Ficus benjamina (Rosales: Moraceae), commonly known as weeping fig, is not only planted alongside the road decorative plant in Pakistan but also has chemicals which used to treat cancer and ulcer. A leaf eating caterpillar, Trilocha varians (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) a serious pest of spp. especially benjamina. This new emerging horticultural andagricultural crops all over world. The causing 100...

The antivenom properties of methanolic extract of Ficus iteophylla miq and Borassus aethiopum plants were investigated against the venom of Naja mossandica snake. Both plant extracts effectively reduced the Naja mossandica venom induced hemolytic activity. The result reveals that hemolysis due to venom was 81.5% without extract but the heomolytic activity was drastically reduced by Ficus iteoph...

This study was undertaken to investigate the leaf part of the plant for analgesic and anti-inflammatory. The ethanol extract of Ficus iteophylla leaves (100, 200, and 400 mg kg(-1), i.p) was evaluated for analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities. The analgesic effect was studied using acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction and hot plate test in mice, while the anti-inflammatory effect was...

The skin before being tanned has a drawback that is it very easy to be attacked by microorganisms. Thus, necessary develop antimicrobial through the application of nanoparticles. Antibacterial and antifungal activities, contact angle, mechanical properties goat pickle leather after modification with silver nanoparticles methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) in situ ex method had been conducted. Silver ...

Ficus benjamina (FB) is a perennial plant that serves ornamental purposes. Its fruits are nonedible and considered ‘waste’ with no defined application. This paper discusses the valorisation identification of potential as suitable biofuel feedstock. The whole fruit was characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier tr...