Two Triterpenes from the Leaves ofFicus carica

Identification of medicinal plants of Urmia for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders

“…Ficus carica is used in the treatment of diarrhea, respiratory problems, and skin inflammation, and it reduces blood triacylglycerides and cholesterol. This plant has antiworm, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic and anti-papilloma activities (Khorasani, 1992;Schulman and Bolton, 1998;Ahmed et al, 1988). Research has shown that flavonoids, isoflavonoids, chalkon, and glycyrrhizic acid contents of this plant have antibacterial effects on Helicobacter pylori.…”

Ficus spp. (fig): Ethnobotany and potential as anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents

“…stems, leaves, and roots. Also prominent were triterpenoids from the roots, leaves (Ahmed et al, 1988;Teixeira et al, 2006) and the latex (Chiang and Kuo, 2000;Chiang and Kuo, 2001;Rubnov et al, 2001;Chiang and Kuo, 2002;Saeed and Sabir, 2002;Chiang et al, 2005;Li et al, 2006). Additionally, 54 different triacylgylcerols were identified in Ficus carica seed oil using mass spectrometry (Holcapek et al, 2005).…”

Ficus Carica and Its Constituents Role in Management of Diseases

“…The study based on phytochemical analysis confirmed that the aqueous extract of ripe dried fruit contain alkaloids, flavonoids, coumarins, saponins, and terpenes [18,19]. The leaves have been reported to have furanocoumarins including psoralen, bergapten, xanthotoxin [20] and triterpenes such as calotropenyl acetate and lupeol acetate [21]. The other valuable ingredients are phenolics, anthocyanins, fructose, glucose, and sucrose were identified from the figs [22] and the previous finding reported that fruit has phytosterols [23].…”