Buah tin (Ficus auriculata)
Common names
Broadleaf Fig, Coconut-Strawberry Fig, Elephant Ear Fig Tree, Eve’s Apron, Giant Indian Fig, Indian Big Leaf Fig, Roxburgh Fig, eared strangler fig, Himalaya fig tree, imperial tree
Descriptions
-Leaves broadly ovate, alternate, base cordate, marin shallowly or coarsely toothed; stipules triangular
-Fruits specialized on leafless branchlets at base of trunk and main branches, reddish brown, pear shaped, depressed globose shaped
​Traditional uses
Preparation/ part of plants used
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can cure wounds
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as a food
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effective for diarrhea, cuts and wounds
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can be made into jams and curries
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enhance sexual abilities
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to treat diabetes and high blood pressure
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helps reduce weight
Fruit
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used in mumps, cholera, diarrhea and vomiting
Root latex
Leaves: crushed, make paste and applied to the affected area
Leaves: lopped/chopped
Stem bark: juice
Fruit
Fruit: soak 2-3 figs in milk overnight and eat them in the morning
Leaves: infusion
Chemical constituents
kaempeferol, quercetin, myricetin, betulinic acid, lupeol, stigmasterol, bergapten, scopoletin, ß-sitosterol-3- O-ß-D-glucopyranoside, myricetin and quercetin-3-O-ß-D-glucopyranoside