI Barolo, NR Mostacero, SN López - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Since early in the man history, common fig was appreciated as food and for its medicinal
properties. This review explores some aspects about the importance of Ficus carica L., an …

Ficus carica L. (Moraceae): Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses and Biological Activities

S Mawa, K Husain, I Jantan - Evidence‐Based Complementary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes the botanical features of Ficus carica L.(Moraceae), its wide variety of
chemical constituents, its use in traditional medicine as remedies for many health problems …

Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review

A Walia, N Kumar, R Singh, H Kumar… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bioactive compounds are secondary metabolites synthesized by plants for maintaining
homeostasis; however, they also modulate metabolic processes and demonstrate valuable …

Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Ficus carica: A review

SB Badgujar, VV Patel, AH Bandivdekar… - Pharmaceutical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Ficus carica Linn (Moraceae) has been used in traditional medicine for a
wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory …

New insights of fig (Ficus carica L.) as a potential function food

Q Yang, Y Liu, Y Guo, Y Jiang, L Wen… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Ficus carica Linn.(Fig), an important fruit tree of Moraceae family is
originated from Asia. Fig fruit has been accepted widely by people all over the word due to …

The genus Ficus (Moraceae) used in diet: Its plant diversity, distribution, traditional uses and ethnopharmacological importance

Y Shi, AM Mon, Y Fu, Y Zhang, C Wang, X Yang… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance A new field of enthnopharmacology has opened, where
pharmacological studies draw their attention from the conventional only-medicine approach …

Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Ficus religiosa: A review

D Singh, B Singh, RK Goel - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Ficus religiosa L.(Moraceae) has been
extensively used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments of the central nervous …

Ficus plants: State of the art from a phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological perspective

B Salehi, A Prakash Mishra, M Nigam… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ficus genus is typically tropical plants and is among the earliest fruit trees cultivated by
humans. Ficus carica L. is the common fig, Ficus benjamina L. is the weeping fig, and Ficus …

Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities of the African species of the genus Ficus L

O Olaoluwa, O Taiwo, L Nahar… - Trends in …, 2022 - researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk
The genus Ficus is one of the largest genera of the mulberry family (Moraceae) consisting of
about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines and climbers collectively known as 'figs' …

Ficus carica Fruits, By-Products and Based Products as Potential Sources of Bioactive Compounds: A Review

C Teruel-Andreu, L Andreu-Coll, D López-Lluch… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this review, studies (n= 41) were searched in which the compounds and contents were
determined for whole fig fruit, peel, leaves and pulp, the types of fig-based products were …