HIGO (ficus carica)

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	HIGO
	*ficus carica*

Name
HIGO

Scientific Name
ficus carica

HIGO

Carica Ficus Linnaeus Fam. Moraceae

In Mexico, Centroamerica and Panama is this plant and their main properties are like emollient, tranquilizer and laxative, for which it is recommended to ingest the infusion sweetened of the leaves by the nights during several days. In other regions one is used the mixture of the leaves of the Higo and those of guayaba to drink when there is stomach ache. In addition in the cases to hemorroides, the leaves are warmed up and tibias are applied during three days. It is a species, very old, because from century XVII white his látex has been used against the sun burns, spots in the face, ponzoñosos animal sores and poles.

Shrub of 3 to 5 ms of height, presents/displays the heavy and graft trunk, with látex white in all the plant. The leaves are great and rough, and have five cracks that give starred form him. The tiny flowers, originate fruits that are born direct of the stem, with sphere form. She is original of Asia, Africa and Europe; it inhabits in climates warm, semidry and tempering. She is associate with the scrub xerófilo and forests of encino and compound of pine.

Used Part

The siconos (higos) and látex.

Active Principles

Sugars (50-60%), iron salts, calcium, manganese, bromine, A1 vitamins, B1, B2, C and D; rubber. The green leaves and siconos have látex with an enzyme mixture: ficina, with proteolytic activity: similar to the one of papaína. The leaves contain furocumarinas (psoraleno, bergapteno). The seeds contain abundant mucílagos.

Farmacológica Action

It is power, laxative, demulcente and highly balsamic a food. The ficina confers antiinflammatory and digestive properties to him.

Indications

Constipation, respiratory affections: resfriados, influenza, faringitis, bronchitis; enfisema, asthma. Gastrointestinales irritations: gastritis, colitis. Local inflammations: estomatitis, gingivitis, faringitis, abscesses, forúnculos, burns. Látex is used popularly like antiverrucoso.

Indirect effect

The present furanocumarinas in látex of the leaves and green infrutescencias can cause dermatitis by contact.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

Internal use:

- Decocción: 40 to 100 g/l, to drink voluntarily.

- fresh, dry Fruit, in confituras or compotas, like laxative.

External use:

- Decocción: applied in form of compresas, colutorios, garglings. The cut fruits, spanish stews and in two, are applied I warm up on forúnculos, abscesses and burns.

- Látex: topically on warts, protecting the surrounding zones with filante petroleum jelly or paste to lássar.

Bibliography

Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. You plant dans to Them the Therapeutique Moderne. 2ª. Paris: Maloine, 1986, pp. 214-5.

Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin, F. Plantes Médicinales DES Regions Tempérées. Paris: Maloine, 1980, p.77.

Bruneton, J. Elementos de Fitoquímica and Farmacognosia. Zaragoza: Acribia, 1991, p.146.

It ballast, JJ; Bachelor, LI. Medicinal plants in Asturias and the Cantabrian Cornice. Gijón: Trea editions, 1997, pp. 135-6.

Him Floc'h, And Contribution to unites Etude Ethnobotanique of the Flore Tunisienne. Imprimerie Officielle of the République Tunisienne, 1983, p. 74.

Mulet, L. Estudio Etnobotánico of the Province of Castellón. Castellón: Provincial delegation, 1991, pp. 32-3.

Mulet, L. toxic Flora of the Valencian Community. Castellón: Provincial delegation, 1997, pp. 188-9.

Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Précis de Matière Médicale. Take II. Paris: Masson, 1967, pp. 107.

Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Gui'a of Plantas Medicinal of the Valencian Community. Valencia: The Provinces, 1996, p. 231.

Creek, D; Obón, C. Gui'a Incafo of Plantas Useful and Poisonous of the Iberian Peninsula and Baleares. Madrid: Incafo, 1991, pp. 295-300.

Samuelsson, G. Drugs of Natural Origin. To Textbook of Pharmacognosy. Stockholm: Swedish Pharmaceutical Press, 1992, p. 215.

Trease, GE; Evans, WCh. Farmacognosia. Mexico D.F.: Inter-American -- MacGraw-Hill, 1991, p. 399.

Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Bald, C; Go'mez, D; Montserrat, G. Plantas Medicinal of the Pyrenean oscenses Aragonese and others tierrras. 2ª. Huesca: Provincial Delegation, 1992, p.102.

HIGO

Productos

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	MANA HIGOS Y CIRUELAS Package of 250 ml Artesanía Agrícola Several Others	Shopping Cart	12,14 €
	REGULOGIE (FIBRAS VEGETALES) Package of 175 gr Algologie Nutrition Nutricionales Complements	Shopping Cart	23,90 €
	Herbetom 5 R-V Syrups of 250 ml Bioserum Urinary System Kidney	Shopping Cart	11,29 €
	Herbetom BB TS-100 (Niños) Syrups of 125 ml Bioserum Respiratory System Cough	Shopping Cart	6,99 €
	HIGO Y MANÁ (Jugo) Package of 200 ml Salus Several Others	Shopping Cart	9,61 €
	L-CARNITINA HIGO Package of 500 ml Weider Sexual Nutrition	Shopping Cart	1,53 €

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