Purpose: To determine the in vivo and vitro hepatoprotective effects of Ficus carica.Methods: The methanol leaf extract carica L was further fractionated into n-hexane, ethyl acetate aqueous fractions. For study, male albino mice were divided twelve groups. Hepatotoxicity induced using carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). F. its fractions administered at doses 200 400 mg/kg. Silymarin used as standardh...

The vine mealybug (VM), Planococcus ficus (Signoret), is an Afrotropical species, whose worldwide populations probably originated from the Mediterranean basin. It was introduced to the Americas during the second half of the 20th century (Ben-Dov 1994; Gill 1994). Until the early 1980s, this pest was frequently misidentified as the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso), as both Planoccocus ...

Fig (Ficus carica L.) belongs to the family of Moraceae and its fruits are known be nutritious human diet. Organic additives function as an alternative replace conventional carbon sources besides containing other nutritional components required for plant growth. This study aims evaluate effects organic incorporated in culture media regeneration Ficus cv. Japanese BTM6. In vitro shoots were cult...

The present investigation deals with the nutritional, phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of dried fruit of fig (Ficus carica) commonly known as “Anjir” in India. The nutritional profiling of the dried fig fruit indicates that it is a good source of carbohydrates and minerals like strontium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron. It has average protein and dietary fiber cont...

Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a key process in cancer development and metastasis. In this study, the anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative potentials of Ficus carica latex extract have been investigated using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Different doses of latex extract were prepared and added to a three-dimensional culture of HUVEC in a collagen matr...

In view of the importance of this study comprehensive detailed data was collected from Holy Quran, Ahadith`s books and books written on the Islamic medicines. Present findings confined to 10 fruit plant species belonging to 10 genera of 9 families. The plant species are: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mats. & Nakai, Cucumis sativus L., Cydonia oblonga Mill. Ficus carica L., Olea europea L., Phoenix...

In view of alleged antidiabetic potential, effect of methanolic extract of Ficus carica L. (Moraceae) stem bark on fasting blood sugar levels and serum biochemical analysis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were investigated. The resulted extract had shown significant protection and lowered the blood glucose levels to normal in glucose tolerance test. In long term treatment of streptozoto...

Optimum conditions for extracting total phenolic compounds (TPC) and antioxidant activity from fresh dark fig (Ficus carica L.) have been investigated using response surface methodology (RSM). The Box-Behnken design was used to investigate the effects of three independent variables, acetone concentration (40-80%), temperature (25-65 °C), and time (60-120 min), on the response. Regression analys...

Dust accumulation capacity of Ficus carica L. and Psidium guajava L. was investigated from eight different sites of Multan, Pakistan.  Leaves of both plants were used for analyzing biometric (leaf area, fresh and dry weights) and biochemical attributes (chlorophyll contents, carotenoids and ascorbic acid).  Maximum dust accumulation was occurred in the plants growing near road...