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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lansky, Ephraim Philip
• Paavilainen, Helena M.
• Pawlus, Alison D.
• Newman, Robert A.

Titel

Ficus spp. (fig): Ethnobotany and potential as anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents

Ist Teil von

• Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2008-09, Vol.119 (2), p.195-213

Ort / Verlag

Shannon: Elsevier Ireland Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This review explores medieval, ancient and modern sources for ethnopharmacological uses of Ficus (fig) species, specifically for employment against malignant disease and inflammation. The close connection between inflammatory/infectious and cancerous diseases is apparent both from the medieval/ancient merging of these concepts and the modern pharmacological recognition of the initiating and promoting importance of inflammation for cancer growth. Also considered are chemical groups and compounds underlying the anticancer and anti-inflammatory actions, the relationship of fig wasps and fig botany, extraction and storage of fig latex, and traditional methods of preparing fig medicaments including fig lye, fig wine and medicinal poultices.