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Updated review on Indian Ficus species
⁎Corresponding author. bharatsingh217@gmail.com (Bharat Singh)
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Abstract
As per Ayurvedic system of medicine, Indian Ficus (Fam. – Moraceae) plants are used in the treatment of various diseases. The plants are characterized by a specific class of closed inflorescence, named syconia, and are distributed in different states of India. Total 97 species of Ficus genus are naturalized in Indian states. Indian Ficus species possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antiarthritic, antistress, anticancer, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective and wound healing properties. The phytochemical analysis reveals the presence of alkaloids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, furanocoumarins, and polyphenolic compounds in different species. Recently, bioavailability of Indian Ficus has been increased due to the presence of antioxidative agents. However, large number of reports have been published on phytochemistry and biological activities of 31 Indian Ficus species but, no reports are available in literature on 66 species. This review summarizes and describes the current knowledge of ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, bioavailability, and pharmacokinetic profiles of 31 Indian Ficus species. Moreover, it includes clinical and toxicological studies with an aim to explore their potential in the pharmaceutical industries.
Keywords
Clinical and toxicological studies
Ethnomedicinal properties
Ficus species
Pharmacology
Phytochemistry
- ABTS
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2,2-Azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate)
- ALT
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Alanine aminotransferase
- AST
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Aspartate transaminase
- BSA
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Bovine serum albumin
- CAT
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Catalase
- CCl4
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Carbon tetrachloride
- CFA
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Complete Freund’s adjuvant
- COX-2
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cyclooxygenase 2
- DMSO
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Dimethylsulfoxide
- DPPH
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2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
- FRAP
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Ferric reducing antioxidant power assay
- HFD-STZ
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High fat diet fed-streptozotocin- induced
- iNOS
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Inducible nitric oxide synthase
- LPS
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Lipopolysaccharide
- MDA
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malondialdehyde
- MIA
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Monosodium iodoacetate
- MIC
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Minimum inhibitory concentration
- MTT assay
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3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide
- NO
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Nitric oxide
- ORAC
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Oxygen radical absorbance capacity
- PGE2
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Prostaglandin E2
- SGOT
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Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
- SGPT
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Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
- SOD
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Superoxide dismutase
- TNF-α
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Tumor necrosis factor
- VEGF
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Vascular endothelial growth factor
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
Medicinal plants play vital roles in primary healthcare system of various developing countries due to lack of modern healthcare infrastructure, traditional acceptance, high cost of pharmaceutical drugs as well as efficacy of medicinal plants against certain disorders that cannot be treated by modern therapeutic drugs (Abdullahi, 2011; Kipkore et al., 2014; Megersa and Tamrat, 2022). Numerous patients in these developing countries combine folklore medicines with standard medicines and use them for the treatment of chronic diseases (Kigen et al., 2013). Ficus genus includes trees, hemi-epiphytes, shrubs, creepers, and climbers and are distributed in the forests, tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, America, and Australia (Hamed, 2011; Ahmed and Urooj, 2010b). Certain Indian Ficus species do not bear fruits, but they have similar morphological characters that are problematic to be distinguished from their species and variants. Every part of Ficus plants is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, piles, jaundice, haemorrhage, diabetes, asthma, diarrhoea, dysentery, biliousness, and leprosy (Chopra et al., 1956; Kirtikar and Basu, 1995; Cox and Balick, 1996; Khan and Khatoon, 2007).
Different species of Indian Ficus genus contain sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes, triterpenoids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, anthocyanins, alkaloids, furanocoumarins, organic acids, volatile components, and phenylpropanoids (Khayam et al., 2019; Shao et al., 2018; Tamta et al., 2021). These metabolites occur in latex, leaves, fruit, stem, and roots of different species (Shahinuzzaman et al., 2021). The Indian Ficus plants possess remarkable analgesic (Mahajan et al., 2012), antimicrobial (Patil and Patil, 2010), antiarthritic (Thite et al., 2014), anticancer (Jamil and Abdul Ghani, 2017), neuroprotective (Ramakrishna et al., 2014) and antidiabetic properties (Anjum and Tripathi, 2019a).
The present review summarizes and discusses the updated knowledge of ethnomedicinal properties, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities of 31 Indian Ficus species. Moreover, toxicological, and clinical studies are also included in this review. Out of 31 species, some species possess potent biological activities, but they have not been evaluated for their clinical research. No information is available in literature on 66 species. This review also provides some critical insights into the current scientific knowledge of bioavailability and pharmacokinetic profiles and its future potential in pharmaceutical research.
2 Methods
The data of identified compounds, studies of pharmacological activities, clinical trials, and toxicological research of 31 species were extracted by using various databases and search-engines e.g., monographs, reference books, MSc/MTech dissertations, PhD theses, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Scifinder, Microsoft Academic, eFloras, Wiley, Google Scholar, DataONE Search, and Research Gate. The meta-analysis of extracted information was also conducted. The authors did not include the pharmacological activities of synthetic and semisynthetic compounds in this review.
3 Results
3.1 Botany and ethnomedicinal properties
Most Indian Ficus species are deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers. The leaves are reticulate, palmately compound, waxy, and exude white or yellow latex when broken. Many Indian Ficus species have aerial roots, whereas few are epiphytes. The syconium is hollow, enclosing an inflorescence with small male and female flowers lining the inside (Fig. 1). Different parts (bark, fruit, leaves, roots, and latex) of Ficus plants are used in the treatment of leprosy, nose bleeding, cough, paralysis, liver diseases, chest pain, and piles (Kirtikar and Basu, 1995; Khanom et al., 2000; Jaradat, 2005). Leaf infusion of F. carica is recommended as remedy for the treatment of diabetes and hypercholesterolemia (Chaachouay et al., 2019). Powdered roots and leaves of F. deltoidea are taken in the treatment of wounds, rheumatism, and sores (Burkill and Haniff, 1930). Fruits of F. racemosa are given in menorrhea, haemoptysis, visceral obstruction, diarrhoea, and constipation (Chopra et al., 1958; Ahmed et al., 2012b). Mixture of F. religiosa leaf juice and honey is employed for the treatment of asthma, cough, diarrhoea, earache, toothache, migraine, eye troubles, and scabies (Jain et al., 1991; Bhattarai, 1993b; Yadav, 1999). The ethnomedicinal properties of 31 Indian Ficus species are presented in Table 1 and Fig. 2.
Morphological features of Indian Ficus species.

Morphological features of Indian Ficus species.

Morphological features of Indian Ficus species.

Morphological features of Indian Ficus species.

Morphological features of Indian Ficus species.

Morphological features of Indian Ficus species.
| Species | State/India | Disease/complaints | Mode/parts of application | References |
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| F. abelii | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya | Used in the treatment of diabetes | Leaf decoction | Chaachouay et al. (2019) |
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F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera) |
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa, Sikkim, Karnataka, and West Bengal |
Externally applied for wound healing | Paste of crushed leaves | Kunwar and Bussmann (2006) |
| Treatment of dysentery | Roasted figs | Zhang et al. (2019) | ||
| Used in cholera mumps, and vomiting | Latex of roots | Tamta et al. (2021) | ||
| Taken in the treatment of jaundice | Mixture of root powder and bark of Oroxylum indicum | Kunwar and Bussmann (2006) | ||
| Useful in diarrhoea | Infusion of stem bark | Cox and Balick (1996) | ||
| Employed in the treatment of diabetes | Fruits | Wangkheirakpam and Laitonjam (2012) | ||
| F. bengalensis | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala | Employed in cold, cough and asthma | Boiled stem bark |
Shakya (2000) |
| Used for diarrhoea, dysentery, indigestion, joint pain, dermatitis, gum swelling, gonorrhoea, and snake bite | Milky sap from bark | |||
| Cause allergy to children | Leaves | Dangol (2002) | ||
| Employed in stopping the menstruation | Aerial root juice |
Mishara (1998) | ||
| Applied externally for body pain, toothache, diabetes, joint pain, and rheumatism | Kharel and Siwakoti (2002) | |||
| Helps in leucorrhoea control | Root bark powder is mixed with Desmostachys bipinnata and is taken with one spoon of sugar | Siwakoti and Siwakoti (2000) | ||
| Treatment of boils, wounds and obstinate vomiting | Root latex |
Parajuli (2001) |
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| It is used in diarrhoea | Aerial roots decoction and water obtained from rice wash | Chopra et al. (1956) | ||
| F. benzamina | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Sikkim, and Uttar Pradesh |
Applied on the treatment of boils | Latex | Kunwar and Adhikari (2005) |
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F. carica |
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, North-east states, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu | Used in the treatment of diabetes and hypercholesterolemia | Leaf infusion | Chaachouay et al. (2019) |
| In leprosy and nose bleeding | Fruit powder | Idolo et al. (2010) | ||
| Useful in diarrhoea | Decoction of dried fruits and unpeeled almond | Ramazani et al. (2010) | ||
| Treatment of abdominal pain | Fruits juice | Khan and Khatoon (2007) | ||
| Treatment of leukoderma and ringworm infection | Root’s decoction | Kirtikar and Basu (1995)Dimomfu (1984)Akah et al. (1998) | ||
| Used as expectorant, diuretic, and anthelmintic agent | Latex | |||
| Bone treatment | Bark poultice | |||
| Bronchitis treatment | Aqueous infusion of fresh leaves | Tene et al. (2007) | ||
| Taken orally in constipation | Fruit juice | Prajapati et al. (2007) | ||
| Taken orally in the treatment of cough | Fruit decoction with honey | Ghazanfar and Al-Abahi (1993) | ||
| Expectorant | Fruit | Afzal et al. (2009) | ||
| Jaundice | 20 mL of leaf juice mixed with a cup of goat milk is taken early in the morning for 3 days | Manjula et al. (2011) | ||
| Removal of kidney stone | Bark and leaves | Afzal et al. (2009) | ||
| Leukoderma | Roots | Kalaskar et al. (2010) | ||
| In menstruation pain | Aqueous infusion of fresh leaf tender is taken orally as a drink | Tene et al. (2007) | ||
| Regulates blood stream | Decoction made with dried fruits, lemon peel and Laurus nobilis leaves | Idolo et al. (2010) | ||
| To remove weakness | Single dry fruit is soaked in water for a night and is consumed at morning for 15 days | Patil et al. (2011) | ||
| Skin disease | Fruits and stem latex | Khan and Khatoon (2007) | ||
| F. curtipes | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal |
Used as immune stimulant | Decoction of stem bark and leaves | Andrade et al. (2019) |
| F. deltoidea | Assam, and West Bengal | Treatment of wounds, rheumatism, and sores | Powdered roots and leaves | Burkill and Haniff (1930)Khan et al. (2011) |
| Used as a tonic to contract the uterus and vaginal muscles, and to treat menstrual cycle, and leucorrhoea | Decoction of boiled leaves | |||
| Chewed to relieve toothache, cold, and headache | Fruits | Bunawan et al. (2014) Bouquet (1969) |
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| Taken as an aphrodisiac tonic | Whole plant | |||
| F. elastica | Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, and West Bengal |
Useful in skin infections and skin allergies | Boiled leaf extract | Kiem et al. (2012) |
| Employed as a diuretic agent | Cold leaf extract | Teinkela et al. (2018) | ||
| Employed as an astringent and styptics for wounds | Stem bark |
Rahman and Khanom (2013) |
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| F. erecta | Assam, Sikkim, and Meghalaya | Recommended as medicine in nephritis, and arthritis | Whole plant | Yakushiji et al. (2012) |
| Treatment of inflammations | Roots, stem bark, and fruits | Kislev et al. (2006) | ||
| F. exasperata | Andaman & Nicobar Island, Central and Southern states of India | Used in the treatment of stomach disorders, coughs, epilepsy, high blood pressure, rheumatism, arthritis, intestinal pains, and wounds | Leaf decoction | Dalziel (1948) |
| Employed as an antipyretic agent | Leaves | Haxaire (1979) | ||
| Used in the treatment of malaria | The leaves are macerated in water and the decoction is taken orally | Titanji et al. (2008) | ||
| Used in the treatment of haemorrhoids | Aqueous extract of leaves | Focho et al. (2009) | ||
| In diarrhoea treatment | Infusion of leaves | Noumi and Yomi (2001) | ||
| Treatment of ulcer | Few leaves are chewed and swallowed three times for 4–8 weeks | Berg (1989) | ||
| To treat stomach-ache | Infusion of dried leaves | Akah et al. (1997) | ||
| Remedy for peptic ulcers | 50 Leaves of F. exasperata, 50 leaves of Emilia coccinea and 10 fruits of Capsicum frutescens are boiled in water (1 l), homogenized, and filtered. 150 mL filtrate is taken twice a day for 5 days | Noumi and Dibakto (2000) | ||
| Treatment of asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis, and emphysema | Leaf juice mixed with lemon juice and taken twice a day | Bafor and Igbinuwen (2009) | ||
| Used for insomnia | Fresh leaves | Kerharo (1974) | ||
| Applied externally to treat eczema | Stem bark crushed with the roots of Croton roxburghii in coconut milk | Harsha et al. (2003) | ||
| Eaten to relieve throat pain | Dried flowers | Chhabra et al. (1984) | ||
| Used to manage asthma, and venereal diseases | Roots | Chhabra et al. (1990) | ||
| Inhaled in case of chest pain | Leaves are boiled in water and the steam | Assi (1990) | ||
| Used to arrest bleeding by traditional birth attendants in hastening childbirth | Plant sap | Irene and Iheanacho (2007) | ||
| Orally taken and rubbed on the abdomen to stimulate uterus contractions during childbirth | Dried leaf decoction | Hutchinson (1985) | ||
| F. fistulosa | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bengal, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura | Used in the post-natal treatment, and possess diaphoretic property | Whole plant | Mehra et al. (2014) |
| F. gasparriniana | Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Sikkim |
Used in the improvement of digestion | Roots | Luo et al. (2019) |
| F. geniculata | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal | Medicines for haemorrhage, stomach disorder, gastrointestinal, arthritis, headache, and cardiovascular disorder | Stem bark and leaves | Kumari et al. (2019) |
| F. hirta | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, Tripura, and West Bengal | Used as child snacks | Ripe female figs | Shi et al. (2014) |
| F. hispida | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan | Is taken for earache | Leaf juice | Basnet (1998) |
| Used to treat liver complaints | Fumes from twigs | Dangol and Gurung (1995) | ||
| Used as emetic and purgative agents | Fruit, seed, and bark | Kharel and Siwakoti (2002) | ||
| Remedy to treat diabetes | Infusion of stem bark | Khan et al. (2011) | ||
| Used as lactagogue and tonic | Seed infusion | Kirtikar and Basu (1987) | ||
| Given to mother as a galactagogue for better milk formation | Boiled green fruits | Behera (2006) | ||
| F. lacor | Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh | Used to treat leucorrhoea, ulcers, and boils | Decoction of buds | Manandhar (1985) |
| Useful in the curing of stomach disorders | Seeds | Bhatt (1977) | ||
| Treatment of Harsha | Dried buds | Nakarmi (2001) | ||
| Used to treat diabetes | Powder of dried ripened fruits | Khan et al. (2011) | ||
| In expelling round worms from stomach | Stem bark | Nadkarni and Nadkarni (1976a) | ||
| Used for treatment of various skin problems | Leaves | Gupta and Arora (2013) | ||
| F. lamponga | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, and West Bengal | In the treatment of jaundice | Whole plant | Das et al. (2008) |
| F. lyrata (Syn. F. pandurata Sand) | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Used as diuretic and antidepressant agent | Leaves | Dhawan et al. (1977) |
| F. microcarpa | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Peninsular region, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Sikkim | Used as insecticide to kill housefly | Leaf extract | Kalaskar and Surana (2012) |
| Taken orally in the treatment of diabetes | Powder of fresh leaves and fruits (equal amounts) | Khan et al. (2011) | ||
| F. mollis | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Central and Southern provinces, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh | Used to increase lactation after delivery of women | Whole plant | Shahare and Bodele (2020) |
| Used to treat ulcers and wounds | Leaves |
Thapa (2001)Lim (2012) |
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| Applied as a poultice to treat boils | Crushed leaves | |||
| Used for stomatitis, and to clean ulcers | Roots | Priya and Abinaya (2018)Ghimire et al. (2000) | ||
| To treat skin infections, neck swelling and scabies | Stem bark | |||
| F. neriifolia | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, and Western to Eastern Himalayas |
Given in conjunctivitis | Stem bark juice | Manandhar (2001) |
| Used in the treatment of boils | Milky latex of bark | Khan et al. (2011) | ||
| F. palmata | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh | Employed in ringworm and skin diseases | Fruit paste | Thapa (2001) |
| Used in dysentery and vomiting | Ripen fruits | Devkota and Karmacharya (2003) | ||
| Applied to extract spines deeply lodged in the flesh | Stem latex | Manandhar (1995) | ||
| Used to treat digestion complaints | Fruits | Pala et al. (2010) | ||
| F. pumila | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka | Treatment of bleeding, swelling, haemorrhoids, and intestinal disorders | Leaves and fruits | Abraham et al. (2008) |
| Used to treat diabetes, and high blood pressure | Leaves and fruits | Kaur (2012) | ||
| Used for skin infections | Stem latex | Mazid et al. (2012)Sarkar and Devi (2017)Pant and Pant (2004) | ||
| Useful in carbuncle, dysentery, haematuria, and piles | Leaves | |||
| Used to treat bladder inflammation and dysuria | Roots | |||
| Employed for backache, piles, swellings, and tuberculosis of the testicles | Stem or fruit peel | Rahman and Khanom (2013)Vihari (1995)Khare (2007a) | ||
| Used for boils, rheumatism, and sore throat | Dried leaves and stems | |||
| In the treatment of hernia | Fruit decoction | |||
| F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Sikkim, Meghalaya, and West Bengal | Used as an astringent, stomachic, carminative given in menorrhea, and constipation | Fruits | Chopra et al. (1958) |
| Useful in leprosy | A bath made of fruit and bark |
Nadkarni et al. (1976) Raghunatha Iyer (1995) |
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| In the treatment of diabetes | Fruit infusion | |||
| Used in bilious infections | Leaf powder mixed with honey |
Kirtikar and Basu (1975) Muller Boker (1999) |
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| Taken in asthma and piles treatment | Bark decoction | |||
| Used for boils, blisters, and measles | Leaf latex | Siwakoti and Siwakoti (2000) | ||
| Valuable medicine in diabetes | Trunk sap | Paudyal (2000) | ||
| Used in burns, swelling, leukorrhea dysentery and diarrhoea | Paste of stem bark | Tiwari (2001) | ||
| Used to cure heat stroke, and chronic wounds | Root sap | Thapa (2001) | ||
| Taken as aphrodisiac agent | Stem latex | Yadav (1999) | ||
| Used to cure stomach-ache, cholera, and mumps | Stem latex | Basnet (1998) | ||
| Remedy for cough, asthma, fever, respiratory and liver disorders | Leaf galls | Annon (1976) | ||
| Treatment of children’s ear infections, and used to suppress nose bleeding | Leaf galls | Nadkarni (1976) | ||
| Used in pulmonary infections, diarrhoea, and vomiting | Leaf galls | Kirthikar and Basu (1935) | ||
| F. religiosa | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar, Meghalaya, and Sikkim |
Employed in the treatment of asthma, cough, sexual disorders, diarrhoea, haematuria, earache, toothache, migraine, and gastric complaints | Mixture of leaf juice and honey | Jain et al. (1991) |
| Used as an analgesic for toothache | Leaf decoction | Bhattarai (1993a)Bhattarai (1993b) | ||
| Eaten to facilitate asthma and respiratory system | Fruits | |||
| Applied externally to treat scabies | Fruit paste | Siwakoti and Siwakoti (2000) | ||
| Taken in scabies | Bark infusion | Chaudhary (1994) | ||
| Used in gonorrhoea, wounds, diabetes, diarrhoea, and bone fracture | Stem bark | Shrestha (1997) | ||
| Useful in cough, cold and mild fever | Mixture of bark paste and honey (equal amounts) | Dangol (2002) | ||
| Employed in the treatment of menstrual complaints | Aerial root juice | Thapa (2001) | ||
| F. retusa | Goa, Assam, Meghalaya, and Uttar Pradesh | Used in wounds and bruises | Roots, stem barks, and leaves |
Chopra et al. (1956) (Karki 2001) |
| Applied to treat decaying or aching tooth | Dried roots are mixed with salt | |||
| Used in the treatment of liver diseases | Roots | Semwal et al. (2013) | ||
| F. sarmentosa | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal |
Recommended as remedy for wounds, fever, swollen joints, inflammations, and ulcers | Whole plant | Ripu et al. (2006) Joshi and Joshi (2000)Guan et al. (2007) |
| Taken to cure boils and to increase milk secretion after delivery | Edible bark powder | |||
| Used in malaria | Aqueous root extract | |||
| Cure for leprosy | A bath made from the fruit and bark |
Dimri et al. (2018)Priyanka et al. (2016)Gupta and Acharya (2018)
Lansky (2011) |
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| Curing of fever | Latex | |||
| Eaten in diarrhoea | Raw fruits | |||
| Applied on forehead to relieve headache | Young fruit juice | |||
| F. semicordata | Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, and Karnataka | Applied on forehead to cure headache | Root paste | Rajendra and Prasad (2009) |
| Taken orally at the time of pregnancy | Fresh decoction of the stem bark and leaves | Ghildiyal et al. (2014) | ||
| Curing the fever | Latex | Kunwar and Bussmann (2006) | ||
| Taken in typhoid fever | Milky sap of aerial parts diluted once in water | Gopal (2013) | ||
| Applied for the growth of hairs on head | Milky latex | Phondani et al. (2010) | ||
| Eaten in diarrhoea |
Raw fruits | Shashi and Rabinarayan (2018) | ||
| Taken orally to get relief from jaundice | Leaf decoction |
Gupta and Acharya (2019) |
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| Used in the treatment of constipation | Ripe figs | Kunwar and Bussmann (2006) | ||
| Applied to treat wounds and bruises | Juice and powdered stem bark | Khare (2007) | ||
| Used to treat boils | Latex | Rajesh et al. (2017) | ||
| Applied for curing scabies | Leaf juice | Shubhechchha (2012) | ||
| Used in the treatment of menstrual disorders | Juice of stem bark of F. semicordata and M. esculenta | Nikomtat et al. (2011) | ||
| F. talbotii | Madhya Pradesh, and Peninsular region | Used for ulcers and venereal diseases | Stem bark | Khare (2007) |
| Employed as diuretic, spasmolytic, and antidepressant agent | Aerial parts |
Shi et al. (2018) |
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| F. tikoua | Assam, Manipur, West Bengal | Used in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, diarrhoea, dysentery, rheumatism, oedema, and impetigo | Rhizomes | Jiangsu New Medical College (1986) |
| F. tinctoria | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh | Used as a tonic for weakness after the childbirth | Leaf decoction | Smith (1979) |
| Employed in dressing for broken bones | Plant juice and leaves | Satapathy and Kumar (2017) |

- Ethnomedicinal properties of some important Indian Ficus species.
3.2 Phytochemistry
The phenylpropanoids, isoflavonoids, flavonoids, phenolic glycosides, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, triterpenes, and alkaloids have been isolated and identified from 25 species {F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera), F. bengalensis, F. benjamina, F. carica, F. curtipes, F. deltoidea, F. elastica, F. erecta, F. exasperata, F. fistulosa, F. geniculata, F. hirta, F. hispida, F. lacor, F. lyrata (Syn. F. pandurata), F. macrocarpa, F. mollis, F. palmata, F. pumila, F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata), F. religiosa, F. retusa, F. sarmentosa, F. semicordata, and F. tikoua}of Indian Ficus genus while other 72 species {F. abelii Miq, F. filicauda Hand. - Mazz., F. ischnopoda Miq., F. nigrescens King, F. fulva Reinw. ex Blume, F. langkokensis Drake, F. pubigera (Miq. ex Wall.) Brandis, F. laevis Blume, F. diversiformis Miq., F. chartacea (Wall. ex Kurz) Wall. ex-King, F. laevis Blume var. macrocarpa (Miq.) Corner, F. crininervia Miq., F. villosa Blume, F. sagittata Vahl, F. recurva Blume, F. pendens Corner, F. hedaracea Roxb., F. punctata Thunb., F. ampelas Burm. f., F. andamanica Corner, F. assamica Miq., F. copiosa Steud., F. cyrtophylla (Miq.) Miq., F. heterophylla L. f., F. praetermissa Corner, F. montana Burm. f., F. subincisa Buch. -Ham. ex J. E. Sm., F. subincisa Buch. -Ham. ex J. E. Sm. var. paucidentata (Miq.) Corner, F. heteropleura Blume, F. obscura Blume var. borneensis (Miq.) Corner, F. sinuata Thunb., F. subulata Blume, F. guttata (Wight) Kurz ex-King, F. variegata Blume, F. prostrata (Wall. ex Miq.) Miq., F. squamosa Roxb., F. ribes Reinwdt. ex Blume, F. magnoliifolia Blume, F. nervosa B. Heyne ex Roth, F. albipila (Miq.) King, F. callosa Willd., F. capillipes Gagnep., F. alongensis Gagnep., F. amplissima J. E. Sm., F. arnottiana (Miq.) Miq., F. caulocarpa (Miq.) Miq., F. concinna (Miq.) Miq., F. cupulata Haines, F. hookeriana Corner, F. maclellandii King var. rhododendrifolia (Miq.) Corner, F. rigida Jacq., F. rumphii Blume, F. superba (Miq.), F. tsjahela Burm. f., F. virens Aiton, F. altissima Blume, F. beddomei King, F. costata Aiton, F. dalhousiae (Miq.) Miq., F. drupacea Thunb., F. fergusonii (King) Worthington, F. maclellandii King, F. pellucidopunctata Griff., F. stricta (Miq.) Miq., F. sundaica Blume, F. trimenii King, F. gasparriniana Miq., F. macrophylla Desf. ex Pers, F. lamponga Miq., F. neriifolia Sm., F. talbotii King, and F. tinctoria G.Forst} have not been evaluated for the presence of phytoconstituents. The backbone structures of identified compounds are presented in Fig. 3. The state-wise location, types of extracts, parts used, and identified phytoconstituents are described in Table 2.
Backbone structures of important isolated and identified compounds of Indian Ficus species.

Backbone structures of important isolated and identified compounds of Indian Ficus species.
| Plant species | Extract type | Plant parts | Compounds type | Isolated compounds | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera) |
Ethanolic (70%) |
Dried fruits |
Sesquiterpene |
Aristolone |
Ambarwati et al. (2021) |
| Ethanolic |
Roots | Isoflavones | 5,7,4′-Trihydroxy-3′-hydroxymethylisoflavone, 3′-formyl-5,4′-dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone, ficuisoflavone and alpinumisoflavone | Qi et al. (2018) | |
| Aerial parts | Flavonoids | Quercetin, epigallocatechin, kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin | El-Fishawy et al. (2011); Khayam et al. (2019) | ||
| Leaves | Volatile oils | 4-Phenylmethyl-pyridine, dibutyl phthalate, phytol, 3β-lup-20(29)-en-3-ol-acetate and indol, 4-phenylmethyl-pyridine | Shao et al. (2013) | ||
| Stem |
Triterpenoids | Betulinic acid, lupeol, stigmasterol, scopoletin, and β-sitosteril-3-O-β-D- glucopyranoside, | El-Fishawy et al. (2011) | ||
| Lactone | Ficusine D | Shao et al. (2018); Tamta et al. (2021) | |||
| Fruit | Phenolic acids | Galloylquinic acid, 3-O-cafeoylquinic acid, 4-O-cafeoylquinic acid, 5-O-cafeoylquinic acid, procyanidin trimer (B-type), 4-O-feruloylquinic acid derivatives, methoxyl-epicatchin dimer, epicatchin-trimer (A-type), trihydroxy-octadecadienoic acid, trihydroxy octadecanoic acid, gallocatchin-O-hexoside, hydroxy-octadecatrienoic acid, xanthone derivatives, and 3-methyl epigallocatechin gallate | Shahinuzzaman et al. (2021) | ||
| Ethyl acetate | Stem | 12-Membered and benzoic acid lactones | (3R,4R)-4-Hydroxy-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin, 6-oxolasiodiplodin and ficusines A-C, (R)-(+)-lasiodiplodin, (+)-(R)-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin and (3R,6S)-6-hydroxylasiodiplodin | Shao et al. (2014) | |
| Aqueous |
Dried bark |
Furanocoumarins | Bergapten | Tiwari et al. (2017) | |
| Flavonoid | Myricetin and querecetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside | ||||
| Petroleum ether | Leaves | Triterpenoids | 3β-Acetoxyurs-12-ene, 3β-hydroxyurs-12-ene, 3β-hydroxyurs-12-en-27-oic acid, 3β-hydroxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid and 3α-acetoxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid | Wangkheirakpam et al. (2015) | |
| F. benghalensis | Methanolic |
Leaves |
Essential oils | α-Cadinol, germacrene D-4-ol, γ-cadinene, α-muurolene, β-caryophyllene epoxide, cyclosativene, cubenol, τ-cadinol, (E)-β-ionone, δ-cadinene, β-geranylacetone, toluene, γ-muurolene, ethylbenzene, α-copaene, α-phellandrene, linalool, β-caryophyllene, maaliene, n-nonanal, n-hexanal, β-cyclocitral, (E)-α-ionone and limonene | Adebayo et al. (2015) |
| Flavonoids | Naringenin, and quercetin | Rao et al. (2014) | |||
| Stem bark |
Triterpenoids |
Lanostadienylglucosyl cetoleate, bengalensisteroic acid ester, heneicosanyl oleate, α-amyrin acetate, and lupeol |
Naquvi et al. (2015) |
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| Terpenoid | 3, 7, 11, 15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (phytol) | Kanjikar and Londonkar (2020) | |||
| Aerial roots |
Flavones and coumarins | Bengalensinone, benganoic acid, apocarotenoid, alpinumisoflavone, 4-hydroxyacetophenone, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 4-hydroxymellein, and p-coumeric acid |
Riaz et al. (2012) |
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| Lupane triterpenoids | Stigmasterol, lupanyl acetate, and 3-acetoxy-9(11),12-ursandiene | ||||
| Ethanolic |
Aerial roots | Phenolics | Cyanidin 3-glucoside equivalent, cyanidin 3-glucoside, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, quercetin, naringenin, and kaempferol |
Afzal et al. (2020) |
|
| Fruits | Phenolics | Cyanidin 3-glucoside equivalent, cyanidin 3-glucoside, chlorogenic acid, and caffeic acid | |||
| Aerial parts |
Triterpenoids |
Lanosterol, lupeol, amyrin acetate, lupenyl acetate, friedelanol, cyclolaudenol, epifriedelanol, dihydrobrassicasterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol, ergosterol acetate, furostano, 4,22-stigmastadiene-3-one, 1-heptatriacotanol, and protodioscin |
Verma et al. (2015) |
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| Stigmasterol | Fegade Sachin and Siddaiah (2019) | ||||
| Stem bark | Flavonoids | 5,7-Dimethyl ether of leucopelargonidin 3-O-α-L rhamnoside and 5,3′-dimethyl ether of leucocyanidin 3-O-α-D galactosyl cellobioside, and quercetin | Daniel et al. (1998) | ||
| Fruits | Phenolic acid | Caffeic acid | Gopukumar and Praseetha (2015) | ||
| Aqueous- acetone | Stem bark | Anthocyanin | Pelargonidin | Kundap et al. (2017) | |
| Ethyl acetate | Leaves | Flavonoids | 5,6,7,3′,5′-Pentamethoxy-4′-prenyloxyflavone, rutin, quercetin and 3-acetyl ursa-14:15-en-16-one | Elgindi (2004) | |
| Chloroform |
Leaves | Phenolics | Cinnamic acid, gallic acid, theaflavin-3,3́-digallate, rutin, quercetin-3-galactoside, leucodelphinidin, gallocatechin, kaempferol, leucocydin and apigenin |
Almahy et al. (2003) | |
| Stem bark and leaves | Triterpenoids | Stigmasterol, friedelin, lupeol, β-amyrin, 3-friedelanol, betulinic acid, 20-traxasten-3-ol, taraxosterol, and β-sitosterol | Murugesu et al. (2021) | ||
| F. benjamina | 3% formic acid in 70% methanol/dH2O | Leaves and stem bark | Indole-type | Calycanthidine, akuammidine, ergoline, dasycarpidan, ibogamine, ajamalicine, and dasycarpidol | Novelli et al. (2014) |
| Indolyzidine-type | Obscurinervinediol, and crinamidine | ||||
| Isoquinoline-type | Columbamine, laudanosoline, methylcoridaldine, salsoline, reticuline, hydroxymorphine, and isoclaurine | ||||
| Quinolizidine-type | Sophocarpine, matridine, scoulerine, and lycocernuine | ||||
| Pyridine-type | Anabasine, nicodicodine, adenocarpine, and lutidine | ||||
| Carbazol-type | Neblinine, harmine, ellipticine, and aspidospermidin | ||||
| Pyrrolizidine-type | Indicine N-oxide, and retronecine | ||||
| Steroidal-type | Tomatidine and solasodine | ||||
| Quinoline-type | Cinchophen | ||||
| Pyrrolidine-type | Clemastine | ||||
| Tropane-type | p-Bromo atropine | ||||
| Acridine-type | Acridine derivative | ||||
| Petroleum ether | Leaves | Pentacyclic triterpenoids | Ursolic acid and lupeol | Singh et al. (2020) | |
| Ethyl acetate | Fruits | Isoflavonoids | 5,7,4′-Trihydroxy-6-(3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl)isoflavone, 5,7,2′,4′-tetrahydroxy-8-(3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl)isoflavone, 6-[(1R*,6R*)-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5,7,4′- trihydroxyisoflavone, 3,5,7-trihydroxy-4′-methoxycoumarano-chroman-4-one, 6-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4′-methoxycoumarano-chroman-4- one, 5,4′-dihydroxy- 2″-hydroxyisopropyldihydrofurano[4,5:7,8]-isoflavone, 5,4′-dihydroxy-2″-(-2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)dihydrofurano[4,5:7,8]- isoflavone, 5,4′-dihydroxy-2″-(-2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)dihydrofurano[4,5:6,7]- isoflavone, lespedezol E1, ficusin A, gancaonin N, lupiwighteone and erythrinin C | Dai et al. (2012); dos Anjos Cruz et al. (2022) | |
| Aqueous methanol (95%) | Root bark | Triterpenoids and ceramide | β-Amyrin acetate, β-amyrin, psoralen, betulinic acid, lupeol, platanic acid, β-sitosterol glucoside, and benjaminamide | Simo et al. (2008) | |
| F. carica | Ethanolic (70%) |
Leaves |
Isoflavones | Quercetin, luteolin, biochanin A, kaempferol, and rutin | Vaya and Mahmood (2006); Trifunschi et al. (2015) |
| Polyphenolics | 3-O-(Rhamnopyranosyl-glucopyranosyl)-7-O-(glucopyranosyl)-quercetin, 2-carboxyl-1, 4-naphthohydroquinone-4-O-glucopyranoside, luteolin 6-C-glucopyranoside, 8-C-arabinopyranoside, schaftoside, isoorientin, isoschaftoside, rutin, 2″-O-rhamnosylvitexin, isovitexin, isoquercetin, kaempferol-3- O-rutinoside |
Li et al. (2021b) | |||
| Ethanolic |
Root bark | Triterpenoids | α-Amyrin, β-sitosterol, and β-sitosterol-β-D-glucoside | Jain et al. (2007) | |
| Coumarins | Psoralen, bergapten, xanthotoxin, and 6-(2-methoxyvinyl)-7-methylcoumarin | ||||
| Fruits |
Prenylated isoflavone derivatives | Ficucaricones A–D | Liu et al. (2019) | ||
| Anthocyanin | Cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside | Solomon et al. (2006) | |||
| Leaves |
Isoflavonoids | Rutin, isoschaftoside, isoquercetin, chlorogenic acid, caffeoyl malic acid and rutin | Takahashi et al. (2017) | ||
| Phenolic acids and flavonoids | Chlorogenic acid, rutin, and psoralen | Teixeira et al. (2006) | |||
| Leaves, pulps, and peels | Phenolic acids and flavonoids | 3-O- and 5-O-Caffeoylquinic acids, ferulic acid, quercetin-3-O-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside, psoralen and bergapten | Oliveira et al. (2009) | ||
| Methanolic |
Leaves |
Triterpenoids | Bauerenol, lupeol acetate, methyl maslinate, calotropenyl acetate and oleanolic acid | Saeed and Sabir (2002) | |
| Furanocoumarin | Psoralen and bergapten | Takahashi et al. (2014); Li et al. (2021a) | |||
| Polyphenols and furanocoumarins | Caffeoyl malic acid, psoralic acid-glucoside, rutin, psoralen and bergapten | Yu et al. (2020); Ladhari et al. (2020) | |||
| Phenolics | Caffeoylmalic acid, psoralic acid-glucoside, rutin, psoralen and bergapten | Wang et al. (2017) | |||
| Fruits | Pentacyclic triterpenoids | Betulinic acid, and oleanolic acid | Wojdyło et al. (2016) | ||
| Methanol: water (80:20%) |
Leaves | Phenolics | Chlorogenic acid, caffeoylmalic acid, p-coumaroyl derivative, p-coumaroylquinic acid, p-coumaroylmalic acid, caffeic acid, isoschaftoside, schaftoside, rutin, psolaric acid glucoside, quercetin 3-O- glucoside, quercetin 3-O-malonylglucoside, kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, psolaren, and bergapten | Petruccelli et al. (2018) | |
| Water - methanol (40:60) |
Leaves |
Polyphenol |
Quercetin-3-glucoside, caftaric acid, quercetin-3, 7-diglucoside, and coumaroyl-hexose, kaempferol-3-O-sophorotrioside, cichoric acid and sinapic acid glucoside |
Nadeem and Zeb (2018) | |
| Ammonium sulphate-Ethanol | Leaves | Flavonoids | 3-O-(Rhamnopyranosyl-glucopyranosyl)-7-O-(glucopyrnosyl)-quercetin, 2-carboxyl-1,4-naphthohydroquinone-4-O-hexoside, luteolin 6-C-hexoside, 8-C-pentoside, kaempferol 6-C- hexoside −8-C-hexoside, quercetin 6-C-hexobioside, kaempferol 6-C- hexoside −8-C-hexoside, quercetin 3-O-hexobioside, apigenin 2″-O-pentoside, apigenin 6-C-hexoside, quercetin 3-O-hexoside, and kaempferol-3-O-hexobioside | Zhao et al. (2021) | |
| F. curtipes | Methanolic | Stem bark | Phenolics | 3-O-Caffeoylquinic acid, catechin, chlorogenic acid isomer, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, procyanidin type B, catechin/epicatechin derivative, epicatechin, vicenin-2, procyanidin type C, apigenin-7-O-hex-6/8-C-hex, apigenin-6-C-pt-8-C-hex, cinchonain type II, apigenin-6-C-hex-8-C-pent, cinchonain type I, vitexin, procyanidin type B, isovitexin, and aviculin | Andrade et al. (2019) |
| F. deltoidea | Methanolic |
Leaves |
Acyclic monoterpenes | 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one, myrcene, (Z)-β-ocimene, (E)-β-ocimene, cis-furanoid linalool oxide, trans-furanoid linalool oxide, linalool, cis-pyranoid linalool oxide, trans-pyranoid linalool oxide, hotrienol, perillene |
Grison-Pige et al. (2002a) |
| Cyclic monoterpenes | Limonene | ||||
| Fruits | Sesquiterpenes | Dendrolasine, α-cubebene, cyclosativene, Α-ylangene, α-copaene, β-bourbonene, 1,5-diepi-β-bourbonene, β-cubebene, β-elemene, α-gurjunene, α-cis-bergamotene, β-caryophyllene, α-santalene, selina-3–6-diene, α-trans-bergamotene, α-humulene, alloaromadendrene, aciphyllene, germacrene D, β-selinene, αd-selinene, α-selinene, bicyclogermacrene, α-muurolene, germacrene A, δ-amorphene, (E,E) α-farnesene, 2-epi-α-selinene, δ-cadinene, cadina-1,4-diene, germacrene B, and caryophyllene oxide | Grison-Pige et al. (2002b) | ||
| Ethanolic |
Leaves |
Flavonoids | Gallocatechin, epigallocatechin, catechin, (epi)afzelechin-(epi)catechin, (epi)afzelechin-(epi)afzelechin, (epi)catechin, epicatechin, lucenin-2, vicenin-2, luteolin-6-C-hexosyl-8-C-pentoside, luteolin-6-C-glucosyl-8-C-arabinoside, isoschaftoside, luteolin-6-C-arabinosyl-8-C-glucoside, schaftoside, orientin, apigenin-6-C-pentosyl-8-C-glucoside, vitexin, apigenin-6-C-glucosyl-8-C-pentoside, apigenin-6,8-C-dipentoside isomer, isovitexin, 4-p-coumarolyquinic acid, rutin, quercetin, and naringenin | Ong et al. (2011); Omar et al. (2011); Choo et al. (2012) | |
| Triterpenoid | Lupeol | Suryati et al. (2011) | |||
| Aqueous | Leaves and fruits | Flavonoids | Epicatechin, rutin, quercetin 5,4′-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, myricetin and naringenin | Dzolin et al. (2015) | |
| Ethyl acetate |
Leaves |
Alkaloids | 1,1′-(1,1-Ethenediyl) bis(3- methylpiperazine), and nigeglanine |
Triadisti et al. (2021) |
|
| Terpenoid | 1,1,2,3,3-Pentamethylindane | ||||
| F. elastica | n-Hexane | Leaves | Phenolics | Macluraxanthone, rutin, chlorogenic acid, and psoralen | Teixeira et al. (2009) |
| Dichloromethane | Leaves | Triterpenoids | Campesterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, α-amyrin, and friedelin | El-Hawary et al. (2012) | |
| Ethanolic (70%) | Leaves | Flavonoids | Quercitrin, morin, myricitrin, and eleutheroside B | Ginting et al. (2020) | |
| Ethanolic | Leaves | Pentacyclic triterpenoids | 1-O-Caffaeoyl-D-mannitol, moretenone, glutinol, moretenol, lupeol, β-sitosterol, sakuranin, and kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside | EI-Domiaty et al. (2002) | |
| Methanolic | Aerial root bark | Ceramide, cerebroside and triterpenoid saponin | Ficusamide, ficusoside and elasticoside | Mbosso et al. (2012) | |
| F. erecta | Aqueous ethanol (50:50%) | Leaves and branches | Flavonoids | Chlorogenic acid, rutin, and keampferol-3-O-rutinoside | Sohn et al. (2021) |
| Ethanolic (70%) |
Branches |
Organic acids | p-Hydroxybenzoic acid, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, vanillic acid, methyl vanillate, syringic acid, and ethyl linoleate |
Park et al. (2012) |
|
| Triterpenoids | β-Sitosterol, and α-amyrin acetate | ||||
| F. exasperata | Methanolic | Leaves | Isoflavone glycosides | Quercetin-3,7-di-hexoside, quercetin-3-(6-rhamnoside) glucoside, quercetin-3-glucoside, kaempferol-3–92- rhamnoside)hexoside, quercetin-3-(6-malonyl)hexoside, quercetin-3-hexoside-7-ketorhamnoside, kaempferol-3 hexoside, apigenin-7-(6-rhamnoside)hexoside, luteolin 6,8-di-C-hexoside, apigenin-6-C-pentoside-8-C-hexoside pigenin-6-C-hexoside-8-C-pentoside, apigenin-6-C rhamnoside-8-C-hexoside, apigenin-6-C-pentoside-8-C- (3/4-ketorhamnoside) hexoside, apigenin-8-C-glucoside, luteolin-8-C-(3/4-ketorhamnoside)hexoside, apigenin 7-O-ketorhamnoside-8-C-hexoside, and apigenin-8-C-(3/4 ketorhamnoside) hexoside | Mouho et al. (2018) |
| Ethanolic | Leaves | Phenolics | Quercitrin, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid | Oboh et al. (2014) | |
| Aqueous- ethanol (50:50%) | Leaves | Isoflavone glycosides | Apigenin C-8 glucoside, isoquercitrin-6-O-4-hydroxybenzoate and quercetin-3-O-β-rhamnoside | Taiwo and Igbeneghu (2014) | |
| F. fistulosa | CH2Cl2/MeOH | Leaves | Bis-benzopyrroloisoquinoline and chlorinated phenanthroindolizidine enantiomers |
(±)-Tengerensine, (+)-Tengechlorenine, (±)-fistulosine, (+)-antofine, and (−)-seco-antofine | Al-Khdhairawi et al. (2017); Putra et al. (2020) |
| Methanolic | Stem bark | Triterpenoids | 3β-Acetyl ursa-14:15-en-16-one, lanosterol-11-one acetate, 3β-acetyl-22,23,24,25,26,27-hexanordamaran-20-one, 24-methylenecycloartenol, sorghumol (isoarborinol), 11α,12α-oxidotaraxeryl acetate, and ursa-9(11):12-dien-3β-ol acetate | Tuyen et al. (1998) | |
| Ethanolic |
Stem bark |
Benzopyrroloisoquinoline alkaloids | Fistulosine |
Subramaniam et al. (2009) |
|
| Phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids | (−)-13aα-Antofine, (−)-14β-hydroxyantofine and (−)-13aα-secoantofine | ||||
| Stem bark and leaves |
Septicine-type alkaloids | Fistulopsines A and B |
Yap et al. (2016) |
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| Phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids | (+)-Septicine, (+)-tylophorine, (+)-tylocrebrine, (–)-3,6-didemethylisotylocrebrine and (+) -(6S,9S)-vomifoliol | ||||
| F. geniculata | Methanolic | Pulps and peels | Phenolics | 3-O- and 5-O-Caffeoylquinic acids, ferulic acid, psoralen, and bergapten | Gupta et al. (2017) |
| F. hirta | Methanolic | Fruits | Flavonoids | Naringenin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, pinocembrin-7-O-β-D- glucoside, eriodictyol-7-O-β-D-glucoside, luteolin, apigenin, eriodictyol-7-O-β-D-glucoside, methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid, 2-methyl-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylate, dihydrophaseic acid, vomifoliol, dehydrovomifoliol, pubinernoid A, 2-phenylethyl-O-β D-glucoside, 1-O-trans-cinnamoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, 4-O-benzoyl-quinic acid, 3-O-benzoyl-quinic acid, benzyl-β-D-glucopyranoside, (2S) 2-O-benzoyl-butanedioic acid-4-methyl ester, pinocembrin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, naringenin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, eriodictyol-7-O-β-D-glucoside, luteolin, apigenin, and umbelliferone | Wan et al. (2017); Chen et al. (2020) |
| Methanolic (80%) | Roots | Phenolics | Luteolin, apigenin, psoralen, and bergapten | Yi et al. (2013) | |
| Ethyl acetate | Roots | Phenylpropanoids | (1′S)-Methoxy-4-(1-propionyloxy-5-methoxycarboxyl-pentyloxy)- (E)-formylvinyl, (8R)-4,5′-dihydroxy-8-hydroxymehtyl-3′-methoxydeoxybenzoin, (2′S)-3-[2,3-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-5- benzofuranyl] methyl propionate, 3-[6-(5-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl) benzofuranyl] methyl propionate, methylcnidioside A, (E)-3-[5-(6-hydroxy) benzofuranyl] propenoic acid, ficuscarpanoside A, syringaresinol, (7R,8S)-ficusal, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid, 1′-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (2R,3S)-3-hydroxynodakenetin, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, syringic acid, and ficuglucoside |
Cheng et al. (2017a) | |
| Ethyl acetate and n-butanol | Roots | Furanocoumarin glycoside | 5-O-[β-D-Apiofuranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]- bergaptol |
Dai et al. (2018) |
|
| Phenolics | Bergapten, umbelliferone, 6-carboxy-umbelliferone, 6,7-furano-hydrocoumaric acid methyl ester, picraquassioside A, and rutin | ||||
| Ethanolic |
Roots |
Triterpenoids | Stigmasterol, 22,23-dihydro-stigmasterol, α-amyrin, and β-sitosterol | Li et al. (2006) | |
| Phenolics |
Psoralene, 3β-hydroxy-stigmast-5-en-7-one, 5-hydroxy-4′, 6, 7, 8-tetramethoxy flavone, 4′, 5, 6, 7, 8-pentamethoxy flavone, 4′, 5, 7-trihydroxy-flavone, 3β-acetoxy-β-amyrin, 3β-acetoxy-α-amyrin and hesperidin | ||||
| Epicatechin, chlorogenic acid, (-) (2R,3R)epiafzelechin, psoralenoside, methoxypsoralenoside, hydrasine, 4,5-dihydrogenpsoralenoside, pelargonidin 7-glucoside, aloin A, isoliquiritigenin, vitexin, picraquassioside A, isoeugenitol, kaempferol, psoralen, (±)-naringenin, apigenin, bergapten, resveratrol, pinolenic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester-2-propenoic acid, n-hexadecanoic acid, ethyl iso-allocholate, bergapten, and 2-methyl-Z, Z-3,13-octadecadienol | Tang et al. (2020) | ||||
| Lignan | Undescribed lignan | Ye et al. (2021) | |||
| Leaves |
Ursane triterpenoids | α-Amyrin acetate, 3β-acetoxy-11α-hydroxy- 12-ursenes, and 1β,3β,11α-trihydroxy-urs-12-enyl-3-stearate | Thien et al. (2021) | ||
| Phenolics | p-Coumaric acid and isovitexin | Dai et al. (2020) | |||
| Ethanolic (95%) |
Roots | Phenolics | Cyclomorusin, 3-O-[(6-O-E-sinapoyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,5,4′-trihydroxy-6,7,3′-trimethoxyflavone, quercetin, tricin, acacetin, luteolin, apigenin, (E)-suberenol, meranzin hydrate, methyl eugenol(11),3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, methyl chlorogenate, and emodin | Zheng et al. (2013) | |
| Fruits | Isoflavonoids | 1-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid, methyl 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylate, vomifoliol, dehydrovomifoliol, icariside B2, dihydrophaseic acid, pubinernoid A, pinocembrin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, naringenin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, eriodictyol-7-O-β-D-glucoside, and 1-phenylpropane-1,2-diol | Wan et al. (2017) | ||
| Ethanolic (60%) | Roots | Phenolic glycosides | Ficusides A-G, 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-1-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl (1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside, khaephuoside A, 2-methoxyphenol-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside, methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate 2-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 2)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, markhamioside F, benzyl-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl 1-O-β-apiofuranosyl (1′'→6′)-β-glucopyranoside, di-O-methylcrenatin, 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside, phenyl β-D-glucopyranoside, 2,4,6-trimethoxy-1-O-β-D-glycoside, 2,6-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenol-1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, uralenneoside, glucosyringic acid, 4-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzoic acid and vanillic acid 4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, (1′R)-1′-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl) propan-1′-ol 4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzaldehyde, 4-(3′-hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphnol-3′-O-β-D-glucoside, and gentisic acid 5-O-β-D-xyloside | Ye et al. (2020) | |
| Ethanolic (75%) | Roots | Phenolics | (Z)-3-[5-(6-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl) benzofuranyl] methyl propenoate, (Z)-3-[5-(6-methoxy) benzofuranyl] propenoic acid, (10S)-6-(2ʹ-hydroxy-10-O-β-D-glucopyranoside)-7-hydroxycoumarin, (2S)-1-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-2-O-(2-methoxy-4- phenylaldehyde) propane-3-ol, psoralen, umbelliferon, 7-(2ʹ,3ʹ-dihydroxy-3́-methylbutoxy)-coumarin, nodakenetin, (1R, 2R, 5R, 6S)-6-(4-hydroxy-3, 5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3, 7-dioxabicyclo [3, 3, 0] octan-2-ol, (+)-(7R, 8R)-4-hydroxy-3,3ʹ,5ʹ-trimethoxy-8ʹ,9ʹ-dinor-8,4ʹ-oxyneoligna-7,9-diol-7ʹ-aldehyde, (-)-(7S,8R)-4-hydroxy-3,3ʹ,5ʹ-trimethoxy-8ʹ,9ʹ-dinor-8,4ʹ-oxyneo-ligna-7,9-diol-7ʹ-aldehyde, (1R, 2R, 5R, 6S)-6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,7-dioxabicyclo [3,3,0] octan-2-ol, (-)-pinoresinol, 2-[4-(3-hydroxy propyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy] propane-1, 3-diol, vanillin, 3ʹ-hydroxy-4ʹ-metoxy-trans- cinnamaldehyde, vanillin acid, β-hydroxypropiovanillone, 7-O-ethylguaiacylglycerol, evofolin-B, (E)-3-[5-(6-methoxy) benzofuranyl] propenoic acid, (E)-isopsoralic acid 1 → 6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, (Z)-isopsoralic acid1 → 6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, phenyl β-D-glucopyranoside, 2, 3-dihydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-propan-1-one, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,4,5-trimethoxy phenoltetraacetyl-β-D- glucopyranoside, and 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene |
Cheng et al. (2017b) | |
| n-Hexane | Leaves | Oleanane triterpenoids |
3β-Hydroxy-11-oxo-olean-12-enyl-3-stearate, taraxerol, 3β-acetoxy-11α-methoxy-12-ursene and 3β-acetoxy-11α-hydroxy-12-ursene | Thien et al. (2019) | |
| F. hispida | Ethanolic |
Stem bark and leaves |
Unusual 8,4′-oxyneolignan-alkaloid | Hispidacine |
Yap et al. (2015) |
| Phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids | Hispiloscine and (+)-deoxypergularinine | ||||
| Twigs and leaves | Amine alkaloids with a rhamnosyl moiety | Ficuhismines A–D, ficushispimine C, magnosprengerine, and ficushispimine A | Jia et al. (2020) | ||
| Twigs |
Pyrrolidine alkaloids | Ficushispimine A and ficushispimine B |
Shi et al. (2016) |
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| Pyrrolidine alkaloids | Ficushispimine A and ficushispimine B | ||||
| ω-(Dimethylamino)caprophenone alkaloid | Ficushispimine C | ||||
| Indolizidine alkaloid | Ficushispidine | ||||
| Isoflavones | Isoderrone, 3′-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)biochanin A, myrsininone A, ficusin A, and 4′,5,7-trihydroxy-6-[(1R*,6R*)-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-yl]isoflavone | ||||
| Chloroform |
Leaves and twigs |
Phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid | O-Methyltylophorinidine | Peraza-Sánchez et al. (2002) | |
| Norisoprenoid | Ficustriol | ||||
| Hexane |
Fruits |
Isoflavonoids | Isowigtheone hydrate, 3′-Formyl-5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyisoflavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxy-3′-(3-methyl-2-hydroxybuten-3-yl) isoflavone, and alpinumisoflavone | Zhang et al. (2018) | |
| Coumarin | 7-Hydroxycoumarin, 7-hydroxy-6-[2-(R)-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-3-enyl] coumarin, psoralen, and (–)-marmesin | ||||
| Phenolics | Chlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid methyl ester, chlorogenine glycoside, protocatechuic acid, gallic acid, benzyl β-D-glucopyranoside, 2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy phenyl) ethyl β-D-glucopyranoside | ||||
| Indole alkaloid | Murrayaculatine | ||||
| Triterpenoids | Betulinic acid, and sitosterol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside | ||||
| Methanolic | Fruits | Isoflavone | 5,7-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxy-3′-(3-methyl-2-hydroxybuten-3-yl) isoflavone | Cheng et al. (2021) | |
| F. lacor | Ethanolic | Aerial roots |
Triterpenoids | β-Sitosterol, lupeol, α-amyrin, β-amyrin, stigmasterol, and campesterol | Sindhu and Arora (2013a, b); Ghimire et al. (2020) |
| Phenolics | Scutellarein glucoside, scutellarein, infectorin, sorbifolin, bergaptol, and bergapten | ||||
| F. lyrata (Syn. F. pandurata Sand) | Methanolic | Leaves | Flavonoids | (Epi)-catechin digalloyl rhamnoside, (epi)afzelechin-(epi) gallocatechin, epicatechin, (epi)afzelechin-(epi)catechin, (epi)afzelechin(epi)afzelechin-epigallocatechin, benzyl rutinoside, lucenin-2, vicenin-2, rutin, orientin, 3-O-p-coumaroyl epigallocatechin, isoquercetin, luteolin, quercetin, apigenin, and ficuisoflavone | Farag et al. (2014) |
| F. microcarpa | Ethanolic |
Leaves | Triterpenoids | 29(20 → 19)Abeolupane-3,20-dione, 19,20-secoursane-3,19,20-trione, (3β)-3-hydroxy-29(20 → 19)abeolupan-20-one, lupenone, and α-amyrone | Hsiung and You (2004) |
| Aerial roots |
Triterpenoids |
3β-Acetoxy-11α-hydroxy-11(12 → 13)abeooleanan-12-al, 3β-hydroxy-20-oxo-29(20 → 19)abeolupane, and 29,30-dinor-3β-acetoxy-18,19-dioxo-18,19-secolupane | Chiang and Kuo (2002) | ||
| 3β-Acetoxy-12,19-dioxo-13(18)-oleanene, 3β-acetoxy-19(29)-taraxasten-20α-ol, 3β-acetoxy-21α,22α-epoxytaraxastan-20α-ol, 3,22-dioxo-20-taraxastene, 3β-acetoxy-11α,12α-epoxy-16-oxo-14-taraxerene, 3β-acetoxy-25-methoxylanosta-8,23-diene, 3β-acetoxy-11α,12α-epoxy-14-taraxerene, 3β-acetoxy-25-hydroxylanosta-8,23-diene, oleanonic acid, acetylbetulinic acid, betulonic acid, acetylursolic acid, ursonic acid, ursolic acid, and 3-oxofriedelan-28-oic acid | Chiang et al. (2005) | ||||
| Peroxy triterpenoids | 3β-Acetoxy-12β,13β-epoxy-11α-hydroperoxyursane, 3β-acetoxy-11α-hydroperoxy-13αH-ursan-12-one, 3β-acetoxy-1β,11α-epidioxy-12-ursene, (20S)-3β-acetoxylupan-29-oic acid, (20S)-3β-acetoxy-20-hydroperoxy-30-norlupane, and 3β-acetoxy-18α-hydroperoxy-12-oleanen-11-one, and 3β-acetoxy-12-oleanen-11-one | Chiang and Kuo (2001) | |||
| Methanolic | Syconia | Terpenes | α-Cubebene, 1,2,4-metheno-1H-indene, 3,7-dimethyl-1,3,6-octatriene, (E,E)-2,4-hexadiene, caryophyllene, copaene, and D-limonene | Zhang et al. (2017) | |
| Stem bark | Phenolics | Protocatechuic acid, chlorogenic acid, methyl chlorogenate, catechin, epicatechin, procyanidin B1, and procyanidin B3 | Ao et al. (2010) | ||
| F. mollis | Methanolic | Stem | Monoterpenes | Sulfurous acid, octadecyl 2-propyl ester, tetratetracontane, hexatriacontyl pentafluoropropionate, octatriacontyl pentafluoropropionate, octacosyl trifluoroacetate, hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester, heptacosanoic acid, and 25-methyl-, methyl ester | Priya and Abinaya (2018) |
| F. palmata | Methanolic | Fruit | Phenolics | Rutin, isoquercitin, quercitin, kaempferol, luteolin, and cinnamic acid | Sharma et al. (2021) |
| F. pumila | Chloroform | Stem | Flavonoid glycosides | Astragalin, isoquercitrin, apigenin 6-C-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside, kaempferol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl- (1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranoside and kaempferol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-D-galactopyranoside, rutin and isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside, apigenin, taxifolin, tricetin, luteolin, hesperitin, and chrysin |
Pistelli et al. (2000) |
| n-Hexane | Stem | Triterpenoids | β-Sitosterol, α-amyrin, taraxasterol and 11α-hydroxy-β-amyrin | ||
| Chloroform | Leaves | Furanocoumarin derivatives | Bergapten and oxypeucedanin hydrate | Juan et al. (1997) | |
| Aqueous Pb(OAc)2 solution | Leaves | Triterpenoids | Neohopane | Ragasa et al. (1999) | |
| Ethanolic |
Leaves |
Norisoprenoids | 3,9-Dihydroxy dihydro actinidiolide, 3α-hydroxy-5,6-epoxy-7-megastimen-9-one, dehydrovomifoliol, 3,9-dihydroxy-5,7-megastigmadien-4-one, 9,10-dihydrox-y-4,7-megastigmadien-3-one, 8,9-dihydro-8,9-dihydroxymegastigmatrienone, (6R,9S)-3- oxo-α-ionol, blumenol A, (E)-3-oxo-retro-α-ionol, (6R,9R)-3-oxo-α-ionol-β-d-glucopyranoside, roseoside, and (E)-4-[3′-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)butylidene]-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-l-one | Bai et al. (2019) | |
| Benzofuran derivative | Pumiloside |
Trinh et al. (2018) |
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| Flavonoid glycosides | Afzelin, astragalin, quercitrin, isoquercitrin, kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside, rutin and kaempferol 3-O-sophoroside | ||||
| Flavonoids and phenolic acids | Rutin, kaempferol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, isoquercitrin, quercitrin, dihydrokaempferol 5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, dihydro-kaempferol 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, maesopsin 6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, secoisolariciresinol 9-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, chlorogenic acid, protocatechuic acid, caffeic acid, 5-O-caffeoyl quinic acid methyl ester(12), p-hytroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, and 5-O-caffeoyl quinic acid butyl ester | Wei et al. (2014) | |||
| Ethyl acetate |
Roots | Dinorsesquiterpenoids | (6S,9R)-Vomifoliol and (6S)-dehydrovomifoliol | Nguyen and Nguyen (2021) | |
| Stems and roots | Sesquiterpenoids | Phaseic acid, and methyl (2α,3β)-2,3-dihydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oate | |||
| Aqueous- ethanol (50:50) | Leaves | Flavonoid glycosides | Rutin, apigenin 6-neohesperidose, kaempferol 3-robinobioside and kaempferol 3-rutinoside | Leong et al. (2008) | |
| Methanolic |
Fresh fruits |
Acetylated dammarane- triterpenoids | 3β-Acetoxy-22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27-hexanordammaran-20-one, 3β-acetoxy-20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27-octanordammaran-17β-ol, 3β-acetoxy-(20R, 22E, 24RS)-20, 24-dimethoxydammaran-22-en-25-ol and 3β-acetoxy-(20S, 22E, 24RS)-20, 24-dimethoxydammaran-22-en-25-ol |
Kitajima et al. (1999, 2000) |
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| Sesquiterpenoid glucosides | Pumilasides A, B and C | ||||
| F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) | Ethanolic |
Stem bark |
Flavonoids | Kaempherol, Quercetin, Naringenin, and Baicalein | Keshari et al. (2016) |
| Triterpenoid | Lupeol | Joshi et al. (2016) | |||
| Anthocyanins | Gluanol acetate, leucocyanidin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranc oside, leucopelargonidin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, leucopelargonidin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, ceryl behenate | Joy et al. (2001) | |||
| Triterpenoids | Lupeol acetate, and α-amyrin acetate, lupeol, friedelin, behenate, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, β-sitosterol-D-glucoside, bergenin, racemosic acid, friedelin β-sitosterol, β-amyrin, and lupeol acetate | Nguyen et al. (2001); Malairajan et al. (2006); Veerapur et al. (2007) | |||
| Fruits | Triterpenoids | β-Sitosterol, gluanol acetate, hentriacontane, tiglic acid, taraxasterol, lupeol acetate, and α-amyrin acetate | Singhal and Saharia (1980);Narender et al. (2009) | ||
| Methanolic |
Stem bark | Tetracyclic triterpenoids | Gluanol acetate |
Rahuman et al. (2008) | |
| Leaves | Tetraterpenoids | Tetra triterpene, glauanolacetate, and racemosic acid |
Patil et al. (2010) | ||
|
n-Hexane |
Stem bark | Triterpenoids | Lupeol, lupeol acetate, and β-sitosterol | Bopage et al. (2018) | |
| Root | Triterpenoids | Cycloartenol, euphorbol, taraxerone, and tinyatoxin |
Varma et al. (2009) | ||
| Latex | Triterpenoids | α-Amyrin, β-sitosterol, cycloartenol, cycloeuphordenol, 4-deoxyphorbol and its esters, euphorbinol, isoeuphorbol, taraxerol, tinyatoxin, and trimethylellagic acid |
Paarakh (2009) | ||
| F. religiosa | Methanolic |
Stem bark |
Naphthyl substituted phytosterol | β-Sitosteryl naphthadiolyl linoleinate | Ali et al. (2017, 2020) |
| Lanostane type-triterpenic | Lanostanoic acid oleate | ||||
| Naphthyl esters | Lanostanoic acid linolenate, Lanostanoic acid and naphthadiolyl linoleiate |
Ali et al. (2014) |
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| Steroids | β-Sitosterol glucoside and β-sitosteryl oleate | ||||
| Leaves |
Phenolics | Eugenol, and tannic acid | Poudel et al. (2015); Rathod et al. (2018) | ||
| Monoterpenes | Phytol, linalool, α-cadinol, α-eudesmol, β-eudesmol, epi-α-cadinol, γ-eudesmol, and epi-γ-eudesmol | ||||
| Triterpenoids | Lupeol α-amyrin, campestrol, and stigmasterol | Murugesu et al. (2021) | |||
| Ethanolic |
Stem bark |
Phenolics | Leucopelargonidin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, leucopelargonidin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, leucoanthocyanidin, leucoanthocyanin, bergapten, and bergaptol | Sirisha et al. (2010); Wilson et al. (2016) | |
| Triterpenoids and their derivatives | Lanosterol, lupen-3-one, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol-D-glucoside, lupeol acetate, and α-amyrin acetate | ||||
| Stem | Phenolics | 2,6-Dimethoxyphenol, n-hexadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid, 4H-pyran-4-one,2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl, and 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) |
Manorenjitha et al. (2013) |
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| n-Hexane | Stem | Triterpenoids | Stigmasterol, lanosta-8,24-dien-3-ol, acetate(3β), and ergost-5-en-3-ol(3β) | ||
| Ethanolic |
Roots |
Phenolics | Ceryl behenate, leucocyanidin-3-O-β-D-glucopyrancoside, leucopelargonidin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, leucoanthocyanidin, and leucoanthocyanin |
Goyal (2014) |
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| Triterpenoids | Lupeol acetate, α-amyrin acetate, lupeol, and β-sitosterol | ||||
| Fruits |
Monoterpenes | β-Caryophyllene, α-terpinene, dendrolasine, α-trans bergamotene, (e)-β-ocimene, α-pinene, limonene, dendrolasine, α-ylangene, α- thujene, α-copaene, β-bourbonene, aromadendrene, δ-cadinene, α-humulene, β-pinene, alloaromadendrene, germacrene, γ-cadinene, bicyclogermacrene [undecane, tridecane, and tetradecane |
Rathee et al. (2015); Verma and Gupta (2015) |
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| Triterpenoids | Stigmasterol and lupeol | ||||
| F. retusa | Ethanolic (96%) | Aerial parts |
Polyphenolic | retusaphenol [2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-1,3-phenylene-bis- (4-hydroxy-benzoate)], (+)-retusa afzelechin [afzelechin - (4α → 8) - afzelechin - (4α → 8) - afzelechin], luteolin, (+) - afzelechin, (+)-catechin, and vitexin | Sarg et al. (2011) |
| Triterpenoids | β-Sitosterol acetate, β-amyrin acetate, moretenone, friedelenol, β-amyrin and β-sitosterol | ||||
| F. sarmentosa | Methanolic |
Stem and leaves |
Flavonoids |
Eriodictyol, homoeriodictyol, dihydroquercetin, luteolin, quercetin, dihydroquercetin, kaempferol, dihydrokaempferol, naringenin, luteolin, apigenin, chrysoeriol, and 3′,5′,5,7-tetrahydroxylfavanone | Wang et al. (2010a, b) |
| 7-Hydroxycoumarin, apigenin, eriodictyol, and quercetin | Wang et al. (2016) | ||||
| F. semicordata | Ethanol (70%): acetic acid: formalin (90:5:5%) | Leaves and fruits | Aflatoxins | Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, and aflatoxin G2 | Gupta and Acharya (2019) |
| Ethanolic |
Leaves | Phenolics | Gallic acid and quercetin | Kaur et al. (2017) | |
| Stem | Phenolics | Gallocatechin, epigallocatechin, catechin, rutin, quercetin, quercetrin, (+)-catechins, quercetin and quercitrin | Nguyen (2002); Gupta et al. (2019); Al-Snafi (2020) | ||
| Methanolic |
Fruits |
Monoterpenes | α-Thujene, α-Pinene, sabinene, β-pinene, β-myrcene, limonene,1,8-cineole, (Z)-β-ocimene, (E)-β-ocimene,γ-terpinene, terpinolene, linalool, and perillene |
Chen et al. (2009) |
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| Sesquiterpenes | Ylangene, α-copaene, β-panasinsene, β-cubebene, β-elemene, α-gurjunene, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, alloaromadendrene, γ-muurolene, germacrene D, β-Selinene, α-selinene, α-muurolene, (E,E)-α-farnesene, and δ-cadinene | ||||
| F. tikoua | Ethanolic (95%) |
Whole plant |
Isoprenylated flavonoids | Ficustikousins A and B, derrone, alpinumisoflavone, (S)- 5,7,3′,4′-tetrahydroxy-2′-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)flavanone, (S)-paratocarpin K, 3′-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)biochanin A, and genistein |
Wu et al. (2015) |
| Coumarin | Bergapten | ||||
| Benzofuran glucoside | 6-Carboxyethyl-5-hydroxybenzofuran 5-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, and 6-carboxyethyl-7-methoxyl-5-hydroxy-benzofuran 5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside | Wei et al. (2011b) | |||
| Rhizome | Isoflavonoids | Ficusin C, 6-[(1R*,6R*)-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5,7,4′- trihydroxyisoflavone, ficusin A, alpinumisoflavone, 4′-O-methylalpinumisoflavone, and quercetin | Fu et al. (2018) | ||
| Methanolic |
Stem |
Pyranoisoflavone | 5,3′,4′-trihydroxy-2″,2″-dimethylpyrano (5″,6″:7,8) isoflavone |
Wei et al. (2012) |
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| Isoflavones | Wighteone and lupiwighteone | ||||
| Isoflavanone | Ficustikounone A | Zhou et al. (2018) | |||
| Ethanolic (90%) | Stem | Phenolic glycosides | 2-Ethylene-3,5,6-trimethyl-4-phenol-1-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3-methoxy-4-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranosylpropiophenone, 3-hydroxy-1-(4-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one, 4-hydroxy-3,5-bis(3′-methyl-2-butenyl)benzoic acid-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol-1-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol-1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3-methoxy-4-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranosylpropiophenone, baihuaqianhuoside, 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and 2-methoxy-4-allylphenyl-1-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranoside | Jiang et al. (2013) |
3.3 Pharmacological attributes
Indian Ficus species possess analgesic (Marasini et al., 2020), antioxidative (Etratkhah et al., 2019), antidiabetic (Anjum and Tripathi, 2019b), anti-inflammatory (Sabi et al., 2022), antiarthritic (Mathavi and Nethaj, 2019), anti-stress (Murugesu et al., 2021), anticancer (Jain and Jegan, 2019), hepatoprotective (El-hawary et al., 2019), neuroprotective (Hassan et al., 2020), antimicrobial (Raja et al., 2021), radioprotective (Vinutha et al., 2015), and wound healing (Ansari et al., 2021) properties. The summary and related mechanisms of various pharmacological activities are presented in Table 3 and Fig. 4.
| Pharmacological activity | Plant species | Used plant parts | Tested extract/ compound | Tested concentration/dose | Tested model/mode of administration | Study outcomes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analgesic activity |
F. benghalensis |
Stem bark |
Aqueous | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Swiss albino mice/ tail-flick and formalin-induced pain assay/i.p. | Tail-flick model - extract (P < 0.001) increased mean tail-flick latency when compared to the control group/formalin-induced pain – extract significantly reduced pain response when compared with control group animals (P < 0.001) | Rajdev et al. (2018) |
| Methanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Swiss albino mice/ acetic acid-induced writhing/i.p. | Extract prevented acetic acid induced writhing movements significantly in mice (P < 0.01) when compared to control | Thakare et al. (2010) | |||
| Leaves | Methanol | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Swiss albino Wistar rats/ acetic acid-induced writhing and hot plate assays/i.p. | Extract showed maximum inhibition to writhing responses (43%) when compared to aspirin (20 mg/kg; P < 0.05)/maximum nociception inhibition of stimulus displayed by extract at 15 min (P < 0.05) in hot plate model | Mahajan et al. (2012) | ||
| F. carica | Fruits | Aqueous (boiled) | 2000 mg/kg b.w./i.p. | Wistar male rats/ formalin-induced paw licking/i.p. | Extract showed no significant difference between control and extract treated animals (P > 0.05) | Mirghazanfari et al. (2019) | |
|
F. deltoidea |
Leaves | Aqueous | 100 mg/kg b.w./i.p. | Male ICR mice/acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing, formalin-induced pain, and hot plate assays/i.p. | Extract produced significant antinociceptive effect in tested assays when compared with control (P < 0.001) | Sulaiman et al. (2008) | |
| Leaves and roots | Aqueous | 200 mg/kg b.w./i.p. | Male ICR mice/ acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing (i.p.)/formalin (s.c.)-induced pain and hot plate assays | Extract produced significant antinociceptive effect in acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing (P < 0.001 compared to control)/extract showed significant inhibition in the early phase of the formalin-induced pain assay (P < 0.001 compared to control)/increased latency time significantly in the hot plate assay (P < 0.0001) | Salihan et al. (2015) | ||
| F. elastica | Stem bark | Methanol (98%) | 10 mg/kg b.w./i.p. | Wistar albino rats/ acetic acid-induced writhing/i.p. | The inhibitory effect of extract on squirming count was significant (P < 0.05; compared to control) | Aziba and Sokan (2009) | |
| F. exasperata | Leaves | Methanol | 250 mg/kg b.w./i.p. | Swiss albino mice/ acetic acid-induced writhing/i.p. | Extract reduced the numbers of writhes (36.87%) when compared with control (69.7%; P < 0.001) | Zubair et al. (2014) | |
| F. pumila | Stem and leaves | Methanol | 1 g/kg b.w./p.o. | Male ICR mice/acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin-induced paw licking/i.p. | Extract significantly decreased writhing responses in the acetic acid assay (P < 0.01) and licking time in the formalin-induced pain (P < 0.001) | Liao et al. (2012) | |
| F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) | Leaves | Ethanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./i.p. | Male Swiss albino mice/ acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin-induced paw licking/i.p. | Extract displayed significant activity (P < 0.01) in acetic-induced writhing/extract showed significant reduction in paw biting and licking response (P < 0.01) | Ghawate et al. (2012) | |
|
F. religiosa |
Leaves | Methanol | 40 mg/kg b.w./p.o | Wistar albino rats/ tail flick latency period/ acetic acid- induced writhing in mice/i.p. | Extract found more effective (P < 0.01) in preventing acetic acid induced writhing and in increasing latency period in tail flick method (P < 0.01) | Gulecha et al. (2011) | |
| Leaves and bark | Ethanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Swiss albino mice/ Eddy’s hot plate and acetic acid-induced writhing/p.o. | Hot plate – both extracts increased latency time 70.81% (8.54 min) and 70.78% (8.53 min), respectively (P < 0.05)/ both extracts inhibited the number of writhings induced by acetic acid (P < 0.05) | Marasini et al. (2020) | ||
| Anti-inflammatory activity | F. benghalensis | Stem bark |
Ethanol |
600 mg/kg/day/b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema and cotton pellet granuloma models/i.p. | Extract showed significant inhibition (69.04%; P < 0.05) after 3 h on carrageenan-induced paw edema/extract displayed significant (39.03%; P < 0.05) inhibition after 3 h on cotton pellet granuloma model | Patil and Patil (2010) |
| 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Sprague Dawley rats/ carrageenan-induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract (69.86%) showed significant (P < 0.0001) inhibition at 3 h on the carrageenan-induced inflammation | Wanjari et al. (2011) | ||||
| Methanol |
400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 6 h | Wistar albino rats/carrageenan-induced paw edema/s.c. | Extract (3.8 ± 0.1 mL) and diclofenac sodium (2.9 ± 0.1 mL) elicited significant inhibition of edema formation at 3 h (P < 0.01) | Thakare et al. (2010) | |||
| 300 mg/kg b.w./i.p. in case of FCA-induced edema arthritis, formalin –induced arthritis while p.o. in case of agar- induced | Swiss albino rats/FCA-induced edema arthritis/s.c./ formalin –induced arthritis/ agar- induced edema/i.p. | FCA-induced edema arthritis - extract exhibited significant inhibition (40.48%) when compared with acetyl salicylic acid (26.98%; P < 0.05)/ formalin-induced paw edema-extract displayed significant inhibition (69.9%) when compared with acetyl salicylic acid (67.72%; P < 0.05)/agar- induced edema-extract exhibited maximum inhibition which was as good as indomethacin (P < 0.01) | Manocha et al. (2011) | ||||
| Methanol (70%) | 60 µg/mL | RAW 246.7 cells/in vitro induced using LPS (500 ng/mL) | Significant decrease in the amount of uric acid, nitric oxide, lipid peroxidation and xanthine oxidase activity reported in treated cell (in vitro) | Sabi et al. (2022) | |||
| Leaves | Methanol | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/formalin-induced inflammation/i.p. | Extract showed a significant (P < 0.001) decrease in paw volume at 3 h (inhibition 65.21% when compared to 62.31% of diclofenac) | Kothapalli et al. (2014) | ||
| F. benjamina | Leaves | Aqueous | 264 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar male albino rats/ carrageenan-induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract showed significant anti-inflammatory (inhibition 39.715%) effects when compared to the negative control (inhibition 70.12%; P < 0.05) | Bunga and Fernandez (2021) | |
|
F. carica |
Leaves | Ethanol |
600 mg/kg b.w/p.o. |
Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan-induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract showed (75.90%; P < 0.05) significant inhibition after 3 h when compared with indomethacin (79.72%) | Patil and Patil (2011) | |
| Wistar albino rats/carrageenin, serotonin, histamine, dextran-induced rat paw oedema/i.p. | Extract exhibited maximum anti-inflammatory effect (inhibition 33.73%) at the end of 3 h on carrageenin, serotonin, histamine, and dextran-induced rat paw oedema when compared to indomethacin (P < 0.001) | Patil et al. (2013) | |||||
| Extract gel (carbopol 940 base swelling + fig leaves) | Rats were topically treated for 3 days | BALB/c rats/croton oil-induced inflammation on the back of rats | The gel displayed significant differences in the treatment group (P = 0.688 negative control; gel P = 0.470) | Kurniawan et al. (2021) | |||
| Methanol (50%) | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/ formalin-induced rat paw oedema/ i.p. | Extract showed significant inhibition (66.43%) after 4 h (P < 0.001) of administration | Ali et al. (2009, 2012) | |||
| Methanol | 50 mg/pouch | Male Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan-induced pouches/ i.p. | Extract significantly reduced the formation of TNFα, PGE2, and VEGF, while angiogenesis was significantly suppressed when compared to diclofenac ( < 0.001) | Eteraf-Oskouei et al. (2015) | |||
| Branches | Ethyl acetate | – | RAW264.7 cells/in vitro assay | Extract suppressed nitric oxide formation in RAW264.7 cells. The level of tumor necrosis factor-α was significantly decreased (P < 0.01) | Park et al. (2013) | ||
| Fruits | Ficucaricones A–D | 0.89 ± 0.05 to 8.49 ± 0.18 μM | RAW264.7 cells/in vitro assay | Compounds showed significant anti-inflammatory effects (IC50 0.89 ± 0.05 to 8.49 ± 0.18 μM) | Liu et al. (2019) | ||
|
F. deltoidea |
Leaves |
Aqueous | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/carrageenan-induced paw edema, cotton pellet-induced granuloma/i.p. | Extract showed significant (P < 0.05) anti-inflammatory activity in all tested assays | Zakaria et al. (2012) | |
| Methanol | – | Wistar albino rats/lipoxygenase inhibitory activity/ hyaluronidase inhibition assay and 12-otetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-induced ear oedema | Extract exhibited 10.35 ± 0.04% inhibition in case of lipoxygenase activity/ extract showed 51.0% inhibition in case of hyaluronidase inhibition assay/extract showed strong decrease of oedema (85.46 ± 8%; P < 0.05) in (TPA)-induced ear oedema | Abdullah et al. (2009); Ashraf et al. (2021) | |||
|
F. elastica |
Root bark | Aqueous | 10 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Male Wistar albino rats/ carrageenin-induced paw oedema/i.p. | Extract and indomethacin produced potent inhibition (68.92% and 69.26%) to paw edema | Sackeyfio and Lugeleka (1986) | |
| Stem bark | Methanol (98%) | 10 mg/kg b.w/p.o. | Wistar albino rats/carrageenan-induced paw oedema/i.p. | Extract significantly inhibited carrageenan induced inflammation when compared with control (P < 0.05) | Aziba and Sokan (2009) | ||
| F. erecta | Leaves | Dichloromethane | 1 μg/mL | Raw 264.7 murine macrophage cell lines /LPS-induced in vitro assay | Extract inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory factors (NO, iNOS, COX-2, and PGE2) | Jung et al. (2018) | |
| F. exasperata | Stem bark | Ethanol (70%) | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o | Male Wistar rats/carrageenan- induced foot edema/i.p. | Extract significantly suppressed carrageenan induced foot edema (68.57 ± 3.342%) when compared to diclofenac (71.56 ± 3.43%) and dexamethasone (74.53 ± 5.21%) | Amponsah et al. (2013) | |
| F. hirta | Roots | (1′S)-methoxy-4-(1-propionyloxy-5-methoxycarboxyl-pentyloxy)- (E)-formylviny, (8R)-4,5′-dihydroxy-8-hydroxymehtyl-3′-methoxydeoxybenzoin, (2′S)-3-[2,3-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-5- benzofuranyl] methyl propionate, 3-[6-(5-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl) benzofuranyl] methyl propionate | – | Murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells/in vitro assay | Isolated compounds (1, IC50 > 100 μM; 2, IC50 68.42 ± 4.96 μM; 3, IC50 46.32 ± 3.67 μM; 4, IC50 > 100 μM) showed pronounced inhibitory effects on the LPS induced NO production in murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells when compared to indomethacin (IC50 48.3 ± 2.8 μM) | Cheng et al. (2017) | |
|
F. hispida |
Twigs and leaves | Ficuhismines A–D | – | HEK293/NF-κB cells/in vitro luciferase assay | Ficuhismine B exhibited significant inhibitory effects in NF-κB pathway luciferase assay (IC50 0.52 ± 0.11 μM) when compared with bortezomib (IC50 0.12 ± 0.04 μM) | Jia et al. (2020) | |
| Fruits | Methanol | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Male Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan and histamine-induced inflammation/i.p./ RAW 264.7 cells/LPS in vitro assay | Extract showed significant activity in a dose dependent manner on carrageenan and histamine-induced inflammation/MTT assay – extract (IC50 125 μg/mL) and indomethacin on RAW 264.7 (IC50 50 μg/mL) | Choudhury et al. (2021b) | ||
| Leaves |
Ethanol | 800 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Female Wistar albino rats/ acetic acid-induced colitis/intra-colonic administration/disease activity index/colon mucosal damage index were determined | Acetic acid group-mucosal disease index 4.33 ± 0.51 (control)/sulfasalazine score 2.00 ± 0.63/extract score 2.50 ± 0.54 (P < 0.001) which was significantly less than control/disease activity index - acetic acid group score (5.50 ± 0.54)/ sulfasalazine score (1.83 ± 0.75)/extract score (2.50 ± 0.54) which was significantly less than control (P < 0.001) | Gunaseelan et al. (2015) | ||
| Methanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./ p.o. | Swiss albino mice/xylene-induced ear edema test/i.p. | Extract exhibited significant (P < 0.05, vs. control) ear weight differences and inhibition of ear edema | Mushiur Rahman et al. (2018) | |||
| Hexane | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Sprague Dawley rats/carrageenan-induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract showed significant inhibition within 90 min when compared with prednisolone (control; P < 0.05) and dichlofenac sodium (control; P < 0.01) | Anasane and Chaturvedi (2017) | |||
| Stem bark | Ethanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/histamine and carrageenan-induced paw oedema/i.p. | Extract (59.49%) and indomethacin (67.72%) inhibited the inflammation significantly in carrageenan-induced paw edema/extract (60.12%) and indomethacin (69.64%) inhibited inflammation significantly (P < 0.01) in histamine-induced paw edema | Howlader et al. (2017) | ||
|
F. lacor |
Aerial roots |
Ethanol |
100 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/carrageenan-induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract showed (75.40%) inhibition on carrageenan-induced paw edema when compared with indomethacin (80.80%; P < 0.001) | Sindhu and Arora (2014) | |
| 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan and histamine-induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract showed maximum inhibition (75.11%) on carrageenan induced edema (P < 0.001) when compared with indomethacin (81.83%)/ extract exhibited significant inhibition on histamine-induced edema (35.66%; P < 0.05) | Pandey et al. (2019) | ||||
| F. Microcarpa | Leaves | Methanol | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Male Wistar albino rats/carrageenan- induced edema, histamine, and serotonin- induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract significantly reduced the formation of oedema induced by carrageenan, histamine and serotonin when compared with control (P < 0.05) | Bairagi et al. (2012) | |
|
F. palmata |
Fruits |
Methanol | 150 mg/kg b.w./p.o.given for 4 h | Male Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan-induced paw edema/i.p. | Paw volume was significantly reduced (P < 0.01) in treated animals as compared to control group | Chandra and Saklani (2016) | |
| Ethanol | 100 μg/mL concentration | RAW264.7 cells/in vitro assay/ lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation assay | NO and PGE2 production was significantly inhibited by the extracts in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05) | Khajuria et al. (2018) | |||
|
F. pumila |
Fruits | Methanol (75%) | 250 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Clean Kunming mice/carrageenan-induced toe swelling/ear swelling in mice with bilateral adrenalectomy induced by xylene | Extract reduced the swelling significantly in carrageenan-induced model (P < 0.001)/extract also inhibited xylene-induced ear swelling (P < 0.05) when compared with control | Zeng et al. (2020) | |
| Stems and leaves | Methanol | 1.0 g/kg b.w./p.o. | Male ICR mice/carrageenan-induced mouse paw edema/i.p. | Extract showed about equal amount of inhibition as exhibited by indomethacin (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001) when compared to control | Liao et al. (2012) | ||
|
F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Stem bark |
Ethanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan-induced paw edema(i.p.)/ formalin induced peritonitis (i.p.)/ cotton pellet induced granuloma (s.c.) | Extract (P < 0.001) produced 61.37% inhibition to carrageenan-induced paw edema when compared with diclofenac (62.95%) after 3 h/extract decreased formalin-induced peritonitis when compared with diclofenac significantly (P < 0.001)/in cotton pellet induced granuloma, extract and diclofenac decreased the formation of granuloma significantly (P < 0.001) | Priya Mohan et al. (2021) | |
| Aqueous (hot) | 0.1 µg/mL | Albumin denaturation assay/ inhibition of protein denaturation (%) | Extract showed higher inhibition (0.1 μg/mL) than the reference drugs (P < 0.05) |
Dharmadeva et al. (2018) | |||
| Fruits |
Ethanol | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Swiss albino mice/ carrageenan-induced rat paw edema/i.p. | Extract showed significant inhibition (P < 0.001) when compared with the vehicle control (distilled water) and indomethacin (standard) after 3 h | Rahman et al. (2016) | ||
| Methanol | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Male albino Wistar rats/ carrageenan-induced paw oedema/i.p. | Extract (37.8%) caused significant inhibition on carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema when compared to control (P < 0.001) | Saneja et al. (2008) | |||
| F. religiosa | Leaves | Kaempferol | – | In silico approach using molecular docking/cyclooxygenase-2 receptor | Kaempferol strongly was tied to TYR385 and SER530 of the receptor | Utami et al. (2020); Biju et al. (2020) | |
| F. retusa | Fruits | Methanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/ carrageenan-induced paw edema/i.p. | Extract produced significant reduction on paw oedema when compared with diclofenac sodium (50 mg/kg; P < 0.05) | Raju and Sreekanth (2011) | |
| Antimicrobial activity |
F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera) |
Fruits |
Methanol: water (80:20) | 60 µg concentration/disc | P. vulgaris, S. epidermidis, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, N. gonorrhoeae, M. genitalium and P. aeruginosa/disc diffusion assay | Potent activity displayed against M. genitalium and S. epidermidis | Raja et al. (2021) |
| Ethanol | 50 mg/mL/ disc | E. coli, K. pneumoniae, E. gergoviae, S. enterica, S. flexneri, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. pyogenes, and B. cereus/ disc diffusion assay | Extract showed strong activity (inhibition zone 14 ± 1 mm, 13 ± 1 mm and 12 ± 1 mm) against S. flexneri, E. coli and S. epidermidis | Saklani and Chandra (2012) | |||
| (Z)-5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3′-[3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-butenyl] isoflavone | 1.25 to 20 μg/mL | E. coli, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. pyogenes/ MIC determination | Compound exhibited significant antibacterial effects against selected pathogenic bacterial strains (MIC 1.25 to 20 μg/mL) | Shao et al. (2022) | |||
| Roots | 5,7,4′-Trihydroxy-3′-hydroxymethylisoflavone, 3′-formyl-5,4′-dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone, ficuisoflavone and alpinumisoflavone | 1.30 to 39.93 μM concentration | B. cereus, S. epidermidis, S. albus, E. coli, P. solanacearum and P. aeruginosa /MIC determination | Isolated compounds showed strong antibacterial activity against selected pathogenic bacteria (MIC 1.30 to 39.93 μM) | Qi et al. (2018) | ||
|
F. benghalensis |
Roots | Ethanol | 75 mg/mL/disc | K. pneumoniae, S. aureus and E. coli /disc diffusion assay | Extract showed potent antibacterial activity against S. aureus (IZ 30 mm) when compared with ampicillin (IZ 30 mm) | Murti and Kumar (2011) | |
| Leaves | Ethanol | 100, 50, 25, 12.5, 6.25 mg/mL | S. mutans, Lactobacillus species, K. pneumoniae, and C. albicans | Extract showed maximum antimicrobial activity against K. pneumoniae (IZ 23 mm; MIC 6.25 mg/mL) | Samuel et al. (2022) | ||
| Fruit latex | Latex | 100 μL concentration | S. aureus, S. pyogenes, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, P. mirabilis, K. pneumoniae, Salmonella spp., Seratia spp., C. albican, C. tropicalis, C. cruzii, C. kefyr, C. sojae | Candida species were found more susceptible to latex than selected bacterial pathogens | Faisal (2017) | ||
|
F. benjamina |
Leaves |
Methanol | 40 mg/ mL/disc | S. typhimurium, P. aeruginosa, S. typhimurium and E. coli | S. typhimurium [3.0 mm] > P. aeruginosa [2.0 mm] > S. typhimurium (TA100) [1.0 mm] = E. coli [2.5 mm] | Bhawana et al. (2018) | |
| Ethanol (96%) | 50 μL/disc | K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, S. aureus, S. aureus and S. pneumoniae/ disc diffusion assay | Extract showed varied levels of inhibitory effects against all the test organisms | Truchan et al. (2017) | |||
|
F. deltoidea |
Leaves |
Methanol | 50 mg/mL/disc | S. aureus (IMR S-277), B. subtilis (IMR K-1), E. coli (IMR E-940), P. aeroginosa (IMR P-84)} and C. albicans (IMR C-44) | Extract showed greater activity to S. aureus (IZ 15.67 ± 0.58 mm; MIC 3.125 mg/mL) than other bacterial strains | Abdsamah et al. (2012) | |
| Lupeol | 150, 220 and 130 μg/mL concentration | E. coli, B. subtilis and S. aureus/MIC determination | Potent activity displayed against E. coli, B. subtilis and S. aureus with different concentrations (MIC 150, 220 and 130 μg/mL) | Suryati et al. (2011) | |||
| F. exasperata | Leaves | Ethanol | 100 mg/mL/disc | A. flavus, A. niger, B. theobromae, F. oxysporum, F. solani, P. chrysogenum, P. oxalicum, R. stolonifera, Pseudomonas spp. and Klebsiella spp. | Extract exerted significant antimicrobial effects against the test organisms | Oyelana et al. (2011) | |
|
F. microcarpa |
Stem bark | Methanol | 10 mg/mL/disc | B. brevis, B. cereus, B. subtilis, E. coli and A. polymorph/ disc diffusion assay | Maximum activity displayed against E. coli (inhibition zone 17.8 mm) when compared with ampicillin (IZ 34.5 mm) while mild activity against other microbes | Ao et al. (2008) | |
| Whole plant | Aqueous | 37.5 mg/mL/disc | S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and E. coli/disc diffusion assay/MIC determination | Extract showed moderate inhibitory effect against P. aeruginosa (18 mm) followed by S. aureus and E. coli | Nair and Mahesh (2016) | ||
|
F. palmata |
Leaves | Catechin, genistein, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol | 100 µg /mL/disc | B. cereus, S. enterica, S. aureus, S. epidermidis and S. pyogenes/disc diffusion assay | Genistein demonstrated potent antibacterial activity against B. cereus (IZ 23 mm) when compared to erythromycin (35 mm) | Chandra and Saklani (2017) | |
| Fruits | Ethanol | 20 mg/10 mL/disc | E. coli and S. aureus/disc diffusion assay | Extract showed maximum activity against E. coli (IZ 8 mm) | Kumar et al. (2012) | ||
| F. pumila | Leaves | Ethanol | 200 μL/disc | A. hydrophila, C. freundii, P. fluorescens, Y. ruckeri/disc diffusion assay | Extract showed maximum activity against Y. ruckeri (IZ 14 mm) | Halyna et al. (2018) | |
|
F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Roots | Ethanol | 75 mg/mL/disc | K. pneumoniae, S. aureus and E. coli/disc diffusion assay | Extract showed maximum activity against S. aureus (IZ 35 mm) when compared to ampicillin (10 μg/disc; IZ 40 mm) | Murti and Kumar (2011) | |
| Leaves |
Ethanol |
100 µL/disc | E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and S. aureus, A. flavus, Rhizopus species and R. solani/ disc diffusion assay | Extract showed moderate activity against E. coli (IZ 10 mm), S. aureus (IZ 14 mm) and Rhizopus (6 mm) | Thilagavathi and Kathiravan (2017) | ||
| 100 μL/well | E. coli, B. subtilis, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumonia, S. aureus and S. mutans/ well-diffusion assay | Extract manifested strong zone of inhibition against E. coli (13. 1 mm), B. subtilis (10.5 mm), P. aeruginosa (10.4 mm), S. aureus (11.0 mm) and S. mutans (12.4 mm) | Danie Kingsley et al. (2014) | ||||
| Fruits |
Ethanol | 100 µg/mL/disc | Staphylococcus spp, Pseudomonas spp, Klebsiella spp and E. coli/MIC determination/disc diffusion assay | Extract showed strong antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus spp. and Klebsiella spp. (IZ 26 ± 0.10 and 24 ± 0.13 mm)/ Staphylococcus spp. showed lowest MIC (0.07 mg/mL) | Bagyalakshmi et al. (2019) | ||
| Ethyl acetate | 1 mg/mL | E. coli, K. pneumoniae, S. aureus, S. typhi, C. albicans and A. niger/agar well diffusion assay | In well diffusion method- ethyl acetate extract showed significant bactericidal activity against S. aureus (0.98 mg/mL) and fungistatic against A. niger (1.39 mg/mL) | Pingale et al. (2019) | |||
| Methanol | 200 µg/disc for bacteria and 150 µg/disc for fungal organisms | S. aureus, B. subtilis, V. cholera, B. cereus, S. typhi, S. dysenteriae, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., Alternaria spp., Colletotrichum spp., Curvularia spp. and Fusarium spp/disc diffusion assay | Maximum activity displayed against S. aureus (IZ 18 mm) and Fusarium spp. (IZ 12 mm) | Hossain et al. (2014) | |||
| Stem bark | Methanol | – | S. aureus, B. cereus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli and B. subtilis/ disc diffusion assays | Disc diffusion assay - extract showed antibacterial effect against S. aureus (IZ 12.1 mm) B. cereus (10.3 mm), B. subtilis (8.14 mm) | Faiyaz et al. (2010) | ||
|
F. religiosa |
Leaves |
Methanol |
50 µL/disc | E. coli/disc diffusion assay | Methanolic extract showed activity to E. coli (12 mm) | Parasharami et al. (2014) | |
| 50 μL/well | S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. typhi, A. niger and Penicillium notatum/well diffusion method | Methanolic extract exhibited greater activity against E. coli than other tested microbes | Pathania et al. (2021) | ||||
| F. retusa | Aerial parts | Ethanol | – | S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli and P. mirabilis/disc diffusion assay | Extract showed moderate activity against S. aureus (7.00 ± 0.32 mm), E. coli (7.04 ± 0.32 mm) and P. aeruginosa (7.05 ± 0.32 mm) | Subramani et al. (2014) | |
| F. sarmentosa | Fruits | Eriodictyol, homoeriodictyol, dihydroquercetin, and luteolin | – | F. graminearum, P. fusarium, C. lunata, S. zeicola, B. cinerea, and R. solani/MIC determination | Luteolin showed the strongest inhibitory activity (IC50 56.38 and 81.48 mg/L) against F. graminearum and S. zeicola | Wang et al. (2010) | |
| F. tikoua | Whole plant | Essential oil | 0.20–6.25 mg/mL | S. aureus, B. subtilis, E. faecalis, E. coli, P. aeruginosa and P. vulgaris/MIC determination | Essential oil showed strong antibacterial activity (IZ 7.89–10.59 mm), MIC (0.20–6.25 mg/mL) and MBC (0.20–12.50 mg/mL) against S. aureus, B. subtilis, E. faecalis, E. coli, P. aeruginosa and P. vulgaris | Tian et al. (2020) | |
| Antioxidant activity |
F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera) |
Stem bark | Methanol | 0.1 mg/mL | DPPH free radical scavenging assay/ in vitro assay | DPPH - IC50 0.042 mg/mL; inhibition − 84.088% | Gaire et al., (2011) |
| Branches | Ethanol: water (50:50) | 50 μL | DPPH radical scavenging assay/in vitro assay | DPPH – IC50 190.57 ± 4.25 µg/mL | Bertoletti et al. (2020) | ||
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F. benghalensis |
Roots | Ethyl acetate fraction | 250 μg/mL | DPPH free radical scavenging and FRAP reducing power assays/in vitro assays | DPPH – IC50 315.5 ± 7.98 μg/mL/FRAP − 173.5 ± 4.32 µmol Fe2+mg dry weight | Etratkhah et al. (2019) | |
| Fruit | Methanol | – | DPPH radical scavenging, and total reducing power assays/in vitro assays | DPPH - IC50 3.18 µg/mL/ total reducing power − 243.89 ± 1.6 µg ascorbic acid equivalents/mg extract | Ahmed et al. (2017) | ||
| Leaves | Hydroalcoholic | 1,000 μg/mL | DPPH, and ABTS radical scavenging assays/in vitro assays | DPPH – IC50 32.3 ± 1.320 μg/mL/ABTS – IC50 52 ± 0.722 μg/mL | Bhanwase and Alagawadi (2016) | ||
| F. benjamina | Leaves | Methanol | 200 µg/mL | DPPH, iron chelating, and FRAP assays/in vitro assays | DPPH - IC50 59.07 µg/mL/ iron chelating – 131.12 μg/mL/g ascorbic acid equivalents/FRAP – 433.32 μg/mL/g ascorbic acid equivalents | Jain et al. (2013) | |
| F. carica | Latex | Ethanol (75%) | 500 µg/mL | DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging and FRAP reducing power assays/in vitro assays | Significant activity to DPPH − 65.91 ± 1.73% inhibition/ABTS − 98.96 ± 1.06% inhibition/ FRAP − 27.08 ± 0.34 mg Trolox equivalents/g | Shahinuzzaman et al. (2020) | |
| Fruit |
Peel juice | – | DPPH scavenging assay/in vitro assays | DPPH - TPC of juices extracts 74.16 mg gallic acid equivalents/g fresh weight | Harzallah et al. (2016) | ||
| Methanol (80%) |
21 μL extract (for DPPH) and 10 μL extract (for ABTS) | DPPH and ABTS assays/in vitro assays | DPPH − 418.51 mg Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity/100 g dry matter/ABTS − 207.43 mg Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity/100 g dry matter (significant difference at P < 0.05) | Khadhraoui et al. (2019) | |||
| 1 mL | DPPH radical and ABTS scavenging assays/in vitro assays | DDPH − 41.63% inhibition/ABTS − 676.13 equivalent vitamin C mg/100 g fresh weight/ difference P < 0.05 | Aljane et al. (2020) | ||||
| Leaves and twigs | Aqueous- methanol (80:20) | 0.25 mg/mL | DPPH, ABTS and FRAP assays/in vitro assays | DPPH - IC50 346.2 μg/mL (leaf extract) with significant difference (P < 0.05)/ABTS - IC50 288.3 μg/mL (leaf extract) with significant difference (P < 0.05)/ FRAP - IC50 50.8 μg/mL (leaf extract) with significant difference (P < 0.05) | Farid et al. (2018) | ||
| Leaves | Methanol | 250 µg/mL | DPPH radical scavenging assay/in vitro assay | DPPH − 10.222% scavenging inhibition | Ahmad et al. (2013) | ||
| F. deltoidea | Leaves | Methanol | 1 mg/mL | DPPH radical scavenging and reducing power assays/in vitro assays | DPPH - IC50 288.04 μg/mL/reducing power IC50 0.02–0.24 μg/mL/DPPH (P < 0.001 compared to quercetin – DPPH)/reducing power assay (P < 0.001 compared to ascorbic acid – reducing power) | Mohd Dom et al. (2020) | |
|
F. elastica |
Leaves |
Ethanol (50%) | 2 mg/mL | DPPH, ABTS, and ferric ion reducing power assays/in vitro assays | DPPH - EC50 6.4166 ± 0.3329 mg/mL/ ABTS EC50 0.0768 ± 0.0020 mg/mL/ ferric reducing power EC50 0.4027 ± 0.0016 mg/mL | Flayyh et al. (2019) | |
| Methanol | 500 µg/mL | DPPH, iron chelating, and reducing power assay/in vitro assays | DPPH - IC50 20.17 µg/mL (P < 0.05)/ iron chelating - IC50 300 µg/mL (P < 0.05)/ reducing power OD 1.25 ± 0.047 at 1 mg/mL (P < 0.05) | Preeti et al. (2015) | |||
|
F. erecta |
Leaves | Ethyl acetate fraction of Ethanol (70%) extract | 500 μg/mL | DPPH, xanthine oxidase, nitric oxide, and superoxide dismutase assays/in vitro assay | DPPH - IC50 75.02 ± 0.02 μg/mL/xanthine oxidase - IC50 422.69 ± 10.09 μg/mL/SOD - IC50 85.72 ± 1.23 μg/mL | Jung et al. (2018) | |
| Fruits | Petroleum ether | 500 μg/mL | DPPH radical scavenging assay/in vitro assay | DPPH - IC50 7.35 ± 0.08 μg/mL, whereas standard ascorbic acid - IC50 5.80 ± 0.22 μg/mL | Al Faysal et al. (2018) | ||
|
F. fistulosa |
Leaves | Methanol | 250 µg/mL | DPPH free radical scavenging assay/in vitro assay | Extract displayed significant radical scavenging activity (IC50 16.66 μg/mL) when compared with ascorbic acid (IC50 11.93 μg/mL) | Raka et al. (2019) | |
| Fruits | Acetone | – | DPPH, FRAP, and ORAC assays/in vitro assays | High content of FRAP (321.75 mg/g dry weight; P < 0.05)/DPPH − 90.54% (P < 0.05)/ORAC 158.36 ± 0.65 Trolox equivalents/100 g (P < 0.05) | Hlail et al. (2014) | ||
|
F. hirta |
Fruits |
Ethanol (90%) | 0.2 mg/mL (DPPH and other radicals)/ reducing power assays (10 mg/mL) | DPPH, FRAP, ABST, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, chelating and reducing power assays/in vitro assays | Extract showed significant antioxidant activity {DPPH- EC50 − 345.9 ± 2.71 μg/mL/FRAP - EC50 327.5 ± 3.71 μg/mL/ABST radicals – EC50 325.4 ± 3.15 μg/mL/ hydrogen peroxide - EC50 486.5 ± 2.96 μg/mL/ hydroxyl radical - EC50 551.1 ± 3.88 μg/mL/ chelating power - EC50 380.6 ± 2.25 μg/mL/ reducing power assay − 646.6 ± 3.50 μg/mL} | Tamuly et al. (2015) | |
| Ethyl acetate | – | DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays/in vitro assays | DPPH - IC50 2.52 mg/mL/ABTS IC50 3.06 mg/mL/extract showed maximum antioxidant potential to reduce ferric ions (P < 0.05) | Chen et al. (2020) | |||
|
F. lyrata |
Leaves |
Methanol | – | DPPH radical scavenging assay/ in vitro assay | DPPH - SC₅₀ =8.27 μg/mL | El-SayedSaleh (2009) | |
| F. microcarpa | Stem bark | Ethyl acetate | 4.83, 1.62 and 63.2 μg/mL | DPPH, ABTS radical dot+, superoxide radicals scavenging assays/in vitro assays | DPPH – EC50 4.83 μg/mL/ABTS radical dot + EC50 1.62 μg/mL/superoxide radicals scavenging – EC50 63.2 μg/mL | Ao et al. (2008) | |
|
F. palmata |
Leaves | Ethyl acetate | 500 μg/mL | DPPH radical scavenging assay/in vitro assay | Extract showed strong DPPH scavenging effects (97.0%) when compared with ascorbic acid (98.1%) | Alqasoumi et al. (2014) | |
| Fruits | Aqueous | 2 mg/mL | DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging assays/in vitro assays | DPPH radical scavenging 175.08 mg TE/g with maximum potency/ABTS radical scavenging activity was 265 mg TE/g | Tewari et al. (2021) | ||
|
F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Stem bark | Methanol | 200 µg/mL | DPPH scavenging assay/in vitro assay | DPPH scavenging activity - IC50 73.46154% | Sultana et al. (2013) | |
| Leaf gall | Aqueous and methanol | 125, 250 and 500 µg/mL | DPPH, NO scavenging, hydroxyl scavenging and FRAP reducing power assays/in vitro assays | DPPH - Inhibition 59% (250 µg/mL aqueous)/NO - IC50 172.37 ± 02 µg/mL (methanol)/hydroxyl radical scavenging activity − 42.31% inhibition (125 µg/mL methanol)/FRAP – methanol extract showed maximum reducing ability at 500 µg/mL | Eshwarappa et al. (2015) | ||
| Fruits | Ethanol (90%) | 0.2 mg/mL (DPPH and other radicals); reducing power assays (10 mg/ml) | DPPH, FRAP, ABST, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, chelating and reducing power assays/in vitro assays | Extract showed significant antioxidant activity {DPPH- EC50 256.1 ± 5.03 μg/mL; FRAP - EC50 260.7 ± 2.55 μg/mL; ABST radicals – EC50 262.7 ± 2.68 μg/mL; hydrogen peroxide - EC50 402.6 ± 2.47 μg/mL; hydroxyl radical - EC50 433.3 ± 4.33 μg/mL; chelating power - EC50 172.1 ± 1.28 μg/mL; reducing power assay − 470.7 ± 4.17 μg/mL} | Tamuly et al. (2015) | ||
| F. religiosa | Leaves | Chloroform and aqueous | 80 µg/mL | DPPH, and ABTS assays/in vitro assays | DPPH – IC50 − 4.76 ± 0.15 µg/mL (chloroform)/ ABTS – IC50 − 0.14 ± 0.04 µg/mL (aqueous) | Sharma et al. (2020) | |
| F. semicordata | Fruits | Ethanol (90%) | 0.2 mg/mL (DPPH and other radicals)/ reducing power assays (10 mg/mL) | DPPH, FRAP, ABST, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, chelating and reducing power assays/in vitro assays | DPPH- EC50 − 301.0 ± 1.23 μg/mL/FRAP - EC50 305.3 ± 3.73 μg/mL/ABST radicals – EC50 316.9 ± 3.07 μg/mL/hydrogen peroxide - EC50 430.2 ± 4.01 μg/mL/hydroxyl radical - EC50 517.2 ± 3.06 μg/mL/chelating power - EC50 251.7 ± 2.70 μg/mL/reducing power assays − 579.1 ± 4.50 μg/mL | Tamuly et al. (2015) | |
| Anti-diabetic activity |
F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera) |
Stem bark | Aqueous | 100 µg/mL | α-Amylase inhibitory assay/in vitro assay | Extract showed significant inhibition (31.3%) | Tiwari et al. (2017) |
| Fruits | Methanol | 500 μg/mL | α-Amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity/in vitro assay | Methanol showed maximum α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity (IC50 161.73 ± 0.43 and 103.43 ± 0.67 μg/mL) when compared to acarbose (IC50 155.08 ± 1.75 and 95.63 ± 1.71 μg/mL) | Anjum and Tripathi (2019a) | ||
|
F. benghalensis |
Aerial roots | Aqueous | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Female albino Wistar rats/p.o./ streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats/glucose tolerance test | Extract significantly reduced the fasting blood glucose level (43.8%) when compared with control after 6 h (P < 0.01)/extract showed significant reduction (40.7%) in glucose tolerance test after 3 h (P < 0.01) | Singh et al. (2009) | |
| Leaf | Petroleum ether | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Alloxan monohydrate- induced diabetic male Wistar albino rats/i.p./blood glucose test | Extract reduced the blood glucose level to 537 ± 31.9, 451 ± 43.8 and 310 ± 12.6 mg/dl on 7, 14 and 21 days, respectively (P ≤ 0·05 compared to diabetic control) | Sidhu and Sharma (2014) | ||
| Stem bark |
Hexane extract, cycloartenol and 24-methylenecycloartanol | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o. and 1 mg/kg (for isolated compounds)/given for 25 days | Male Wistar albino rats and male Swiss albino diabetic mice/glucose administered/p.o./ high fat diet-streptozotocin- induced type II diabetic rats/oral glucose tolerance test | Extract reduced the levels of glucose [test/control values are 100.2 ± 3.2 mg/dl and 124 ± 4.1 mg/dl)] at 150 min after glucose administration [P < 0.001 when compared to control)/Both compounds showed significant activity in high fat diet-streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and normalized the derailed blood glucose levels {from 348.4 ± 6.8 mg/dl to 153.7 ± 2.5 mg/dl; P < 0.001} | Nair et al. (2020) | ||
| Lcucodelphinidin derivative | 250 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Alloxan monohydrate- induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/ i.p./glucose tolerance test | In glucose tolerant test - blood glucose (%) in leucodelphinidin and glibenclamide treated groups were 48% and 33% when compared with control (71%) | Geetha and Mathew (1994) | |||
| Fruits | Ethanol | 120 mg/kg b.w./p.o./once a daily for 15 days | Alloxan-induced diabetic male Wistar albino rats/i.v./GOD-POD kit method | Extract reduced the levels of blood glucose in treated animals (31.72% when compared with glibenclamide positive control 34.43%; P < 0.01) | Sharma et al. (2007) | ||
| Stem bark and leaves | Aqueous | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 28 days | Alloxan monohydrate- induced male Wistar albino diabetic rats/i.p. | Extract showed significant decrease in the blood glucose levels when compared with control (P < 0.0001) | Chikaraddy and Maniyar (2017) | ||
| F. benjamina | Leaves | Ethanol (80%) | 30 µ/mL | α-Glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory assays/in vitro assays | Extract exhibits strong α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory effects (IC50 9.65 ± 1.04 µg/mL and IC50 13.08 ± 1.06 µg/ mL, respectively) | Mumtaz et al. (2018) | |
|
F. carica |
Leaves |
Basic and chloroform fraction of aqueous extract | 0.5 mL olive oil per animal/i.p. | Streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/p.o./erythrocyte assays/CAT and MDA assays | Both fractions tended to normalize the values of fatty acids and plasma vitamin E values (P < 0.01 versus normal rats)/diabetic group injected with the basic fraction (1.00 ± 0.19 µg/mg; P < 0.01)/diabetic group injected with the chloroform fraction (0.99 ± 0.15 µg/mg; P < 0.05) | Pèrez et al. (2003) | |
| Methanol (70%) | 2 mg/mL | α-Amylase inhibitory activity/in vitro assay | Extract showed significant inhibition (IC50 0.896 µg/mL; P < 0.001) when compared with control | Ara et al. (2020) | |||
| Aqueous | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given twice daily for 9 days | Streptozotocin- induced diabetic Wistar albino (male and female) rats/ i.p./glucose tolerance test | Extract showed significant reduction in the blood glucose level when compared to diabetic control (P < 0.001)/ maximum glucose tolerance was reported (106.5 ± 2.1) in 90 min | Roy et al. (2021) | |||
| Ethyl acetate | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 28 days | High fat diet-fed streptozotocin -induced type 2 diabetic Wistar rats/i.p./ biochemical and immunohistochemical parameters were analyzed | Extract treatment significantly (P < 0.005) reduced the increase of blood glucose levels (129.14 ± 8.23 mg/dl) at 120 min | Irudayaraj et al. (2017) | |||
| Chloroform | Streptozotocin-induced hyperglycaemic and hypertrigliceridaemic female Wistar albino diabetic rats/i.p./glucose oxidase method, triglycerides, total cholesterol methods | Plasma glucose levels in treated animals: 38.22 ± 3.63 mM, basal; 33.55 ± 4.12 mM, 60 min (P < 0.001 compared to the basal value); 36.08 ± 3.85 mM, at 24 h (P < 0.05 compared to the 60 min value) | Canal et al. (2000) | ||||
|
F. deltoidea |
Leaves |
Vitexin or isovitexin | 1 mg/kg b.w./ 30 min | Sucrose loaded normoglycemic mice and induced diabetic rats/p.o./ α-glucosidase inhibition assay | Vitexin or isovitexin significantly (P < 0.05) decreased the levels of postprandial blood glucose in sucrose loaded normoglycemic mice | Choo et al. (2012) | |
| Vitexin, and isovitexin | – | α-Amylase inhibition assay/in vitro assay | α-Amylase inhibition – vitexin IC50 0.02 μg/mL/isovitexin IC50 0.06 μg/mL (P < 0.05) | Abu Bakar et al. (2018) | |||
| F. exasperata | Leaves | Aqueous | 100 mg/kg/day/ p.o./given for 30 days | Streptozotocin-induced spontaneously hypertensive Wistar albino rats/i.p./ serum cholesterol, lipoproteins and triglyceride levels were determined | Extract significantly reduced (P < 0.05) blood glucose concentrations/ lipid parameters were significantly improved (P < 0.05) towards normal values | Adewole et al. (2011) | |
| E. hirta | Leaves | Ethanol (90%) | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 28 days | Streptozotocin-induced male Wistar albino rats/i.p./ triglycerides, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol were estimated | Extract significantly reduced the levels of blood glucose (113.23 ± 9.22 mg/dl) on 28th day when compared with diabetic control (278.92 ± 11.90 mg/dl)/showed significant reduction (P < 0.05) in total cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, triglycerides and significant increase (P < 0.05) in HDL level | Maurya et al. (2012) | |
| F. hispida | Stem bark | Aqueous suspension (water soluble portion of alcoholic extract) | 1.25 g/kg b.w./p.o. | Alloxan monohydrate-induced diabetic rats/ i.v. | Extract reduced the levels of fasting blood sugar (14.75% of extract and 25.37% of glibenclamide P < 0.01)/extract displayed significant decrease in the blood glucose levels both in the normal (P < 0.01) and diabetic (P < 0.001) rats | Ghosh et al. (2004) | |
| F. lacor | Fruits | Ethanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given daily for 21 days | Streptozotocin-induced diabetic female Wistar albino rats/i.p./ oral glucose tolerance test | Extract reduced the elevated levels of blood glucose when compared to diabetic control group (P < 0.001) | Mule and Naikwade (2022) | |
| F. lyrata | Leaves | Ethanol (80%) | 400 mg/kg /given for 30 days | Alloxan-induced diabetic Sprague–Dawely rats/i.p./ plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-cholesterol levels estimated | Extract reduced the blood glucose levels significantly (127.7 ± 6.889 mg/dl when compared with gliclazide 110.8 ± 7.240 mg/dl; P < 0.05)/LDL 80.51 ± 8.235 mg/dl/cholesterol 163.0 ± 7.922 mg/dl/ triglycerides 81.80 ± 1.686 mg/dl | El-Kashoury et al. (2013) | |
| F. microcarpa | Leaves | Ethanol (60%) | 200 mg/ kg b.w./ p.o./given for 15 days | Alloxan-induced Wistar albino rats/i.p./ total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL and VLDL levels estimated | Extract showed significant decrease in the levels of blood glucose (101.5 ± 8.58 mg/dl) better than the glibenclamide (5 mg/kg: 101. 26 ± 8.16 mg/dl) | Kumar et al. (2007) | |
| F. mollis | Leaves | Ethyl acetate | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 30 days | Dexamethasone-induced hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia Wistar albino rats/ s.c./biochemical parameters studied | Extract significantly (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05) reduced the level of glucose (123.5 ± 7.5 mg/dl), cholesterol (88 ± 8 mmol/L), LDL (37.5 ± 2.5 mmol/L), triacyl glycerides (63.5 ± 2.5 mmol/L), SGOT (305 ± 6.5 IU/L), SGPT (77.5 ± 0.5 IU/L) but, significantly (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05) increased the level of HDL (22.5 ± 0.5 mmol/L) | Munna and Saleem (2013) | |
| F. palmata | Fruits | Methanol | 500 μg/mL | α-Amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory assays/in vitro | Extract showed strong α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory effects (IC50 166.91 ± 2.73 and 118.73 ± 0.67 μg/mL) when compared with acarbose (IC50 154.87 ± 2.33 and 105.63 ± 1.71 μg/mL) | Anjum and Tripathi (2019b) | |
|
F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Leaves |
Petroleum ether | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given twice a day for 7 days | Streptozotocin- induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/p.o./high density lipoprotein, total triglycerides, and total cholesterol, GSH, SOD, CAT and MDA levels were estimated | Extract exhibited maximum hypoglycemic effect/reduced glucose concentration (from 290 to 205 mg/dl; P < 0.001) when compared with control /reduced cholesterol level (157.5 ± 6.45 and 150.33 ± 2.43 mg/dl)/ extract reduced thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and protein carbonyl levels in liver of diabetic rats | Yadav et al. (2015) | |
| Ethanol (70%) | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 10 days | Alloxan monohydrate induced male Wistar albino rats/p.o./ levels of serum urea, serum creatinine, serum cholesterol, and serum protein were estimated | Extract significantly reduced the levels of fasting blood glucose (189.83 ± 3.31 mg/dl when compared with control; P < 0.001 vs diabetic control)/also reduced the levels of biochemical parameters (P < 0.001) | Sharma et al. (2010) | |||
| Benzene | – | α-Amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory assay/in vitro | Benzene extract showed significant inhibition to α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities (P < 0.05) | Abusufyan et al. (2018) | |||
| Fruits |
α-Amyrin acetate | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Streptozotocin- induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/p.o. | Isolated compound reduced the levels of blood glucose (18.4% and 17.0%) at 24 h (P < 0.05) | Narender et al. (2009) | ||
| Petroleum ether | 300 mg/kg b.w./ p.o./given once a daily for 14 days | Alloxan-induced diabetic male Wistar rats/i.p./ the levels of blood glucose level, serum urea level, serum cholesterol level and serum triglycerides were estimated | Extract reduced the levels of serum glucose significantly (P < 0.01 vs. control)/levels of the serum urea, serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride were reduced in treated diabetic animals significantly (P < 0.01 vs. control) | Patil et al. (2006) | |||
| Stem bark |
Baicalein, kaempferol, naringenin, and quercetin | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o. given once a day for 7 days | Streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/p.o./lipid profile parameters and high-density lipoproteins estimated | Baicalein reduced the blood glucose level and restored biochemical parameters significantly (P < 0.001) | Keshari et al. (2016) | ||
| Methanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Alloxan-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/i.p. |
Extract exhibited significant hypoglycemic effects by reducing the levels of glucose (P < 0.001) | Rao et al. (2002) | |||
| Ethanol |
400 mg/kg/p.o. | High-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/i.p./glucose tolerance assay | Extract altered the biochemical parameters and significantly improved glucose tolerance and HDL-c levels/extract showed inhibition of PTP-1B (IC50 12.1 μg/mL) and DPP-IV (42.5%) | Veerapur et al. (2012) | |||
| 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Streptozotocin-induced diabetic male Wistar albino rats/i.v./levels of the serum TG, T-C and LDL-C1 were estimated | Extract restored the levels of blood glucose and lipids (P < 0.001), also decreased creatinine kinase (P < 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (P < 0.001), C-reactive protein (P < 0.001), creatinine (P < 0.001), blood urea nitrogen (P < 0.001), collagen (P < 0.05) and albumin (P < 0.001) levels/ reduced the level of sodium (P < 0.001), creatinine (P < 0.001), albumin (P < 0.001) and malondialdehyde (P < 0.01) in heart and kidney tissue along with enhanced activities of superoxide dismutase (P < 0.001) and reduced glutathione (P < 0.001) | Joshi et al. (2016) | ||||
| Ethanol (90%) | 400 mg/kg b.w./i.p./given for 1–3 h | Alloxan-induced diabetic Sprague-Dawley rats/i.v./ blood glucose levels measured | Extract significantly lowered the blood sugar levels (28.66 %)/also reduced blood glucose level (45.03%) | Sachan et al. (2009) | |||
| Roots | Ethanol | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 11 days | Alloxan-induced male Wistar albino diabetic rats/i.p./ levels of glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein were estimated | Extract significantly reduced the levels of glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, but increased high-density lipoprotein in diabetic rats (P < 0.05) | Upadhye et al. (2020) | ||
|
F. religiosa |
Leaves |
Ethanol | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./ given for 9 weeks | High-fat-diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats/p.o. | Extract exerted significant hypolipidaemic and antioxidant effects (P < 0.001) | Hamed (2011) | |
| Aqueous | 250 mg/kg b.w./i.p./given once a daily for 21 days | Alloxan-induced diabetic male Wistar albino rats/plasma glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipids, HDL-cholesterol, lipoprotein lipase, HMG CoA reductase activity | Extract showed moderate decrease in the blood glucose, serum cholesterol, triglyceride and increase phospholipids levels (P < 0.001) | Pochhi and Muddeshwar (2017) | |||
| Fruits | Ethanol | 250 mg/kg b.w./p.o./ administered once a daily for 30 days | Alloxan-induced male Wistar albino rats/i.p./ biochemical parameters (blood glucose, total cholesterol, and triglyceride) were evaluated | Extract and glibenclamide significantly reduced (P < 0.001) the levels of blood sugar and other parameters | Choudhary et al. (2011) | ||
| Stem bark | Aqueous | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o./ given a daily for 3 weeks | Glucose-loaded hyperglycemic and streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/p.o./ serum insulin, body weight and glycogen estimation assays | Extract reduced the blood glucose levels (26.2%); P < 0.05)/showed significant reduction in the levels of serum triglyceride and total cholesterol (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01) | Pandit et al. (2010) | ||
| F. sarmentosa | Leaves | Aqueous | 500 mg/kg/p.o./given a daily for 9 days | Streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats/i..p./oral glucose tolerance test | Extract significantly reduced the levels of blood glucose (201.8 ± 22.1 mg/100 mL) when compared to diabetic control (339.8 ± 1.81 mg/100 mL)/extract showed maximum glucose tolerance (106.5 ± 2.1 mg/100 mL) when compared with normal control (135.7 ± 2.917 mg/100 mL) | Negi et al. (2021) | |
| F. semicordata | Leaves | Ethanol | 50 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given a daily for 21 days | α-Amylase and α-glycosidase inhibitory assays/in vitro assays/ streptozotocin-induced Wistar albino rats/i.p./in vivo assay/blood glucose levels estimated | Extract showed significant α-amylase (IC50 3.352 µg/mL) and α-glycosidase inhibitory effects (IC50 3.448 µg/mL) when compared to standard acarbose (IC50 3.175 µg/mL)/extract also significantly reduced the levels of blood glucose (P < 0.001) | Kaur et al. (2017) | |
| F. tinctoria | Leaves and stem bark | Aqueous- alcohol (50:50%) | 250 mg/kg/p.o./ administered a daily for 35 days | Streptozotocin-induced diabetic male Sprague Dawley rats/i.p./ glucose tolerance test | Leaf extract showed significant (P < 0.05) decrease in the elevated blood glucose levels at 120 min/similarly stem bark extract significantly (P < 0.01) reduced the elevated glucose levels at 120 min | Kumar et al. (2020) | |
| Anti-arthritic activity |
F. benghalensis |
Stem bark |
Methanol |
400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given daily for 21 days | Formalin and CFA- induced arthritis in Wistar albino rats (i.p./formalin/s.c./ CFA/ AST, ALT and LDH were assayed | Extract significantly inhibited on 8th day (P < 0.05) and the order of edema inhibition was diclofenac sodium > extract > dexamethasone > methotrexate reduced the arthritic score significantly on the 10th day (P < 0.05)/ maximum edema inhibition reported on the 21st day (methotrexate > dexamethasone ≥ diclofenac sodium > extract/extract, methotrexate, dexamethasone, and diclofenac sodium treatment to arthritic rats prevented the increase in serum AST, ALT and LDH levels significantly (P < 0.001) | Thite et al. (2014) |
| 300 mg/kg/i.p./given for 16 days | CFA and formalin, agar induced-induced arthritis in Swiss albino rats/s.c. | Extract showed significant anti-inflammatory effects, especially on the secondary immunological arthritis (P < 0.05)/extract also showed dose dependent inhibition in early (69.9%) and late phases (78.42%) of licking responses (P < 0.01)/extract significantly (P < 0.05) suppressed the development of acute edema of rat paw (P < 0.05) | Manocha et al. (2011) | ||||
| Methanol-water (50:50) | 400 μg/mL | Egg albumin denaturation assay/in vitro assay | Extract showed maximum inhibition of denaturation (83.80 ± 5.16%) when compared with diclofenac sodium (91.45 ± 6.84%; P < 0.01) | Mathavi and Nethaj (2019) | |||
| Aerial roots |
Emulgel | Emugel (ethanol extract – 0.01 g + glycerin −2.1 mL + triethanolamine-2.0%+ethanol − 0.1 mL | Drug release analysis/in vitro assay/ franz diffusion cell assay | Emugel activity compared to diclofenac/emulgel confirms (spread ability, and viscosity) the anti-arthritic activity (P < 0.001) | Sonali et al. (2021) | ||
| Ethanol (95%) | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 28 days | CFA-induced arthritis Wistar albino rats/i.p./ hemoglobin content, total WBC, RBC, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were estimated | Extract (63.64%) and indomethacin (62.34%) showed significant decreases in paw swelling on 28th day as compared to control group (P < 0.01) | Bhardwaj et al. (2016) | |||
| Leaves | Ethanol (95%) | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given daily for 21 days | CFA-induced arthritic male Wistar albino rats/s.c./hemoglobin content, total WBC, RBC, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were estimated | Extract significantly (P < 0.01) inhibited the development of swelling/extract showed maximum inhibition (66.88%) of paw edema compared to indomethacin (75.42%)/extract presented significant increase in the WBC count, a decrease in RBC count, and hemoglobin content | Bhardwaj et al. (2010) | ||
| F. carica | Leaves | Aqueous | 500 µg/mL | Bovine serum denaturation/egg albumin denaturation assays/in vitro assays | BSA method - denaturation of protein was increased in dose dependent manner (inhibition 76.9% extract and 86.44% diclofenac sodium)/egg albumin method - denaturation of protein was increased (inhibition 64.64% extract and 76.16% diclofenac sodium; P < 0.01) significantly | Rajesh et al. (2020) | |
| F. erecta | Leaves | Ethanol (70%) | 500 mg/kg/p.o./given for 21 days | Monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced osteoarthritis/i.p. | Behavioral score began to reduce from week 1st when compared with MIA-treated arthritis-induced model. The decrease was lower than that of the positive control indomethacin (P < 0.05) | South Korean Patent (2018) | |
| F. exasperata | Leaves | Ethanol (70%) | 300 mg/kg b.w./ p.o./ given for 28 days | CFA-induced arthritis/Sprague Dawley rats/i.p. | Extract significantly reduced the total ipsilateral paw edema (inhibition 34.46 ± 11.42%)/extract reduced the maximum arthritic index (67.35%) than dexamethasone (95.91%) and methotrexate (85.71%; P < 0.001), respectively | Abotsi et al. (2010) | |
| F. lacor | Aerial roots | Petroleum ether and ethanol | 150 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for given 21 days | CFA-induced arthritis/Wistar albino rats/i.p. | Both extracts showed statistically significant inhibition of arthritic lesions ( < 0.05) from day 16, ( < 0.01) from day, 20 and ( < 0.001) from day 21 onwards/both extracts showed significant increase in body weight ( < 0.001) as compared to arthritic control group and increase in liver weight ( < 0.01), decrease in liver weight ( < 0.001), and increase in spleen weight ( < 0.001) in arthritis control | Sindhu and Arora (2013) | |
|
F. religiosa |
Stem bark | Methanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 28 days | CFA-induced arthritic Wistar albino rats/i.p./serum parameter (glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase, urea, and creatinine) were estimated | Extract reduced paw volume significantly (0.99 ± 0.12 mL) on day 28 when compared to Piroxicam (0.96 ± 0.32 mL)/higher arthritic score (control 3 + 2 + 1), and the individuals treated with extract have the least arthritic score/ the levels of SGOT (102.8 ± 1.50 U/L), SGPT (42.4 ± 1.24 U/L) were decreased with piroxicam and extract (SGOT 107.5 ± 1.08U/L, SGPT 43.6 ± 1.23 U/L) | Garg et al. (2018) | |
| Leaves | Ethanol | 400 mg/kg/p.o./given for 3 weeks | CFA-induced arthritic male Wistar albino rats/ i.d./body weight, arthritic score, paw volume and ankle diameter were estimated | The weight loss was significantly ( < 0.001) reduced by extract in adjuvant induced arthritis/extract attenuated mean arthritic severity score significantly ( < 0.001)/extract significantly ( < 0.001) reduced ankle diameter ( < 0.001) | Rathod et al. (2018) | ||
| Anti-stress activity | F. benghalensis | Fruits | Methanol | 500 mg/kg/ p.o/given for 21 days | Anoxia stress tolerance test, swimming endurance test/ Wistar albino rats | Anoxia stress tolerance time – extract (51.1 ± 1.4 min) showed antistress activity closer to that of the standard drug (64.5 ± 2.0 min)/swimming endurance test in mice – extract displayed increase in swimming performance time (402.80 ± 6.14 min) when compared with (Withania somnifera) standard (418.56 ± 5.71 min; P < 0.001) | Jahagirdar et al. (2020) |
| Stem bark |
Methanol | 228.3 µg/mL concentration | Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory effect against SHSY5Y cell lines/in vitro assay | Showed significant stress-relieving effects (IC50 228.3 µg/mL; P < 0.05) | Vignesh et al. (2019); Murugesu et al. (2021) | ||
| Ethyl acetate | 50 mg/kg each/p.o. | Milk-induced leucocytosis and Milk-induced eosinophilia/in vivo/ Male Swiss albino mice/s.c. | Extract showed significant protective effect against milk-induced leucocytosis (P < 0.05) compared with control group/extract displayed significant decrease in eosinophil count when (P < 0.05) compared to the control group | Taur et al. (2007) | |||
| F. carica | Leaf-derived callus | Aqueous | – | Stress-hormone-induced damage in skin | Extract reduced the trans-epidermal water loss, the sebum production, the desquamation, and facial skin turning to a pale color from acute stress | Dini et al. (2021) | |
| Anticancer/antitumor activity | F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera) | Leaves |
Methanol and chloroform | 100 µg/mL | Lung carcinoma A549 cells/in vitro/ cytotoxicity MTT assay | Both extracts did not show any significant cancer cell killing efficacy against P1C, P1M, P2C and P2M | Kumari et al. (2018) |
| 3β-Acetoxyurs-12-ene and 3β-hydroxyurs-12-ene | 3 and 15 μg/mL concentration | Human lung cancer cell line A549/in vitro MTT assay | Both compounds displayed significant cytotoxicity against selected cell lines (IC50 15 µg/mL and 3 µg/mL) | Wangkheirakpam et al. (2015) | |||
| Fruits | Ethanol (70%) | 50 μg/mL | Human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (A549)/in vitro assay/cell cycle phase distribution and cell death analysis | Extract induced significant decrease in G0/G1 phase (P < 0.05) and accumulation of A549 cells in G2/M phase/extract triggered A549 cells to undergo late apoptosis (Annexin V + PI + ) after 48 h of treatment (14.7 ± 3.4%; P < 0.05) | Jamil and Abdul Ghani (2017) | ||
|
F. benghalensis |
Aerial roots | Ethyl acetate | 100, 50, 25, 12.5, 6.25, and 3.125 µg/mL | A549 cell line, MDA-MB-231 cell line, Hela cell lines/in vitro MTT assay | Extract showed significant activity against A549 cell line (IC50 17.817 μg/mL)/MDA-MB-231 cell line (IC50 97.8992 μg/mL)/Hela cell line (IC50 49.27276 μg/mL) | Jain and Jegan (2019) | |
| Leaf | Methanol | 100 µg/mL concentration | Human cervical cancer cell line/in vitro mitochondrial reduction assay | Extract showed increased cell toxicity/increase in concentration of extract displayed decrease in the rate of cell proliferation | Kumaresan et al. (2018) | ||
| Roots | Aqueous | 10 mg/mL | Antimitotic activity by mitotic index determination | Extract showed significant mitotic index (22 ± 1.15%) when compared with methotrexate (30 ± 1.35%) | Ahirrao et al. (2020) | ||
|
F. carica |
Leaves |
Leaf latex | 0.1% concentration | MDA-MB-231 cells/in vitro MTT assay/ genotoxicity and cytotoxicity analysis | Latex showed stress and apoptosis after 24 h/latex showed significant (P < 0.05) decrease in cell viability when compared to control/treated cells demonstrate a range of unhealthy morphological changes like nucleus blebbing, shrinkage, crescent shape | AlGhalban et al. (2021) | |
| Methanol and aqueous | 1.0 mg/mL concentration | Human breast adenocarcinoma (MDA-MB-231) cells and mouse fibroblast (L929) cells/ in vitro cell viability assay | Methanol extract significantly suppressed MDA-MB-231 cell proliferation (P < 0.05) in a dose dependent manner (IC50 0.081 mg/mL)/ aqueous extract decreased the cell viability (IC50 > 1 mg/mL; P < 0.05) significantly | Ergül et al. (2019) | |||
| Leaves | Methanol | 2000 µL/well | Huh7it cells/in vitro/ cancer cell proliferation test/apoptosis and necrosis test | Extract showed significant inhibition (82.78%) of cell growth/extract displayed IC50 > 653 μg/mL/about 0.44% cells experienced total apoptosis at the 2000 μL/well of extract | Purnamasari et al. (2019) | ||
| Fruits | Ethanol | 1000 μg/mL | Breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines/in vitro MTT assay | Extract showed significant inhibition (90.5%) at 72 h/also reduced cell viability in time and dose dependent manner | Jasmine et al. (2015) | ||
|
F. deltoidea |
Aerial parts | Chloroform and isovitexin | – | PC-3 cell line, LNCaP clone FGC cell, and human dermal fibroblasts/ cell viability/ apoptosis and cell migration and invasion assays | Extract induced cell death (P < 0.05) via apoptosis as evidenced by nuclear DNA fragmentation accompanied by an increase in MMP depolarization (P < 0.05), activation of caspases 3 and 7 (P < 0.05) in both PC3 and LNCaP cell lines/inhibited both migration and invasion of PC3 cells (P < 0.05)/isovitexin showed an antiproliferative effect (IC50 = 43 µg/mL) against PC-3 cells | Hanafi et al. (2017) | |
| Leaves |
Aqueous | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./ given for 10 weeks | Male Sprague-Dawley rats/in vivo/4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide-induced tongue neoplastic and preneoplastic lesions/p.o./chemo preventive and chemotherapeutic study | Extract significantly decreased the incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (100%)/extract reduced the expression of the key tumor marker cyclin D1 but, significantly enhanced the expression of the β-catenin and e-cadherin antibodies which are associated with enhanced cellular adhesion | Al-koshab et al. (2020) | ||
| Ethanol (20%) | 100 μg/mL concentration | Prostate cancer cell line (DU145)/in vitro MTT assay/ Acridine orange and propidium iodode staining assay/ Annexin V-FITC/PI by flow cytometry assay | Extract showed 54.55 ± 0.36% cell viability when compared to vitexin (90.29 ± 0.35%) and curcumin (89.63 ± 0.09%)/early-stage apoptotic cells-induced by extract statistically higher than the control, paclitaxel was statistically higher than control (P < 0.05) | Soib et al. (2019) | |||
| Ethanol | 125 μg/mL | Human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells/in vitro MTT assay | Extract did not show any anticancer activity against MCF-7 cell | Wei et al. (2011a) | |||
| F. elastica | Aerial roots | Methanol | 62.5 μg/mL | HeLa cancer cell line/in vitro assay | Extract showed potent anticancer activity (IC50 20 μg/mL) when compared with standard drug emetine (IC50 0.04 μM) | Teinkela et al. (2018) | |
|
F. exasperata |
Leaves | Hexane | 100 μg/mL concentration | A2780 human ovarian carcinoma cell lines/in vitro MTT assay | Extract showed potent inhibitory effects (97.2%) when compared to control (P < 0.05) | Bafor et al. (2017) | |
| Roots and stem barks | Methanol | 1200 µg/mL concentration | PC-3 human prostate cancer cell line/ in vitro MTT assay | Both extracts significantly reduced the cell viability (P < 0.05 to P < 0.001)/both extracts suppressed the growth of PC-3 cells by modulating the [Ca2+]i and stimulating apoptosis through Bax/Cytochrome C/Caspase 3–9 signaling pathway | Deeh et al. (2022) | ||
| F. hirta | Fruits | Ethyl acetate | – | HeLa cells cell viability assay | Extract showed significant decrease in G1 population of cancerous cells (P < 0.01) | Zeng et al. (2012) | |
| F. hispida | Fruits | Isowigtheone hydrate, 3′-formyl-5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyisoflavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxy-3′-(3-methyl-2-hydroxybuten-3-yl) isoflavone, chlorogenic, and sitosterol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside | 400 µg/mL concentrations | Human cancer cell lines (HL60, A549, SKBR3, KB, Hela, HT29, and HepG2) and a normal cell (LO2)/in vitro MTT assay | Isowigtheone hydrate, 3′-formyl-5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyisoflavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxy-3′-(3-methyl-2-hydroxybuten-3-yl) isoflavone, chlorogenic acid, and sitosterol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside showed potent inhibitory activities on EBV-EA induction (IC50 271 to 340 M ratio 32 pmol−1 TPA; P < 0.05) | Zhang et al. (2018) | |
| F. microcarpa | Leaves | Ethyl acetate and plectranthoic acid | 100 μg/mL concentration | Melanoma (A375) and prostate (DU145, PC3, CWRV1 and NB26) cancer cells /in vitro MTT assay | Ethyl acetate extract showed potent antiproliferative effect against tested cells in dose dependent manner/ plectranthoic acid significantly suppressed the viability of DU145, PC3, CWRV1, NB26 and A375 cells (IC50 25.4, 32.2, 41, 53.1 to 77 μM; P < 0.001) | Akhtar et al. (2015) | |
| F. palmata | Stem | Ethanol | 100 μg/mL concentration | RAW264.7 cells/ in vitro assay | MTT assay confirmed that there were no significant changes in cell viabilities reported with extract treatments (P < 0.05) | Khajuria et al. (2018) | |
| F. pumila | Leaves | Aqueous- alcoholic (50:50%) | – | CEM, Jurkat, HL-60 and PNT2 cell line/ in vitro MTT assay | Extract showed strong inhibitory effect against the cells (Jurkat cells, IC50 130.97 µg/mL)/extract displayed strong inhibitory activity (HL-60, IC50 56.31 µg/mL) | Larbie et al. (2015) | |
|
F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Fruits |
Chloroform | – | Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG-2)/in vitro apoptosis assay/ DAPI method | Extract showed greater fluorescence glow in ethidium bromide, acridine orange and DAPI when compared to the IC50 concentration and control of HepG-2 cells (P < 0.05) | Sivakumar et al. (2019) | |
| Ethanol (70%) | 80 µg/mL concentration | MCF7 human breast cancer cell line/ in vitro SRB assay | Extract showed significant reduction against cell lines (LC50, TGI and GI50 ≥ 80 µg/mL) | Gavhane et al. (2016) | |||
| Leaves |
Ethanol | 200 μg/mL concentration | Dalton lymphoma ascites cell line/in vitro MTT assay | Extract showed potent cell death (57.37% of cell death; IC50 175 µg/mL) | Khan et al. (2017a) | ||
| Methanol | 0.005 – 100 μg/mL | Cancer cell lines (HL-60, HepG2, NCI-H23 and HEK-293 T)/in vitro MTT assay | Extract showed cytotoxic activity against HL-60 and HepG2 cell lines (IC50 276.85 and 362.95 μM) but did not show any activity against HEK-293 T and NCI-H23 cell lines | Sukhramani et al. (2013) | |||
| Stem bark | Methanol | 100 μg/mL concentration | HEK-293 T, NCI-H23, HepG2 and HL-60/in vitro XTT assay | Extract displayed significant cytotoxicity against HepG2 and HL-60 (IC50 321.742 and 287.126 μM) but did not show any activity against HEK-293 T, and NCI-H23 cell lines | Sukhramani and Patel (2013) | ||
| F. religiosa | Leaves | Chloroform | 1000 µg/mL concentration | Human breast cancer cell (MDA-MB-231) lines/in vitro cytotoxicity SRB assay | Extract showed maximum dead cell percentage (25%)/extract found mild cytotoxic at 1000 µg/mL (CC50 4944.772 µg/mL) | Shaikh et al. (2020) | |
| Hepatoprotective activity |
F. auriculata (syn. F. pomifera) |
Leaves |
Ethanol | 100 mg/kg/day/p.o./given for 14 days | Male Wistar albino rats/intrahepatic cholestasis-induced with 17α-ethinyl estradiol/serum liver function test/ 5′-nucleotidase, total bile acids, total cholesterol and phospholipids were assayed | Extract preserved liver functions, total bile acids, total cholesterol, and phospholipids/suppressed the pro-inflammatory cytokines but, increased hepatic regeneration and antioxidant defense system | El-hawary et al. (2019) |
| Ethanol (70%) | 800 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Adult mice/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were estimated | Extract restored the increased levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase to the normal levels in treated animals (P < 0.01) | El-Fishawy et al. (2011) | |||
| Fruit | Methanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./given for 28 days/p.o. | Wistar albino male rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ SGPT, SGOT, ALP and bilirubin levels estimated | Extract caused significant reduction in SGPT, SGOT, ALP and bilirubin levels/also showed moderate improvement with mild vacuolization of hepatocytes (P < 0.05) | Tamta et al. (2021) | ||
|
F. benghalensis |
Stem bark | Methanol | 250 mg/kg b.w./p.o./ given a daily for seven days | Wistar albino rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/SGPT/SGOT, alkaline phosphatase, ALP were estimated | Extract significantly (P < 0.001) decreased the levels of enzymes (SGOT, SGPT, ALP and bilirubin total and direct levels)/when compared to silymarin (P < 0.05) | Baheti and Goyal (2011) | |
| Fruits | Ethanol | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days | Wistar albino rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity | Extract showed strong activity in terms of the restoration of reduced enzyme level as compared to the standard drug silymarin, which also restored the altered level of catalase enzyme (P < 0.01) | Karmakar et al. (2020) | ||
| Leaves | Ethanol | 400 mg/kg/p.o./given for 7 days | Male Wistar albino rats/CCl4 and ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity/ AST, ALT, total protein, and total albumin were determined | Extract ameliorated the effects of hepatotoxins and significantly (P < 0.05) reduced the elevated levels of the biochemical marker enzymes in treated animals | Shinde et al. (2012) | ||
|
F. benjamina |
Leaves |
Aqueous | 500 mg/ml b.w./p.o./given daily for 7 days | Male Balb/c mice/ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity/p.o./ alanine aminotransferase levels estimated/ distortion of the liver architecture, presence of foci of necrosis and presence of mild to moderate steatosis was also studied |
Alanine aminotransferase showed significant hepatic damage to the negative control group (mean = 196.88 U/L) as compared to the positive control group (mean = 42.58 U/L) and the treated group (mean = 52.40 U/L) (P < 0.05)/A mild distortion of liver parenchymal architecture was observed in extract-treated mice while a moderate distortion of liver parenchymal architecture was observed in untreated mice | Pilapil et al. (2017) | |
| Ethanol | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/i.p./SGOT, SGPT, and serum alkaline phosphatase were estimated | Extract showed significant decrease in the increased levels of SGPT, SGOT, ALP, TBL and comparable with the standard silymarin hepatoprotective drug/extract restored the altered level of enzymes significantly (P < 0.01). | Kanaujia et al. (2011) | |||
|
F. carica |
Leaves |
Petroleum ether | 200 mg/100 g/p.o./given for 10 days | Wistar albino rats with rifampicin-induced hepatic damage/SGOT, SGPT determined by the Reitman and Frankel method/ bilirubin by the Malloy and Evelyn method | A significant decrease was observed in SGPT, SGOT levels in the animals of treated group/a significant decrease in liver weight was also observed (P < 0.05) | Gond and Khadabadi (2008) | |
| Methanol | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ serum ASP, ALT, total serum bilirubin, and malondialdehyde equivalent, and an index of lipid peroxidation were estimated | Extract significantly (P < 0.001) lowered the serum enzyme levels. ALT, AST, total bilirubin serum enzyme levels in treated animals were like the normal control values/ Malondialdehyde levels in the extract treated animals were significantly lower (P < 0.001) than those of toxic control values | Krishna Mohan et al. (2007) | |||
| Ethyl acetate | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days |
Male albino mice/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin were estimated | Extract showed significant decrease (P < 0.05) in the serum ALT, ASP, alkaline phosphatase, and total bilirubin levels almost like those in the silymarin treated animals | Hira et al. (2021) | |||
| Ethanol (80%) | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 5 days | Male albino mice/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ ALT and ASP levels were estimated | Extract increased significant protection against CCl4- induced hepatic damage (P < 0.05) in treated animals | Aghel et al. (2011) | |||
| Ethanol | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given daily for 4 days | Male albino rats/ CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ SGOT, SGPT, and total bilirubin were estimated | Extract showed significant hepatoprotection in carbon tetrachloride intoxicated rats (P < 0.05) | Mujeeb et al. (2011) | |||
| Stem | Aqueous | – | Male Wistar albino rats/methanol-induced hepatotoxicity/i.p./administered for 30 days/ ALT, AST, ALP, and LDH and hepatic lipid peroxidation were estimated | Extract reverts the enzyme activities near to normal status in the treated animals (P < 0.001) | Saoudi and El Feki (2012) | ||
| F. hirta | Leaves | Aqueous | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 5 days | C57BL/6 mice and ICR mice/N, N-dimethylformamide induced acute liver injury/i.p./ ALT, AST and LDH and the pathological changes were determined | Extract significantly reduced the elevated levels of ALT, AST and LDH liver injury (P < 0.05) | Lv et al. (2008) | |
| Roots | Aqueous | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 5 days | Male ICR mice/cocaine-induced hepatotoxicity/serum ALT, AST activity and the activity of CAT in liver homogenate were estimated | The serum transferase and catalase levels in liver homogenate were reduced significantly (P < 0.01) | Cai et al. (2007) | ||
| F. hispida | Leaves | Methanol | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given daily for 7 days | Male albino mice/paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity/p.o./ serum levels of transaminase, bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase were estimated | Extract exhibited a significant protective effect by reducing the serum levels of transaminase (SGOT and SGPT), bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase (P < 0.01) | Mandel et al. (2000) | |
| F. lacor | Stem bark | Ethanol (90%) | 50 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 5 days | Adult albino rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/SGOT, SGPT and total bilirubin were determined | Extract showed significant levels of protection against hepatotoxicity (P < 0.05) and reduced the levels of enzyme parameters | Tripathi and Patel (2007) | |
| F. lyrata | Leaves | Butanol (95%) | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 14 days | Male Wistar albino rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ AST, ALT, ALP, and GGT levels were estimated | Extract significantly decreased the elevated levels of AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, and total protein levels when compared to the CCl4 group (P ≤ 0.05) | Awad et al. (2019) | |
| F. microcarpa | Stem bark | Ethyl acetate | 200 mg/kg/p.o./given for 21 days | Male Wistar albino rats/CCl4- and paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicities/ AST, ALT, and ALP levels were estimated | Extract reduced the elevated levels of AST, ALT and ALP enzymes and showed their protective effects in treated animals (P < 0.01) | Kalaskar and Surana (2011) | |
| F. mollis | Leaves | Petroleum ether | 250 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 14 days | Wistar albino rats/ CCl4-induced hepatic damage/ ALT, AST, ALP, bilirubin, and total protein levels were measured | Extract showed significant liver protection against the toxicant as evident by the presence of normal hepatic cords, absence of necrosis and lesser fatty infiltration (P < 0.01) | Rama Devi et al. (2010) | |
| F. palmata | Leaves | Ethanol (95%) | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days | Wistar albino rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ ASP, ALT, γ- glutamyl transpeptidase, alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin were estimated | Extract showed a significant (P < 0.001) reduction in the levels of AST, ALT, GGT, ALP and bilirubin indicating good protection against liver damage | Alqasoumi et al. (2014) | |
| F. pumila | Leaves | Aqueous-ethanol (50:50) | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days | Sprague-Dawley rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ ALT, ALP, GGT and total bilirubin were estimated | CCl4 produced a 2-fold increase in the levels of ALT, ALP, GGT and total bilirubin and a 1.5-fold increase in AST and direct bilirubin levels/extract restored these increases to near normal levels (P < 0.05) | Larbie et al. (2016) | |
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F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Stem bark |
Methanol |
500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days | Male Wistar rats/CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ ALT, ASP and alkaline phosphatase activities were determined | Extract attenuated the increase of AST, ALT and ALP activities and showed their protective effect against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity (P < 0.05)/extract exhibited maximum suppression of AST, ALT, and ALP activities nearer to the normal levels (P < 0.001) | Ahmed and Urooj (2010b) | |
| 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given daily for 7 days | Wistar albino rats/ CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ serum levels of transaminase, bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase were estimated | Extract showed a significant reversal of the serum enzyme changes towards the normal when compared to control values (P < 0.05) | Channabasavaraj et al. (2008) | ||||
| F. religiosa | Leaves |
Methanol | 300 mg/kg b.w./ p.o./given for once daily for 7 days | Male Wistar albino rats/isoniazid and rifampicin-induced hepatotoxicity/i.p./ ALP, ALT, AST, total protein, and bilirubin levels were estimated | Extract significantly stopped isoniazid-rifampicin and paracetamol-induced increase in the levels of serum diagnostic liver marker enzymes and TBARS level/total protein and reduced glutathione levels were significantly (P < 0.001) increased | Parameswari et al. (2013) | |
| Ethanol | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days | Male Wistar rats/CCl4 and paracetamol- induced hepatotoxicity/ ASP, and ALT were estimated | Extract prevented the paracetamol-induced rise in serum enzymes. The hepatotoxic dose of carbon tetrachloride (1.5 mL/kg; p.o.) also raised the serum AST and ALT levels/ extract also prevented the CCl4-induced rise in serum enzymes (P < 0.05) | Selvan and Chourasia (2017) | |||
| Stem bark | Methanol | 200 mg/kg/p.o./given for 10 days | Male albino Wistar rats/paracetamol- induced hepatotoxicity/ ALT, ASP, alkaline phosphatase, and total bilirubin were estimated | Extract showed significant hepatoprotective activity by reducing the elevated levels of SGOT, SGPT, ALP, and total bilirubin (P < 0.01) | Suryawanshi et al. (2011) | ||
| Latex | Methanol | 300 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 10 days | Male Wistar albino rat/cisplatin induced liver injury/ ALT, ALP and AST and lipid peroxidation, GSH, and SOD were estimated | Extract normalized the levels of serum ALT, ALP and AST and lipid peroxidation, GSH, SOD in the liver of treated animals (P < 0.05) | Yadav (2015) | ||
| F. retusa | Leaves | Ethyl acetate | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days | Wistar albino rats/ CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity/ SGOT, SGPT, alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin were estimated | Extract showed significant decrease in SGOT, SGPT, SALKP and total bilirubin levels when compared to control (P < 0.01) | Jaya Raju and Sreekanth (2011) | |
| F. semicordata | Leaves | Aqueous | 200 µg/mL/in vitro/ | HepG2 cell line/ D-galactosamine induced toxicity | Extract showed significant protection against toxicity as compared to D-galactosamine control (P < 0.05) | Gupta et al. (2020) | |
| Neuroprotective and neuroregenerative activity |
F. benghalensis |
Stem bark | Aqueous | 1.0 mg/mL media for 24 h | SK-N-SH cell line/ hydrogen peroxide- induced DNA damage/in vitro neutral comet assay | Extract showed a significant reduction in the intensity of DNA damage in terms of comet tail length and brought to control level (P < 0.05) | Ramakrishna et al. (2014) |
| Leaves | Methanol | 10 μL concentration | Acetylcholinesterase inhibition in vitro assay/ 50% enzyme inhibition was determined | Extract was found most potent acetylcholine esterase inhibitor (IC50 = 194.6 ± 7.961 μg/mL) that is close to that of donepezil (IC50 = 186.1 ± 7.1 μg/mL) | Hassan et al. (2020) | ||
| F. deltoidea | Fruits | Aqueous | 1 mg/mL concentration | Human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell lines/ hydrogen peroxide toxicity test (IC50 concentration) of cells was determined | Extract showed strong neuroprotective effect (P < 0.05; 80–160% of cell viability) | Dzolin et al. (2012) | |
| F. erecta | Leaves and branches | Aqueous-ethanol | 100 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 20 days | Male C57BL6 mice/amyloid-β aggregates were injected at intracerebroventricular area/passive avoidance task was performed | Extract significantly suppressed the inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 1β and tumor necrosis factor-α, and expression of ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1, a marker of microglial activation, in brain tissues of Aβ-injected mice, suggesting anti-neuroinflammatory effects (P < 0.001) | Sohn et al. (2021) | |
| F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) | Stem bark | Aqueous | 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 28 days | Male Wistar albino rats/anticholinesterase levels were determined | Extract significantly increased (P ≤ 0.05) Ach levels in hippocampi of rats (38%) | Ahmed et al. (2011) | |
| F. religiosa | Leaves | Petroleum ether | 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o./given for 7 days | Male Wistar albino rats/ 3-nitropropionic acid-induced Huntington’s disease/i.p. | Extract significantly improved motor and cognitive performance and significantly attenuated oxidative damage (P < 0.001) | Bhangale et al. (2015) | |
| Radioprotective activity |
F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Stem bark |
Ethanol |
200 µg b.w./p.o./given once a daily for 15 days | Swiss albino mice/radiation dose rate of 72 Gy/min/p.o./comet assay | Extract significantly reduced the radiation effects induced DNA damage (P < 0.001) in treated animals |
Vinutha et al. (2015) |
| 150 mg/mL | V79 cells exposed to γ-irradiation at a dose of 1.0 Gy/min/in vitro assay with cytokinesis-block and proliferation index | Extract resulted in a significant (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001) decrease in the percentage of micronucleated binucleate cells | Veerapur et al. (2009) | ||||
| Wound healing |
F. benghalensis |
Stem bark | Aqueous | 200 mg/kg/ day /p.o./given for 10 days | Female Wistar albino rats/excision and incision wound models | Excision wound model - extract showed a significant reduction in the wound area (P < 0.001) and epithelialization period/ extract showed healing in 18.33 days as compared with 21.50 days of control/ incision wound model - a significant increase in the wound-breaking strength recorded (P < 0.001) | Garg and Paliwal (2011) |
| Leaves |
Ethanol | 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o. | Wistar albino rats/ excision wound and inclusion models | Extract showed significant wound-healing activity by decreasing the period of epithelialization and increasing in the rate of wound contraction (P < 0.05) | Imran et al. (2021) | ||
| Aqueous | Extract ointment 100 mg/g concentration | Wistar albino rats/ excision wound model/topically applied | Extract increased wound closure and completed in 12 days (activity 96%; P < 0.05) | Mothilal et al. (2020) | |||
| Roots | Aqueous and ethanol | – | Wistar albino rats/excision, incision wound, and dead space wound models/ topically applied | Incision wounds model – breaking strength was increased significantly (502.30 ± 2.26%) when compared with control (305.20 ± 5.15%; P < 0.05)/ extract showed significant wound contraction and achieved 100% with the wound closure time of 14.17 days (P < 0.05) | Murti et al. (2011) | ||
| F. carica | Leaves | Methanol | Ointment (5% extract) | Wistar albino rats/ excision wound model/applied topically once a day | The wounds were completely healed in treated group (epithelization period − 14 ± 2 days in treated whereas 24 ± 2 days in the control animals (P < 0.001) | Begum et al. (2013) | |
|
F. deltoidea |
Leaves | Aqueous | 50 μg/mL |
Human skin fibroblast (HSF 1184) cell/scratch in vitro assay | Extract reduced the wound area significantly (6 h treatment; 5.96%; P < 0.05) | Mustaffa et al. (2015) | |
| Whole plant | Aqueous | Ointment (10%; extract) | Male Sprague Dawley rats/ experimentally wounded in the posterior neck area/ topically applied | Extract showed lesser scar width at the wound enclosure and more fibroblast proliferation in the granulation tissue greater than blank placebo-treated wounds (P < 0.05) and intrasite gel (positive control) | Abdulla et al. (2010) | ||
|
F. exasperata |
Leaves | Aqueous | Ointment (base of the extract) | Adult albino rats/excision wounds model/ topically applied | Significant wound contraction was observed in ointment treated animals (25%; P < 0.05) /contraction like that of cicatrin powder (standard) on the11th day | Umeh et al. (2014) | |
|
F. hispida |
Leaves | Methanol | 150 mg/kg/b.w. | Albino Wistar rats/excision wound model/ topical application | Significant increase in wound healing reported on 20th day successively in treated animals (P < 0.05) |
Singh et al. (2014) | |
| Roots | Ethanol (95%) | 150 mg/kg/b.w./p.o./given for 10 days | Wistar albino rats/excision, incision, and dead space wound models | Extract showed maximum breaking strength compared to control group. The rate of epithelialization and wound contraction in excision model was better as compared to control groups (P < 0.05). | Murti et al. (2011a, b) | ||
|
F. racemosa (syn. F. glomerata) |
Roots | Aqueous | Extract ointment (10%)/ applied topically | Wistar albino rats/ incision and excision wound models/wound closure, epithelization time and scar area on complete epithelization were measured | Incision model - extract increased breaking strength (394.70 ± 6.61) when compared to povidone iodine (352.00 ± 2.83; P < 0.05)/ extract showed 100% contraction which was almost better than that of the povidone iodine (17 days) | Murti and Kumar (2012) | |
| Stem bark | Lupeol and β-sitosterol | 35 μM concentration | BHK 21 (ATCC, CCL-10) and MDCK (ATCC, PTA 6502) cell lines/in vitro scratch wound assay | Both compounds showed significant wound healing by cell migration enhancement activity on BHK 21 and MDCK cell lines (>80%) in par with the asiaticoside (25 μM; P < 0.001) | Bopage et al. (2018) | ||
| Leaves | Methanol | Extract ointment (10%) | Wistar albino rats/ excision and incision wound models/topically applied | Excision model - extract showed significant (P < 0.01) increase in wound contraction (5%age)/incision wound model – extract displayed significant (P < 0.01) increase in breaking strength | Londhe et al. (2013) | ||
|
F. religiosa |
Stem bark | Ethanol | Topical gel (10%) | In vitro wound healing model /albino Wistar rats/excision wound model | Extract increased the RBC membrane stabilization activity in in vivo and in vitro wound healing models (P < 0.001) | Raisagar et al. (2019) | |
| Leaves | Ethanol (70%) | Extract ointment | Wistar albino rats/excision and incision wound models | Excision model - extract showed faster epithelialization of wound (18 ± 0.60%) when compared with povidine iodine ointment treated animals (P < 0.001 vs control)/incision model - showed increase in breaking strength (562.2 ± 6.93 g) | Roy et al. (2009); Verma and Kumar (2021) | ||
| Aqueous | Ointment (50 mg of simple ointment base) | Male Sprague Dawley rats/ incision wound, excision wound and dead space wound models/ topical application | Incision model - extract showed significant tensile strength (76.31%) when compared with povidone iodine (94.36%; P < 0.05)/rapid wound closure in standard and extract treated groups was observed between 4 and 12 days/maximum percentage inhibition (%) of wet and dry granuloma were reported | Chowdhary et al. (2014) | |||
| Methanol (70%) | 10% emulsifying ointment | Sprague Dawley rats/excision wound, incision wound and burn wound models/ topically applied once a day | Excision wound and the burn wound models-extract showed significant decrease in the period of epithelization and in wound contraction (50%; P < 0.001)/a significant increase in the breaking strength was observed in the incision wound model (P < 0.001) | Nayeem et al. (2008); Putra et al. (2020) | |||
| F. retusa | Aerial parts | Ethanol | Extract ointment (5%) | Wistar albino rats/ excision wound, and incision wound model/topically applied | Excision wound model - extract showed significant decrease in wound area on day 21 (5%) when compared with framycetin (20%; P < 0.05)/incision wound model – increase in tensile strength reveals better wound healing induced by the applied ointment | Asija and Pareek (2014) | |
| F. sarmentosa | Stem bark | Ethanol | 200 mg/kg b.w/p.o./given daily for 10 days | Wistar albino rats/ excision and incision wound models/base ointment applied topically | Excision wound model - showed a significant reduction in the wound area (P < 0.001) and epithelialization period (17.16 days)/incision wound model – extract showed significant increase in the wound-breaking strength (P < 0.001) | Dimri et al. (2018) |

- Different pharmacological actions of different parts of some important Indian Ficus species.
3.3.1 Analgesic activity
Pain is a nonspecific expression of various diseases in humans. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory molecules and opiates have been used traditionally in these conditions, but several adverse effects arise with these drugs such as gastrointestinal disorders, renal injury, and respiratory problems (Domaj et al., 1999; Farshchi et al., 2009). Nowadays, the researchers are showing their interests in searching of novel analgesic compounds from medicinal plants with possibly fewer adverse effects. Aqueous extract (400 mg/kg, p.o.) of F. bengalensis, in the early (0–5 min) and late phases (25–30 min) of pain, showed significant reduction in the duration of licking responses in formalin-induced pain model. The responses were compared to morphine-treated animals (P < 0.001 as compared to the control; Rajdev et al., 2018). The hot aqueous extract (500, 1000 and 2000 mg/kg) of F. carica fruits did not show any significant difference between control and treated animals (P greater than 0.05), but a significant variability reported in between the petroleum ether extract (1000 mg/kg) and the dimethyl sulfoxide treated animals (P < 0.05; Mirghazanfari et al., 2019). Ethanol extract of F. religiosa leaves (400 mg/kg b.w.) showed significant increase in latency time (70.81 %; P < 0.05) in Eddy’s hot plate model when compared to control. Leaf extract (400 mg/kg b.w.) suppresses the number of writhings (68.47 %), induced by acetic acid, when compared to diclofenac (68.47 %; P < 0.05; Marasini et al., 2020). Ethanol extract of F. iteophylla leaves (200 mg/kg) decreases the number of acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction (3.0 ± 0.82) when compared to ketopfofen (reference drug; 10 mg/kg; 4.30 ± 1.28; P < 0.05; Abdulmalik et al., 2011).
3.3.2 Anti-inflammatory activity
Ethanol extract of F. carica leaves (600 mg/kg b.w.) demonstrated potent anti-inflammatory activity in acute (75.90%) and chronic (71.66%) inflammations when compared to indomethacin (P < 0.001; Patil and Patil, 2011). Aqueous extract of F. benjamina leaves (264 mg/kg b.w.) exhibits higher anti-inflammatory effect (39.71%) than the negative control in experimental animals (70.12%; P < 0.05 Bunga and Fernandez, 2021). F. carica leaf extract decreases the formation of TNFα, PGE2, and VEGF in treated models ( < 0.001; Eteraf-Oskouei et al., 2015). Ethanol extract of F. hispida stem bark (400 mg/kg) showed significant inhibition (60.12%) to histamine-induced paw oedema when compared to indomethacin (69.64%; P < 0.01; Howlader et al., 2017).
3.3.3 Antimicrobial activity
The microbial drug resistance to widely used antimicrobial drugs has increased the universality of microbial infections and their related problems (Ginovyan et al., 2017). Methanol extract (60 µg/disc) of F. auriculata fruits demonstrates strong antimicrobial effect against S. epidermidies (28 mm), and M. genetalium (MTCC 2288; 28 mm; Raja et al., 2021). Two compounds (ficuisoflavone and alpinumisoflavone) from F. auriculata fruits exhibit potent antibacterial effect against pathogenic bacteria (S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, B. cereus, N. gonorrhoeae, and P. aeruginosa; MIC 1.25 to 20 μg/ml; Shao et al., 2022). Four isoflavones (5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3′-hydroxymethylisoflavone, 3′-formyl-5,4′-dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone, ficuisoflavone and alpinumisoflavone) from F. auriculata roots displays strong antibacterial activity against S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, S. typhi, S. dysenteriae, E. coli and V. cholerae (MIC from 1.30 to 39.93 μM; Qi et al., 2018). Methanol extract F. religiosa leaves (50 μL/well concentration) exhibited greater activity than aqueous extract against the tested microorganisms (S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. typhi, A. niger and Penicillium notatum; Pathania et al., 2021). The n-hexane extract of F. vogelii leaves demonstrates potent antibacterial effect against E. coli and S. typhimurium (MIC 12.5 μg/mL; Uche Stephen, 2020).
3.3.4 Antioxidant activity
Oxidative stress is known as a main reason for the occurrence and continuance of various diseases (Singh et al., 2021). Plants are considered as a rich source of exogenous antioxidants (Sies, 1997; Singh and Sharma, 2020). Ethanol extract of F. racemosa fruits showed strong antioxidant activity on ABTS (EC50 226.0 ± 1.77 µg/mL), FRAP (EC50 234.8 ± 1.72 µg/mL), DPPH (EC50 28.4 ± 0.50 µg/mL) radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging (EC50 376.7 ± 2.05 µg/mL), hydroxyl radical scavenging (EC50 427.2 ± 3.06 µg/mL), chelating power (EC50 176.6 ± 3.00 µg/mL), and reducing power (EC50 356.3 ± 4.75 µg/mL) assays (Tamuly et al., 2015). The aqueous-ethanol (50:50) extract of F. auriculata branches demonstrates inhibition to DPPH radical (IC50 190.57 ± 4.25 μg/ml) when compared to gallic acid (standard, 21.66 ± 0.19 μg/mL; Bertoletti et al., 2020). Methanol extract of F. deltoidea leaves displayed diverse levels of potential to DPPH (IC50 288.04 μg/mL; P < 0.001; compared to quercetin) radical and reducing power (IC50 0.02–0.24 μg/mL; compared to ascorbic acid P < 0.001) assays (Mohd Dom et al., 2020). The aqueous extract (5.0 mg/mL) of F. asperifolia leaves possesses strong DPPH scavenging effects (78.65 ± 1.15%; P < 0.05; Ojo and Akintayo, 2014).
3.3.5 Anti-diabetic activity
Diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder of carbohydrate, has caused the large number morbidity and mortality in people (Patel et al., 2011). Methanol fraction (500 μg/mL) of methanol: water (4:1) extract of F. auriculata fruits demonstrated strong suppressive effects against α-amylase (91.45%; IC50 161.73 ± 0.43 μg/mL) and α-glucosidase (97.75%; IC50 103.43 ± 0.67 μg/mL) activities when compared with acarbose (IC50 155.08 ± 1.75 and 95.63 ± 1.71 μg/mL; Anjum and Tripathi, 2019). Cycloartenol + 24-methylenecycloartanol (1 mg/kg), from F. auriculata fruits, displayed significant antidiabetic activity in the high fat diet-streptozotocin stimulated type II diabetic rats. Cycloartenol + 24-methylenecycloartanol increased cell viability in the RIN-5F cells (in vitro) and showed a significant protection to β cells from glucose toxicity. Cycloartenol + 24-methylenecycloartanol presented a significant increase of insulin release from the β cells in both in vivo and in vitro studies (Nair et al., 2020).
3.3.6 Anti-arthritic activity
Arthritis and its associated disorders are characterized by swelling, pain, and stiffness of the synovial joints (Tiwari et al., 2021). The exact reasons of arthritis and its associated disorders are not known, but these are strongly associated to the autoimmune responses generated by many genetic and external factors (Alamgeer, 2017). Significant levels of terpenoids (28 mg/g), saponin (26 mg/g), flavonoids (97 mg/g) and phenol (110 mg/g) have been reported in ethanol extract of F. benghalensis stem bark. The ethanolic extract (400 μg/mL) showed significant inhibition (83.80 ± 5.16%) to egg albumin denaturation assay when compared to diclofenac sodium (91.45 ± 6.84%; Mathavi and Nethaj, 2019). Ethanolic (0.01 g) and petroleum ether (0.01 g) extracts of F. benghalensis aerial roots and Carbopol 934 (1%, w/w), glycerine (2.1 mL), Carbopol 940 (1%, w/w), and liquid paraffin (4.5 mL) were mixed to prepare Emulgel. The formulated Emulgel showed a significant homogeneity, lower levels of skin irritation and great stability. The formulated Emulgel, when compared to diclofenac, confirms the anti-arthritic activity through in vitro release assay (Sonali et al., 2021).
3.3.7 Anti-stress activity
Stress is a general physiological response of the body focussed on available resources and minimizing the influence on the body of pessimistic aspects (Seyle, 1973; Doreddula et al., 2014). Stress is linked to pathological processes of hypertension, peptic ulcer, immunosuppression, and reproductive complications (Piato et al., 2008; Ahmed et al., 2011b). Methanol extract of F. benghalensis fruits showed acetylcholinesterase inhibitory effect in SHSY5Y cells lines (IC50 228.3 μg/mL; Vignesh et al., 2019). The methanol extract (500 mg/kg) also displayed dose and duration dependent significant delay in clonic convulsions (51.1 ± 1.4) on anoxia stress tolerance time in mice when compared to positive control (Withania somnifera, 100 mg/kg, p.o.; 64.5 ± 2.0; P < 0.001; Jahagirdar et al., 2020).
3.3.8 Anticancer/antitumor activity
Cancer is a one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in humans. The proliferation of this disease is growing rapidly in the population of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia (Nguyen et al., 2020). The ethyl acetate extract of F. benghalensis aerial roots exhibited strong anticancer effects against A549 cell line (IC50 13.027 μg/mL). The values were compared to that of doxorubicin (IC50 13.0463 μg/mL). Similarly, the extract was also found effective against MDA-MB-231 cell line (IC50 70.089 μg/mL) and results were compared to the doxorubicin (IC50 59.2523 μg/mL; Jain and Jegan, 2019). Methanol extract F. carica leaves significantly suppressed the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cell line (P < 0.05) in dose dependent manner (IC50 0.081 mg/mL; Ergül et al., 2019). Chloroform extracts of F. deltoidea var. angustifolia and F. deltoidea var. deltoidea leaves showed cytotoxic effects against the prostate cancer cell lines (IC50 23 and 29 µg/mL for PC3 and IC50 19 and 23 µg/mL for LNCaP; Hanafi et al. 2017). The plectranthoic acid, from ethyl acetate extract of F. macrocarpa leaves, significantly suppressed the viability of DU145, PC3, CWRV1, NB26 and A375 cell lines (IC50 25.4, 32.2, 41, 53.1 to 77 μM; Akhtar et al., 2015).
3.3.9 Neuroprotective activity
Neurodegenerative disorders cause slow neuronal death that led to the loss of cognitive functions and sensory dysfunctions (Mattson et al., 2004). Nowadays, these disorders are linked to various multifactorial pathologies, social, and financial issues (Adewusi et al., 2010; Saxena and Caroni, 2011). Methanolic extract of F. benghalensis leaves showed potent inhibitory effect to acetylcholine esterase activity (IC50 = 194.6 ± 7.961 μg/mL) when compared to donepezil (IC50 = 186.1 ± 7.1 μg/mL; Hassan et al., 2020). Ethanol extract of F. erecta leaves significantly reduced neuronal loss and neuronal nuclei expression in the brain tissues of Aβ injected mice. Extract significantly changed the Aβ-induced inhibition of cAMP response element-binding protein phosphorylation and the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, showing mechanism of neuroprotection. Extract significantly suppressed the formation of interleukin-1β and tumour necrosis factor-α, and the ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 expression in brain tissues of Aβ-injected mice, proposing anti-neuroinflammatory actions (Sohn et al., 2021).
3.3.10 Radioprotective activity
Radiations can cause mutagenic alterations, and lead to the formation of cancers. Plants that could defend the body from radiation effects would be of great interest (Mamedov et al., 2011). The radioprotective effect of ethanol extract of F. racemosa stem bark was tested on electron beam radiation induced-DNA damage. The extract (50 µg) displayed significant inhibition on radiation induced-DNA damage when compared to control (P < 0.001; Vinutha et al., 2015). Ethanol extract of F. racemosa (20 μg/mL) showed a significant radioprotection (P < 0.01) to 4 Gy γ-irradiation when compared to the radiation controls. The cytokinesis-block proliferative index revealed that extract does not change radiation stimulated cell cycle delay (Veerapur et al., 2009).
3.3.11 Wound healing activity
Wounds are defined as physical, chemical, or thermal damages that result in an opening or breaking of skin integrity or the damage of anatomical and functional integrity of living tissues (Meenakshi et al., 2006). Ethanolic extract of F. benghalensis leaves (200 mg/kg, p.o.) showed significant wound-healing effects by reducing the period of epithelialization as well as enhancing the rate of wound contraction (P < 0.05; Imran et al., 2021). Methanolic extract of F. carica leaves demonstrated significant wound healing activity in the excision wound model. Extract significantly reduced the wound closure time but increased wound contraction percentage (10%, w/w) in treated animals. The wound was totally healed in treated animals within 14 ± 2 days. Healing was compared to negative (24 ± 2 days) as well as positive (12 ± 2 days) controls (Begum et al., 2013). Ethanolic extract (2.0 mg/mL) of F. religiosa displayed strong RBC membrane stabilization activity (90.84%, in vitro assay). Ethanol extract presented the significant decrease in wound size on day 20th when compared to the control (Raisagar et al., 2019).
4 Discussion
Plant-derived medicines are used in the treatment and/or management of various diseases. The large population of developing countries (70–90%) is still relies on plants and plant-derived medicines (Benzie and Watchel-Galor, 2011; Rahman et al., 2022). Ficus bark, root, leaves, fruits, and latex are frequently used in the treatment of various illnesses (Sirisha et al., 2010). Ethanol extract of F. religiosa leaves significantly inhibits the number of writhings, when compared to diclofenac (Marasini et al., 2020). Ethanol extract of F. iteophylla leaves reduces the number of acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction greater than ketopfofen (Abdulmalik et al. 2011). F. carica leaf extract significantly decreases the formation of TNFα, PGE2, and VEGF in rat air pouch model (Eteraf-Oskouei et al., 2015), which shows its strong anti-inflammatory effects. The ethanol extract of F. hispida stem bark exhibits suppression in histamine-induced paw oedema which also displays their anti-inflammatory potential (Howlader et al. 2017). Procyanidin B2, isolated from F. tikoua leaves, up-regulates the expression of p62 and exert a positive loop between Nrf2 and p62 for the treatment of inflammation (Lu et al., 2018; Ma et al., 2021; Chen et al., 2022). Flavanonols {(2R, 3R)-(+)-dihydroquercetin, and aromadendrin} have been reported from F. tikoua leaves (Zhou et al., 2022). Aromadendrin regulates the formation of IL-2 and IFNγ in Jurkat T cells (in vitro). It inhibits the expression of surface molecules (CD69, CD25, and CD40L) as well as the ATP hydrolysis of nuclear factor of activated T cells (Lee and Jeong, 2020). Methanol extract of F. auriculata fruits displays strong antimicrobial effect against M. genetalium and S. epidermidies (60 µg/disc concentration; Raja et al., 2021). The ficuisoflavone and alpinumisoflavone, from F. auriculata fruits, demonstrate strong antibacterial effects against pathogenic bacterial species (S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, B. cereus, N. gonorrhoeae, and P. aeruginosa; MIC 1.25 to 20 μg/ml; Shao et al., 2022). The n-hexane extract of F. vogelii leaves exhibits potent antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. typhimurium (MIC 12.5 μg/mL; Uche Stephen, 2020). Ethanol extract of F. racemosa fruits demonstrates strong antioxidant effects on ABTS, FRAP, DPPH radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging, chelating power, and reducing power assays (Tamuly et al., 2015). The aqueous extract of F. asperifolia leaves possesses strong DPPH scavenging effects (P < 0.05; Ojo and Akintayo, 2014).
Methanol fraction of methanol: water (4:1) extract of F. auriculata fruits demonstrates strong inhibitory effects against α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities which compared to acarbose (Anjum and Tripathi, 2019). Ethanol extract of F. asperifolia leaves reduces blood glucose levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetes when compared to diabetic control (Pwaniyibo et al. 2020). The ethyl acetate fraction of acetone extract of F. lutea leaves exhibits significant increase in insulin secretion in RIN-m5F pancreatic β-cells when compared to glibenclamide (Olaokun et al. 2016). The formulated Emulgel (ethanol extract of F. benghalensis), when compared to diclofenac, validates the anti-arthritic activity through in vitro release assay (Sonali et al., 2021). Methanol extract of F. vogelii leaves significantly (P ≤ 0.05) inhibits adjuvant-induced paw arthritis when compared to indomethacin (reference drug; 10 mg/kg; Nwaehujor, 2021). The methanol extract F. carica leaves significantly suppresses the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cell line (P < 0.05) in dose dependent manner (Ergül et al., 2019). The petroleum ether fraction of ethanol extract of F. glumosa stem bark demonstrates significant cytotoxicity on HT-29 (90.26%), and on A549 (88.38%) cell lines, respectively. Similarly, ethanol extract also displays potent cytotoxic effect against HFL-1 cells (IC50 232.66 µg/mL; Mutungi et al. 2021).
5 Bioavailability and pharmacokinetic profile
Indian Ficus species are used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for treatment of various diseases in diverse geographical areas (Trivedi et al. 1969). Different species of Ficus genus (F. racemosa, F. glomerata, F. glumosa, F. carica, F. religiosa and F. benghalensis) are used to treat diabetic disorders such as regulating enzymatic activities, rate of carbohydrates assimilation, enhancing insulin sensitivity, release of insulin, formation of hepatic glycogen, and the uptake of peripheral glucose of body (You and Nicklas, 2006; Veberic et al., 2008). The figs of F. carica serve as excellent source of dietary carotenoids, anthocyanins, polyphenols, tocopherols, and vitamin C, therefore the consumption of F. carica fruits must be stimulated (Idolo et al., 2010; Manjula et al., 2011; Sirajo, 2018). Fruits have various health benefits due to the presence of phenolic constituents. The fig latex is used in the treatment of warts, toothache, haemorrhoids, cough, and cancers (Caxito et al. 2017; Abdel-Aty et al. 2019). The aqueous extract of F. sycomorus is useful in the treatment of sickle cell disease (Ramde-Tiendrebeogo et al. 2012).
5.1 Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
F. carica figs contain rich amount of ascorbic acid, a potent antioxidant molecule, useful in checking of nonenzymatic browning of fruits and vegetables. The molecule is used as an alternative to synthetic antioxidants (Fasakin et al., 2011). Ascorbic acid plays essential role in strengthening of immune system, wound healing, orthogenesis, absorption of iron, biosynthesis of collagen, metabolite detoxification, and stopping the blood vessels from clotting (Tomita et al. 2005). The accumulation of ascorbic acid relies on environmental factors, species diversity, time of harvest, and stages of development and storage. Various isolation and characterization techniques also influence the reliability, and stability of ascorbic acid (Carvalho et al. 2015).
5.2 Carotenoids and anthocyanins
Carotenoids are bioactive compounds, occur in plants, responsible for the colour of Ficus species. Indian Ficus species are an excellent source of carotenoids. They act as an antioxidant agent and reduce the speed of aging process by utilizing reactive oxygen species [Campos et al. 2013]. Ficus fruit consists of diversity of health-advantageous bioactive compounds such as polyphenols (Del Caro and Piga, 2008), alkaloids, sterols (Su et al. 2002), anthocyanins (Dueñas et al. 2008), minerals, and carotenes (Adams and Richardson, 1977). The colour of fruits, and vegetables is associated to the presence of anthocyanins. Normally yellow and orange shades of many foods are developed due to the presence of carotenoids and anthocyanins. Carotenoids and anthocyanins play defensive roles against cancer and cardiovascular diseases (Stintzing and Carle, 2004).
5.3 Phenolic compounds
Phenolic constituents play essential role in protection of cells from hydrogen peroxide injury, as well as absorption of free radicals. Ficus plants contain high quantity of phenolic compounds (Juániz et al. 2016). Due to high profiles of phenolic compounds in Ficus plants, they have explored for their health-beneficial properties such as anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and cardioprotective properties (Dias et al. 2016).
5.4 Pharmacokinetic profile
The oral bioavailability complications can emerge, F. hispida stem bark, leaves, and roots, due to the presence of lipophilic constituents. These lipophilic compounds can influence various metabolic activities. The lipophilic molecule delivery, through oral route, has weak bioavailability because of their poor dissolution. Therefore, it is required that assimilation of F. hispida into dosage form may enhance its bioavailability (Touitou and Rubinstein, 1986; Arunkumar et al. 2009). Different strategies such as solid dispersion, microemulsion, liposome, lipid emulsion, solid lipid nanoparticle, nanosuspension, cyclodextrin complex or phospholipids are used with bioactive molecule to increase dissolution as well bioavailability (Shah et al. 2010; Ali and Chaudhary, 2011). Lanosterol, isolated from F. religiosa, examined for drug similarity using Five parameters of the Lipinski Rule. The reported values were found as 10 (hydrogen bond acceptor), 5 (hydrogen bond donor), 500 Dalton (molecular weight), 5 (H2O partition coefficient, logP), and 40–130 (molar refractivity). These parameters support its strong pharmacokinetics and bioavailability. Therefore, this molecule may be used as an anti-inflammatory agent and could be taken by oral route (Lipinski et al. 2001; Yueniwati et al. 2021).
6 Clinical studies
Since prehistoric times, the plant-derived medicines have been used in drug and cosmetic industries. As per WHO records, plant-derived medicines are used by millions of people of the developing countries (Al Rashid et al., 2019). Panchavalkal, prepared as per the literature available in Ras shastra, showed significant wound healing effects in 60 patients suffering from Dushta Vrana (infected wound). Dressing of patients was done with Panchavalkal ointment for 21 days and 36.7% wound healing recorded in the treated patients (Kulkarni and Dwivedi, 2019). Three F. carica paste packs (300 g/day) improve the colon transit time in 109 subjects of functional constipation when compared with the placebo group (P = 0.045). No serious adverse effects were recorded in the patients during the treatment period. The treatment was continued for 56 days (Baek et al., 2016). Consumption of fruits (90 g/day) produces a significant improvement in the irritable bowel syndrome symptoms such as pain frequency, distention, frequency of defecation and hard stool in patients. The treatment is given for 120 days (Pourmasoumi et al., 2019). Melfi cream (F. carica aqueous extract of sun-dried fruit and base cream; topical use) significantly increases efficacy in terms of reducing the SCORAD index, pruritus, and intensity scores when compared to hydrocortisone (1.0%; P < 0.05; Abbasi et al., 2017). Aqueous extract of F. racemosa stem bark, given two times before each meal, presents significant increase (P < 0.05) in insulin levels in the patients of type 2 diabetes (Ahmed et al., 2011). The details of clinical studies of Ficus species are mentioned in Table 4.
| Study | Age (years) | Treatment | Dose | Recommended time | Useful outcomes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. benghalensis | ||||||
| Randomized comparative clinical study | 60 Patients (males and females) suffering from Dushta Vrana (infected wound)/ 16 to 60 years |
Wound cleaning was done with normal saline. In group A, dressing was done with Panchavalkal ointment and in group B with framycetin sulfate, using sterile gauze | Panchavalkal (stem bark of F. Benghalensis, F. glomerata, F. religiosa, F. lacor and T. populnea, tila tail and bees wax) was prepared as per mentioned in Ras shastra |
21 days | Group A − 36.7% healed, 26.7 regenerated and 6.7% improved. Group B − 30.0% healed, 43.3% regenerated and 13.3% improved. Panchvalkal ointment was found effective cream in the management of infected wound | Kulkarni and Dwivedi (2019) |
| F. carica | ||||||
| A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study | 109 subjects (both sexes) with functional constipation/19 to 39 years | Three F. carica paste packs given to subjects with functional constipation/ given three times a daily before meals | Three paste per day (300 g/day) | 56 days | Colon transit time was significantly improved in the paste treated group compared with the placebo group (P = 0.045)/no serious adverse effects were reported during treatment period/ no significant differences in dietary intake (calorie, carbohydrate, protein, fat, and fiber) were observed between the groups during the intervention period | Baek et al. (2016) |
| A single-blind randomized clinical trial | 150 patients with irritable bowel syndrome with predominant constipation/18 to 70 years | 45 g fruits before breakfast and lunch were taken with a glass of water every day | 90 g/day | 120 days | Consumption of fruits caused a significant improvement in irritable bowel syndrome symptoms such as frequency of pain, distention, frequency of defecation and hard stool. The consumption also showed a significant increase in the quality of life, as well as satisfaction with overall bowel habits | Pourmasoumi et al. (2019) |
| A single center, randomized, double-blind crossover study | 10 healthy adults (7 women and 3 men; 7 White/Caucasian, 1 Hispanic, and 2 Asian) acute postprandial glucose and insulin homeostasis /18 to 45 years | Glucodin™ powder (abscisic acid ≥ 300 ppm, drug extract ratio of native extract is 50–60:1) and extract-50× (abscisic acid ≥ 50 ppm with drug extract ration of native extract is 7–1:1) | 51.4 g Glucodin™ powder (Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Australia) dissolved in 250 mL water/taken daily | 120 min | Extract supplementation is a promising nutritional intervention for the management of acute postprandial glucose and insulin homeostasis, and it is a possible adjunctive treatment for glycemic management of chronic metabolic disorders such as prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus | Atkinson et al. (2019) |
| A double-blind cross-over clinical trial | 28 patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus/40 to 60 years | Aqueous decoction once a day | 13 g of leaf powder boiled in 500 mL of distilled water (aqueous decoction) | 21 days | The postprandial blood sugar was significantly altered after treatment with aqueous decoction {decreased from 230 ± 64.67 mg/dL at baseline to 193 ± 61.70 mg/dL in the intervention group, while it was 229 ± 70.13 mg/dL in the control group (P < 0.001)} | Mazhin et al. (2016) |
| A double blind randomized clinical trial | 40 patients with multiple sclerosis and constipation/ 25 to 50 years | Carica paste three times a day | 10 g | 90 days | Mean reductions in the frequency of hard stool in intervention group showed no significant difference (P = 0.518) with the placebo group. One patient in fig paste group reported nausea after taking the supplement | Sardari et al. (2015) |
| A double-blinded, randomized, and placebo-controlled trial | 45 children with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis /4 months to 14 years | Melfi cream (aqueous extract of sundried fruit and base cream)/ cream applied twice a day for two weeks | 30 g for topical use | 14 days | The treatment had significantly increased efficacy in terms of reducing the SCORAD index, pruritus, and intensity scores in comparison with hydrocortisone (1.0%; P < 0.05) and the placebo failed to ameliorate the symptoms | Abbasi et al. (2017) |
| A randomized controlled parallel group clinical trial | 56 patients with rheumatoid arthritis/over 18 years | Herbal supplement (combination of olive oil, olive fruit and F. carica fruit/2:5:1 w/w)/supplement given with meals and were asked not to change the usual dietary intake | 15 g (equal to 1 tablespoonful) | 10 days | The supplement treatment did not show any adverse effects on the concentration of plasma lipids and fasting blood sugar. No other significant adverse effects contributed to the herbal supplement was seen in the study groups except one case with severe unclassified hiccup in the intervention group that lead to his withdrawal from the study | Bahadori et al. (2016) |
| A randomized, open, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study | 31 female subjects with facial wrinkle, especially the crow’s feet region of eyes/45–65 years | 2% Combined fruit extracts (Punica granatum, Ginkgo biloba, Ficus carica, and Morus alba) were mixed with a formulation containing water, carbomer, glycerine, disodium EDTA, methyl paraben, triethanolamine, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 60, stearyl alcohol, PEG-100 stearate, sorbitan stearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, mineral oil, propylparaben, butylene glycol, beeswax, and fragrance/ formulated fruit extract topically applied on one side of the face (crow’s feet) twice a day | 2% topical formulated fruit cream | 56 days | Treatment significantly reduced the percentage of wrinkle depth, length, and area by 11.5%, 10.07%, and 29.55%, respectively, when compared to the placebo. The dermatological scores of the treated sides decreased significantly (P = 0.05) with 1.5-fold lower than that of the placebo | Ghimeray et al. (2015) |
| Single blinded and comparison study | 11 Asian healthy males with skin irritation/ between 20 and 35 years | Cream containing F. carica fruits/ formulation were applied to the cheeks of human volunteers | Cream (4% concentrated extract of fruits) | 56 days | Cream reduced the skin melanin, trans–epidermal water loss and skin sebum significantly but enhanced the skin hydration significantly | Khan et al. (2014) |
| Open right/left comparative trial | 25 patients with common warts/5 to 20 years | Patients were asked the self-application of fig tree latex to warts on one side of the body | Latex | 180 days | Fig tree latex therapy of warts offers several beneficial effects including short-duration therapy, no reports of any side-effects, ease-of-use, patient compliance, and a low recurrence rate | Bohlooli et al. (2007) |
| A randomized, placebo-controlled study | 10 Patients (6 men and 4 women) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus/ 22–38 years | Patients were given a decoction as a non-sweet commercial tea | Aqueous decoction of fig leaves | 30 days | Post-prandial glycemia was significantly lowered during treatment (156.6 ± 75.9 mg/dl versus control 293.7 ± 45.0 mg/dl; P < 0.001). Medium average capillary profiles were also lowered in the treated patients (166.7 ± 23.6 mg/dl, versus control 245.8 ± 14.2 mg/dl; P < 0.05) | Serraclara et al. (1998) |
| F. fistulosa | ||||||
| – | 10 healthy volunteers with oily skin/20 to 25 years old | Aqueous extract tested for safety and in-vivo sebum controlled efficacy | Hydrogel containing extract | 28 days | After 28 days of application, the sebum levels of volunteers were significantly decreased (P < 0.05)/mean percentage of sebum content was also reduced in hydrogel treated patients (54.36%±13.7%) on day 28 | Ditthawutthikul et al. (2021) |
| F. hispida | ||||||
| – | 30 Patients of vitiligo/20 to 30 years | Fine powder of the fruits given orally twice a day with equal quantity of jaggery/bark powder was also applied to the lesion of vitiligo in the form of an ointment with Til Tail | 24 g/day | 42 days | More than 50% of patients attained rapid pigmentation. Lesions of the neck, leg, hand, chest responded rapidly while the lesion of the lips and hips were slow to respond | Morale (2021) |
| F. lacor | ||||||
| – | A male patient having non healing ulcer on right leg medially above the ankle joint, associated pain and foul-smelling discharge from the wound/55 years old | Ointment (malahar) was applied locally for thirty days followed by alternate day for next fifteen days. Supportive treatment of Vitamin B and C along with zinc was also given orally | Aqueous extract of stem bark was used for the preparation of ointment/ ointment prepared as per the formulation described in ‘Ras tarangini’, an ancient compendium | 45 days | After 45 days, the wound was healed with healthy granulation tissue, purulent discharge and foul smell was totally absent. Bark extract rich in caffeic acid, have regulatory mechanism on glucose metabolism in diabetes | Changade et al. (2021) |
| F. pumila | ||||||
| – | 3814 Japanese patients with upper borderline high BP and dyslipidaemia/20 to 50 years | Ishimaki tea, prepared from dried stems and leaves, followed by extraction of the major components with water. Patients were asked to drink Ishimaki tea a day | 200–300 mL | 90 | Ishimaki tea significantly reduced mean body mass index/systolic BP/diastolic BP/total cholesterol/low density lipoproteins/γ-glutamyl trans peptidase /uric acid/ triglyceride/ and total glycerides/ high-density lipoprotein cholesterol-C, whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was significantly increased | Suzuki et al. (2021) |
| – | 28 Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1/19 were female (58 to 97 years old) and 9 were male (82 to 94 years old) | Ishimaki tea administered to the patients | 2.441 mg/200–300 g leaves/day of rutin and approximately 1.411 mg/200–300 g leaves/day of apigenin | – | Those who were administered extracts had no human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-related symptoms, while those who were not administered extracts had human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-related diseases | Gonda et al. (2021) |
| F. racemosa | ||||||
| – | Volunteers were healthy, non-smokers, had not taken any medications, including aspirin | Two concentrations (50 and 100 µg/mL) dissolved in 25 µL phosphate buffered saline to 450 µL aliquots of platelet-rich plasma were given to volunteers | Hot and cold aqueous bark extracts (100 μg/mL) | 14 days | Both the extracts induced aggregation of platelets to an extent of 3–51% compared to control. However, the extent of aggregation induced by both extracts were significantly lower (P ≤ 0.05) than those induced by collagen (2 µg/mL), adenosine diphosphate (10 µM) and epinephrine (10 µM), respectively | Ahmed et al. (2012b) |
| A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial | 30 (18 men and 12 women) patients with type 2 diabetes/35 to 50 years | Aqueous extract of stem bark given two times before each meal | 1.2 g⁄day (400 mg × 3 hard gelatin capsules) | 360 days | A significant increase (P < 0.05) in insulin levels was observed in the extract-supplemented group, but no significant (P > 0.05) changes were observed in the control group | Ahmed et al. (2011a) |
| A single/double blinded, randomized placebo-controlled trial | 50 Patients with type 2 diabetes/35 to 50 years | Aqueous extract (1 gelatin capsule) of leaves taken thrice a day before each meal | 1 capsule (400 mg) | 56 days | A significant reduction in fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels were achieved in the patients. Moreover, a significant increase in the serum insulin level was recorded in treated patients. Regenerated pancreatic β-cells resulting in increased synthesis and secretion of insulin into the blood stream | Urooj and Ahmed (2013) |
| F. religiosa | ||||||
| A randomized clinical trial | 30 Patients with type II diabetes mellitus/30 to 70 years | Aqueous extract of stem bark taken twice a day before meals with water | 500 mg | 30 days | Extract showed beneficial effects on fasting & post meal blood sugar levels. The drug was well tolerated by all patients throughout the treatment period. There was no evidence of adverse side-effects reported in the patients | Vaishali et al. (2014) |
| A multicentric double blind homoeopathic pathogenetic trial | 24 healthy volunteers (19 males and 5 females)/18 to 50 years/ elicit the pharmacodynamic response | 4–6 globules given four times a day, dry on tongue/ two stages of two different potencies viz. 30C and 200C | 56 doses | 14 days | Heaviness with coryza and pain in throat (2, 30C)/headache with malaise and pain in left hip and left foot (1, 30C)/constipation with headache (1, 200C)/bursting pain in eyeballs, walking (1, 200C)/pain in joints of lower extremities, sensation as if broken down (1, 30C) observed in volunteers | Dey et al. (2008) |
| 44 patients with diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction/21 to 60 years | Ashvattha powder made from its root and stem barks, fruit and tender leaf buds/powder dissolved in 1 glass of milk and taken twice a day (morning – before meal and evening – after dinner) | 10 g | 45 days | In both the diabetic and the nondiabetic subjects, Ashvattha provided encouraging results on erectile dysfunction as well as on seminal parameters in comparison to the placebo | Virani et al. (2010) | |
| – | 18 normal healthy subjects/post prandial glycemic response and glycemic index/24 to 32 years | The food products: dal samose (10% leaf powder) and bati (5% bark powder) were given for two days | The dal samose and bati were supplemented with 5 and 10% powder of leaves and stem bark | 2 | The dal samose (10% leaves) and Bati (5% bark) were insignificant at P ≤ 0.05 level which was comparable with standard. Glycemic index and glycemic load values were found to be lowest for 10% leaves incorporated dal samose (35 and 13) when compared to 5% bark incorporated Bati (53 and 20) | Chaturvedi et al. (2014) |
7 Toxicological effects
The large number of people of developing countries (approximately 80%) use medicinal plants regularly, without prescription, for the treatment of various diseases (WHO, 2002). Usage of medicinal plants for longer duration, in customary medicine, may cause low levels of toxicity in the people (Yuet Ping et al., 2013). Many recent studies indicate that the medicinal plants, used in traditional system of medicine, show various adverse effects (Ertekin et al. 2005; Ukwuani et al., 2012). Therefore, traditional medicines are getting substantial support in health debates world-wide (Tilburt and Kaptchuk, 2008). The rats showed negative behavioral changes at 5000, 5500, 5750 and 6000 mg/kg dosages of aqueous extract of F. carica leaves. The LD50 obtained was higher than 6000 mg/kg (Odo et al., 2016). No signs of symptoms of acute toxicity or behavioral changes and mortality were reported within 72 h to 14 days. Ethanol extract of F. deltoidea leaves (2000 mg/kg dose) did not affect the body weight of mice (Nugroho et al., 2020). Some symptoms of toxicity recorded were unease, sluggishness, and dizziness three hours after the administration of methanol extract of F. exasperata leaves (Shemishere et al., 2020). F. religiosa ethanol extract (2000 mg/kg/p.o.) decreased the levels of water intake in Wistar rats when compared to the control (Elavarasi et al., 2018). The results of toxicity studies of Indian Ficus species are described in Table 5.
| Plant species | Plant parts | Extract/compound | Dose | Type of toxicity | Model/symptoms | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. benghalensis | Root | Ethanol and aqueous | 3000 mg/kg b.w. of each extract | Behavioral, neurological, autonomic profiles and lethality were observed for 28 days during antiarthritic study | Extracts were found safe/no behavioral changes and mortality recorded up to 28 days in male Wistar rats | Bhardwaj et al. (2016) |
| F. carica | Leaf | Aqueous | Rats fasted for 12 h/first phase animals received 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 mg/kg b.w. for 24 h/in second phase animals received 5500, 5750 and 6000 mg/kg b.w. of extract | Hematological and some biochemical parameters | There was no mortality recorded when all the doses of the extract were administered orally to the rats. The rats showed negative behavioral changes at 5000, 5500, 57,250 and 6000 mg/kg dosages. The LD50 obtained was higher than 6000 mg/kg by implication | Odo et al. (2016) |
|
F. deltoidea |
Leaf |
Ethanol |
2000 mg/kg b.w. given for 14 days in case of acute toxicity while 1000 mg/kg b.w. given for 28 days in case of sub-chronic toxicity | Acute and subchronic toxicities were studied in mice | Acute toxicity - no signs of symptoms of toxicity or behavioral changes and mortality reported within 72 h–14 days. Extract at this dose did not affect the body weight of mice. Sub-chronic toxicity - extract did not produce any symptoms of toxicity, changes in behavior, and mortality in mice |
Nugroho et al. (2020) |
| 2000 mg/kg b.w./p.o./monitored for 14 days in case of acute and 1000 mg/kg/p.o. monitored for 28 days in case of subchronic toxicity | Symptoms of physical and behavioral changes, mortality rate were determined (LD50) |
Acute toxicity - Extract did not show any symptoms of toxicity and mortality, LD50 was above 2000 mg/kg b.w. Subchronic toxicity - Extract did not produce any symptoms of toxicity, changes in behavior, and mortality in animals |
Nugroho et al. (2020) | |||
| Methanol | 5000 mg/kg given for 14 days in case of genotoxicity and acute and subchronic toxicities recorded at 2500 mg/kg dose (monitored for 28 days) | Mortality, clinical signs, body weight changes, hematological and biochemical parameters, gross findings, organ weights, and histological parameters were studied | Acute toxicity - there were no significant changes in behavior, such as apathy, hyperactivity, or morbidity reported in any of the animals. Subchronic toxicity - did not show any mortality, body weight gains, behavioral changes or food and water consumption between the animals of the treated and control group |
Farsi et al. (2013) | ||
|
F. exasperata |
Leaf |
Aqueous | 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 g/kg administered daily for 14 days | Hematological parameters, body weight and body temperature in mice/ acute toxicity over 24 h and 14-day periods | Extract caused neither mortality nor changes in behavior, body weight and body temperatures. No significant differences in hematological parameters (WBC count, platelet, and hemoglobin estimation) in control or treated animals were recorded. However, the daily dose up to 14 days showed significant increase in body temperature (P < 0.05) but, a significant decrease in the red blood cells count, hemoglobin count and hematocrit values (P < 0.05) were recorded | Bafor and Igbinuwen (2009) |
| Methanol | 1500, 3000, and 5000 mg/kg/p.o./ acute toxicity observed for 14 days | Changes in behavior, and body weight parameters were measured | Symptoms of toxicity recorded were as unease, sluggishness, and dizziness three hours after administration of extract in male Wistar rats | Shemishere et al. (2020) | ||
| F. hispida | Leaf | Methanol | 4000 mg/kg b.w./p.o./acute toxicity observed for 14 days | Rate of mortality, behavioral pattern changes such as weakness, aggressiveness, food or water refusal, diarrhea, salivation, discharge from eyes and ears, noisy breathing, changes in locomotor activity, convulsion, coma, injury, pain, or any sign of toxicity in each group of animals were recorded | No mortality and behavioral changes or symptoms of toxicity observed in treated animals during this period of study | Mushiur Rahman et al. (2018) |
| F. racemosa | Stem bark | Aqueous | 2000 mg/kg b.w./p.o./acute toxicity observed for 7 days | Acute toxicity/the observation in tremors, convulsion, salivation, diarrhea, lethargy, or unusual behaviors such as self-mutilation, walking backward, and difference in body weights were studied | No lethal effect or mortality was observed in animals throughout the test period following single oral administration. Animals did not show any tremors, convulsion, salivation, diarrhea, lethargy, or unusual behaviors such as self-mutilation, walking backward, and difference in body weights before and after the study period | Solanki and Bhavsar (2014) |
|
F. religiosa |
Stem bark |
Ethanol | 2000 mg/kg b.w./p.o./acute toxicity monitored for 14 days | Acute toxicity/changes in body weight, food intake, water intake, relative organ weight, hematological parameters and histoarchitecture of vital organs were studied | There were no remarkable alterations in the general behavior, toxicity signs and mortality recorded in rats treated with extracts (p.o.). In extract treated rats, a significant decrease in the levels of water intake recorded when compared to the control | Elavarasi et al. (2018) |
| Acetone | 2000 mg/kg b.w. | Acute toxicity studied in Wistar albino rats (p.o.)/ animals were observed for general behavioral, neurological, autonomic profiles, any toxicity and mortality during antiulcer study | Extract did not show any mortality, changes related to behavior, autonomic, neurologic, and physical disorder within the first 24 h and during the 14 days follow-up. The plant extracts were found to be safe at the tested dose. | Panchawat and Pradhan (2020) |
8 Conclusions and perspectives
Ficus is the largest genus of Moraceae family and found in Neotropical America, Madagascar, Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, the Arabian Peninsula, India–Asia, New Guinea, Pacific islands, and Australia. The leaves, stem, aerial roots, and stem bark of Ficus plants have been used in alleviating fever and relieving pain and to treat flu, malaria, acute enteritis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, and rheumatism. Ficus plants contain various classes of compounds including monoterpenes, diterpenes, sesquiterpene, triterpenes, alkaloids, and flavonoids. The isolated compounds from Indian Ficus species possess antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, radioprotective, neuroprotective, and wound healing properties. The clinical study of F. carica capsules reveals its applications in the treatment of constipation. Panchavalkal formulation (ethanol extract of F. benghalensis) improves the healing of Dushta Vrana (infected wound) in the patients. Many studies on ethnomedicinal properties, characterization of phytoconstituents, pharmacological activities of 31 Ficus species have been conducted but there is still a need to perform further experimental studies on the exploration of chemical characterizations and pharmacological evaluations of 66 Indian Ficus species. Very few clinical studies (only 8 Ficus species) have been performed on the Indian Ficus species whereas no clinical studies have attempted on 23 Indian Ficus species. Therefore, intensive research is to be conducted by the researchers on the examination of therapeutic and toxicological effects of Indian Ficus species that will help in the development of new pharmaceutical drugs in the future.
Declaration of Competing Interest
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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