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AGRONOMY-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11010089
Keywords
Ficus pumila L; bioactive compounds; therapeutic activities; applications
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- Local Financial Funds of National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu [NASC2020AR09]
- Rongpiao Plan Innovative Talent Project
- Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund of Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences [Y2020XK05, S2020001]
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Ficus pumila L. has a long history as a functional plant in East Asia, with various bioactive compounds extracted from its parts showing therapeutic activities like antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, hypoglycemic, and cardiovascular protective effects. It also has extensive applications in the food industry and ecological city construction.
Ficus pumila L. has been used as a functional plant for a long time in East Asia, especially its fruits, as a dietary component in Japan and parts of China. A series of bioactive compounds, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, alcohols, and steroids, have been extracted from the stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits of Ficus pumila L. Accumulated studies have demonstrated that Ficus pumila L. has multiple therapeutic activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, hypoglycemic, and cardiovascular protective effects. Moreover, Ficus pumila L. has extensive applications, such as in the food industry and ecological city construction. Herein, we summarize the latest knowledge about the bioactive compounds and therapeutic activities of Ficus pumila L., and its applications in the food industry and ecological city construction are also discussed. We hope that this comprehensive review can attract more attention to Ficus pumila L. and be helpful for its further applications.
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