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Phytochemistry, biological activities, industrial and traditional uses of fig (Ficus carica): A review

Hajam, Towseef Ahmad, H, Saleem·2022·Chemico-Biological Interactions

Abstract

This review describes the traditional and industrial use of fig (Ficus carica) in medicine as remedies for health problems and its biological activities. It describes various ways of traditional use to treat various ailments like, inflammation, gastric problems and cancer. Phytochemical studies on fruits and leaves of fig plant have explored that they are rich in phenolics, organic acids and volatile compounds. Owing to rich and diversified presence of biologically active compounds, they possess various biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, antifungal, antiviral, antimutagenic, antipyretic, antituberculosis, anti-angiogenic, antiparisitic, hematostatis, anticonstipation and antiwarts activities.

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Authors
Hajam, T. A., & H, S.
Affiliations
Annamalai University (IN)
Corresponding author
Hajam, Towseef Ahmad
Venue
Chemico-Biological Interactions
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-12
Volume
368
Pages
110237
ISSN
0009-2797 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4307125470
Cited by
59
References
122
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 12
FWCI
0.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Chemico-Biological Interactions (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Papaya Research and Applications
Keywords
Ficus carica, figs, phytochemistry, traditional medicine, medicinal plants, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anticancer activity, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity, hepatoprotection, antidiabetic activity, phenolic compounds, volatile compounds, organic acids, industrial applications
MeSH terms
Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Plant Leaves, Ficus, Phytochemicals

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