Fig

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, Australia, Lithuania, US, Senegal, Turkey, Spain, Venezuela

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Aperient, Asthma, Cancer

Science studied: ALANINE, ALKALOIDS, BETA-AMYRIN, APIGENIN-GLYCOSIDES

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Moraceae

Scientific name: Ficus carica

Common names: Fig, Figuier Commun (Fr.), Echte Feige (Ger.), Feigenbaum (Ger.), Fico (Ital.), Figueira (Port.), Higo (Sp.), Higuera Comun (Sp.), Adamsvy, Adamsvyg, Almindelig figen, Ara, Brevo, Common Fig, Edible Fig, Edible fig, Essfeige, Feigenbaum, Ffigysbren, Ffigysbrennau, Fico

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Elsewhere, Australia, Lithuania, US, Senegal, Turkey, Spain and 12 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abscess
• Aperient
• Asthma
• Cancer
• Corn
• Cough
• Demulcent
• Diuretic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• Elsewhere
• Australia
• Lithuania
• US
• Senegal
• Turkey
• Spain
• Venezuela
• Egypt
• Cambodia
• Iraq

Documented cultural uses

• Abscess
• Aperient
• Asthma
• Cancer
• Corn
• Cough
• Demulcent
• Diuretic
• Expectorant
• Flu
• Fumigant
• Gingivitis

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Ficus carica fruit extract induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in C6 glial cells. · 2026 source ↗
• A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of Ficus carica cultivar 'Green Peel'. · 2026 source ↗
• Characterization of a new closterovirus infecting Ficus carica. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALANINE
• ALKALOIDS
• BETA-AMYRIN
• APIGENIN-GLYCOSIDES
• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• ARGININE
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• BERGAPTEN
• BORIC-ACID
• CAFFEIC-ACID
• CAOUTCHOUC
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CHLOROPHYLL-B
• P-CYMENE
• DIASTASE
• FAT

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.