Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Common fig

Plant

Family

Mulberry family (Moraceae)

English

Common fig, Anjeer, Common fig-tree, Edible fig, Fig, Fig leaf, Figtree

Latin

Ficus carica L.

Plantparts

foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Plant stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abscess, Abscesses, Aids digestion, alleviating, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-abscess, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-eczemic, Anti-gingivitic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-scorbutic, Antiseptic, aperient, Aperitive, asthma, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Bite, Bloody flux, Boils, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, Clears gas, constipation, Convalescence, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous Eruptions, Demulcent, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, diseases of the respiratory tract, disinfectant, disorders in the respiratory passages, dispel worms, dispepsia, Dyschezia, dysentery, Dyslipidemia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, eczema, emollient, Emollients, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, expel worms, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Gingivitis, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, Haemorrhoids, helmint, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, Herbal tonic, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemic, improves digestion, Indigestion, Inflammation of the gum tissue, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth, inflammed gums, insect bite, insect bites, Insect bites and stings, intestinal gas, Kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Laxative, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, mitigating, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Nephrolith, Nourishing, Nutrious, Nutritious, Nutritive, palliative, paradontosis, parodontal disease, Pectoral, Periodontitis, Piles, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Purgative, Pyorrhea alveolaris, rash, Rashes, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, Renal calculus, Renal stones, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, scorbutus, Scurvy, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, stimulates digestion, Stings, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Stomatitis, Stones in kidney, sugar diabetis, Tonic, treatment for worms, Urolithiasis, Used as an antiseptic, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, verruca, Warming digestive, Wart, warts, Weakness of the liver, weak stomach, wind, worm, worms

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Neoplasm, Tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, induce abortion, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical used in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, Phytomedical used in Manoor Valley, Northern Pakistan, Phytomedical used in Sarban Hills, Abbotabad, KP, Pakistan, Phytomedical used in southeastern Morocco (Errachidia province), Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 2-Methyl-Butyl-Acetate, Acetaldehyde, acetic acid, Acetoin, acid, Aglycone, Alanine, alkaloid, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-taraxasterol, Alpha-Terpineol, Amylase, Angelicin, Anthocyanin, Apigenin-Glycoside, Arabinose, Arachidic acid, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, Astragalin, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl alcohol, bergapten, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Sitosterol, boric acid, Boron, Butyric acid, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Carotene, carotenoid, Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene-Epoxide, Chlorogenic acid, Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b, Cinnamaldehyde, Cinnamyl alcohol, citric acid, Copper, coumarin, Cryptoxanthin, Cystine, enzyme, essential oil, Ethanol, Ethyl acetate, Ethyl butyrate, Ethyl-2-Methyl-Butyrate, Ethyl-Isobutyrate, eugenol, fat, Ferulic acid, Fibres, Ficain, Flavin, flavonoid, flavonols, fructose, fruit acid, fumaric acid, furanocoumarins, Galactose, Gamma-Carotene, Geranyl acetate, Geranyl-Acetone, glucose, Glutamic acid, Glycine, glycoside, Glyoxylic acid, Guaiacol, Guaiazulene, Hemicellulose, Histidine, Hydroxy-Alpha-Carotene, Inverted sugar syrup, iron, Isobutyl acetate, Isoleucine, Isoquercetin, jasmone, Kaempferol, Leucine, limonene, linalool, Linalyl acetate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lipase, Lupeol, lutein, Lysine, Lysophosphatidylcholine, magnesium, malic acid, Malonic acid, manganese, Methionine, Methoxsalen, methyl salicylate, Monounsaturated fatty acids, mucilage, myrcene, Myristic acid, Natural rubber, Niacin, Oleanolic acid, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Coumaric acid, P-Cymene, pectin, Pentosan, phenolic acid, Phenylalanine, Phosphatidylcholine, Phosphatidylethanolamine, Phosphatidylinositol, Phosphatidylserine, phosphorus, Phytic acid, Phytosterol, Polysaccharide, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Proline, Protease, protein, Pseudo-taraxasterol, psoralen, Pyridoxine, Quercetin, Reducing-Sugars, resin, Rhamnose, rutin, Sabinene, salicylate, Saturated fatty acids, Scopoletin, Serine, Shikimic acid, sodium, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, succinic acid, Sucrose, sugar, sugars, tannin, tartaric acid, Threonine, Tocopherol, Trans beta-farnesene, Trans-Beta-Ocimene, Trans-Caryophyllene, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Umbelliferone, Valine, Vanillic acid, violaxanthin, vitamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K1, water, xanthophylls, Xanthotoxol, Xylose, yellow dye stuff, zinc, Α-Farnesene, Β-amyrin, Β-Carotene, Β-ionone

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0773

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