Ficus plants: State of the art from a phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological perspective

B Salehi, A Prakash Mishra, M Nigam… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ficus genus is typically tropical plants and is among the earliest fruit trees cultivated by
humans. Ficus carica L. is the common fig, Ficus benjamina L. is the wee** fig, and Ficus …

[HTML][HTML] A cysteine protease from the latex of Ficus benjamina has in vitro anthelmintic activity against Haemonchus contortus

LF Wanderley, AMS Soares, IM Figueiredo… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Haemonchus contortus is a gastrointestinal nematode that is responsible for high mortality
rates in ruminant herds. The resistance of nematodes to synthetic anthelmintics is …

Preparation and therapeutic evolution of Ficus benjamina solid lipid nanoparticles against alcohol abuse/antabuse induced hepatotoxicity and cardio-renal injury

AK Sharma, A Kumar, S Kumar, S Mukherjee… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Chronic alcoholism destroys the propensity for hepatic detoxification of toxic substances,
which further promotes the rapid and intense accumulation of aldehydes in the liver …

[PDF][PDF] A review of the pharmacological potential and phytochemical profile of wee** fig-Ficus benjamina L

MF Mahomoodally, F Asif, R Rahman… - … Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - researchgate.net
The genus Ficus is an individual from the Moraceae family, growing in tropical and
subtropical districts and incorporates greater than 800 plant species. Ficus benjamina L., a …

[HTML][HTML] A review of Ficus L. genus (Moraceae): a source of bioactive compounds for health and disease. Part 1

E Madrigal-Santillán, J Portillo-Reyes… - American Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Ficus L. genus, belonging to the Moraceae family, includes around 850 species that are
widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world; including the Eastern …

Chitinase from the latex of Ficus benjamina L. displays antifungal activity by inducing ROS generation and structural damage to the fungal cell wall and plasma …

HRO Mota, JTA Oliveira, TF Martins… - Protein and Peptide …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Chitinases are plant defense-related proteins with a high biotechnological
potential to be applied in agriculture. Objectives: This study aimed to purify a chitinase from …

[HTML][HTML] Hypolipidemic and reduced nitrergic effects of p-hydroxycinnamic diesters extracted from Copernicia prunifera in mice challenged by a high-fat diet

JYG da Silva, PAS Rodrigues, MO Holanda… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dyslipidemia is a chronic non-transmissible condition that has increased due to an
unhealthy lifestyle. Statins have been used as the standard treatment to control …

Ethanol crude leaf extract of Wee** Fig (Ficus benjamina) causes mild hepatotoxicity in Sprague Dawley rats

MI Udonkang, LU Douglas… - Indonesian Journal of …, 2024 - journal2.unusa.ac.id
Wee** fig (Ficus benjaminaeaf extract has diverse medicinal properties but little is
reported about its hepatotoxicity. This study determined the mean lethal dose (LD 50) and …

[PDF][PDF] Isolation of sterols, triterpenoids and a sesquaterpene from the leaves of Ficus nitida Thunb

M Ali, S Sultana, SR Mir - … Journal of Pharma and Chemical Research, 2017 - academia.edu
Ficus nitida Thunb., syn. F. benjamina (Moraceae), is an evergreen, lacticiferous flowering
plant native to south-eastern Asia and Australia. The plant is used to treat influenza …

[PDF][PDF] Histopathological and Biochemical Investigation of the Effect of Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris L.) on Ethanol-Induced Liver Damage

O Polat, T Yaman, AU Kömüroğlu - Ind. J. Pharm. Edu. Res, 2024 - researchgate.net
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the hepatoprotective effect of
Shepherd's Purse (SP) herbal tea on ethanol (EtOH)-induced liver toxicity. Materials and …