The common fig is an old food that accompanied man from
early time. The importance of F. carica to human race can be exemplified
by its presence in the Gospels, the sacrum book of Christians.
Either cultivated or wild, the varieties of common fig
continue currently, as in the past, providing nourishment to people
around the world. A large proportion of the rural population,
mainly from developing countries uses traditional medicine, alone
or in combination with drugs to treat a wide variety of ailments
(Cavero et al., 2013). The majority of the medicinal uses of fig are
based on folkloric data or anecdotal evidence; nevertheless it has
been included across the centuries in several (European, Indian,
etc.) pharmacopoeias, also in homoeopathic formulations, and in
compendia of herbal medicines used along the world. Mostly
devoid of systemic toxicity, F. carica constitutes an excellent option
as dried fruits or as foods cooked in several forms. Although quite
studied, chemical composition of the fig tree remains to be more
explored, especially some organs such as barks and roots. Two
ways to expand the chemical space of natural organic scaffolds
using F. carica were discussed here, the ability of endophytic
microorganisms as producers of new chemical compounds and
the potential of secondary metabolites from latex as candidates
to obtain drugs. These are representative examples confirming
common fig as a good model for further chemical studies.
The common fig is an old food that accompanied man from
early time. The importance of F. carica to human race can be exemplified
by its presence in the Gospels, the sacrum book of Christians.
Either cultivated or wild, the varieties of common fig
continue currently, as in the past, providing nourishment to people
around the world. A large proportion of the rural population,
mainly from developing countries uses traditional medicine, alone
or in combination with drugs to treat a wide variety of ailments
(Cavero et al., 2013). The majority of the medicinal uses of fig are
based on folkloric data or anecdotal evidence; nevertheless it has
been included across the centuries in several (European, Indian,
etc.) pharmacopoeias, also in homoeopathic formulations, and in
compendia of herbal medicines used along the world. Mostly
devoid of systemic toxicity, F. carica constitutes an excellent option
as dried fruits or as foods cooked in several forms. Although quite
studied, chemical composition of the fig tree remains to be more
explored, especially some organs such as barks and roots. Two
ways to expand the chemical space of natural organic scaffolds
using F. carica were discussed here, the ability of endophytic
microorganisms as producers of new chemical compounds and
the potential of secondary metabolites from latex as candidates
to obtain drugs. These are representative examples confirming
common fig as a good model for further chemical studies.
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