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Non-scientific name:

fig

3 Accepted name(s) for "fig":

Accepted name
Ficus carica L.
Ficus palmata Forssk.
Ficus sur Forssk.

14 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. dried fruit fruit
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Seed, Fruit, Bud
The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. fruit
British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) Ficus carica Linn. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. dried fleshy receptacles / fruits fruit
Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Ficus carica Linnaeus Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L. Ficus carica L.
Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Ficus palmata Forssk. Ficus palmata Forssk. Ficus palmata Forssk. Fruits
SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Ficus sur Forssk. Ficus sur Forssk. Ficus sur Forssk.

105 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "fig":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
anjeer Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
anjir Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
anjira Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
anjura Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
anjuro Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
broom cluster Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
bush fig Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
cape fig Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
carique Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
chikulumawele Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
common fig Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ebuu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
echte feige Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009)
edible fig Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
edulo Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
edurokoi Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ekitooma Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ekonotorum Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
elo Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
engaboli Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
essfeige Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
fagari Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
feige Other Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
feigenbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
fico Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
fig of heaven Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
figo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
figue Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
figueira Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
figueira-comum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
figueira-da-europa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
figueira-do-reino Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
figuier commun Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
fikon Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
fiku Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gasse Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
getfikon Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
higo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
higuera común Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
idigoa Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
idio Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
idioa Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ikhiwane lasendle Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ikubila Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ikuwu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ilngaboli Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
jebetit Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kabalira Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kabulira Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kakeke Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
loponyi Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
manjimedi Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
mdzombe Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
medi Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
milola Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mkuju Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mkuku Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mkuu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mkuyu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mkuyu-pasi Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mogoyuet Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mpumbi Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mpumbumbi Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
msombe Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mtakule Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mtsuka mbizi Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mtundu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
muchowana Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
muhwagwanamu Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
mukunyu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mukuu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mukuyu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
muonde Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
musingu Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
musomoro Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mvumo Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mwangajo Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
n'gab Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
namonde Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ngowa Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ngowo matundo Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
odaa Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
oduru Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ol-oboni Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
olngaboli Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
omoraa Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
omuhuyu kwa nandere Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
omuku Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
omusomoro Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
petit sycomore Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
piku Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
simaayatti Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
simayatti Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
simeyetti Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
teen Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
tenatti Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
teneyatti Other Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
uluzi Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umkhiwa Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umkhiwane Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umkwane Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
unku Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
wild fig tree Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
woorot Other SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
wu hua guo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)