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Ficus auriculata Lour.

Summary
Roxburgh fig is a fruit vegetable belonging to the fruit Moraceae. The fruit is a rich source of phenols, flavonoids and isoflavones. The fruits inhibit cancer progression by inducing cell aggregation, induction of apoptosis and arresting cell cycle.

Mode of Consumption : Fried and boiled
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Ficus auriculata Lour.
Family: Moraceae Gaudich.
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Genus: Ficus Tourn. ex L.
Fruiting Season: April-August
Parts: Fruit
  • North-Western Mountain Region
 Himachal Pradesh : Triamble

Fruit


Plant bearing fruits
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
Fruit extractAnticancerThe fruit extract depicts significant decrease in A549 cells in G0/G1 phase and stimulated the aggregation of cells in G2/M phase, death of cells through apoptosis. Caspase enzymes[1]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
Carotenoidβ-Carotene : 0.89 mg/100g[2]
Effect Observation DOI
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Information from Wealth of India Reference
  • The fruits are made into curries and jam.
 CSIR(2002).The Wealth of India, Raw materials,Vol.-IV ,P.24, New Delhi, India
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    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India