A REVIEW ON TRADITIONAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL, PHARMACOGNOSTIC PROPERTIES OF FICUS CARICA (ANJIR)
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2011, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
Ficus carica (Moraceae) is a deciduous tree, which grows in tropical and subtropical regien of India, commonly known as fig tree. Dried figs are nutritionally rich fruits. Figs are one of the highest sourse of calcium, copper, magnesium, vit.k. The seeds are real fruit in figs. In traditional medicine the roots are used in the treatment of leucoderma and ringworms. Fruits have antipyretic aphrodiasic property. A 40gm portion of dried figs (2 medium size figs) produces significant increase in plasma antioxidant capacity. Many biologically active compounds were isolated from figs. The barks, leaves are used in the treatment of diabetes, skin, diarrhea, and ulcer. Sushrusha included the fruits for use in fever, consumption, asthma, epilepsy and insanity. The present review in therefore, and effort to give a detailed survey of literature on its pharmacognostic, traditional and pharmacological uses.
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Imran Alam , R. K Jat , Varnika Srivastava
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