Mas cotek (Ficus deltoidea)
Common names
-mas cotek, serapat, sempit-sempit, agoluran, ara burung, ara jelatih, ara tanah, telinga buruk (Malaysia)
-mistletoe fig, rustly-leaved bush (English)
-tabat barito (Indonesia)
Descriptions
-belongs to Moraceae family
-an evergreen shrub that reaches a height of 2 meters, with whitish grey bark
-leaves broadly spoon-shaped to obovate, with a leaf length between 4 cm and 8 cm, coloured bright green above, and rust-red to olive-brown beneath.
-produces figs coloured yellow to orange-red
Traditional uses
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to relieved headache, toothache and cold
Fruits: chewed
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to treat wound and soreness
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to strengthen up uterus after childbirth in women
Root and leaves grinded and been applied externally
Whole plant: decoction and make herbal drinks
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help in increase blood circulation, regain energy and improve sex desire
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to treat wounds, rheumatism, sores, and other ailments
Root and leaves: make powder
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to break down fat as well as remove excess cholesterol in the blood vessels and prevent from migraine and stroke
Leaves: decoction
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for healing and repairing the nervous system
Leaves: dried and boiled
Preparation/ part of plants used
Chemical constituents
Shikimic acid - 4-methylbenzaldehyde, methyl benzoate, indole
Acyclic monoterpenes - 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, myrcene, (Z)-β-ocimene, (E)-β-ocimene, cis-furanoid linalool oxide, trans-furanoid linalool oxide, linalool, cis-pyranoid linalool oxide, trans-pyranoid linalool oxide, hotrienol, perillene
Cyclic monoterpenes- limonene
Sesquiterpenes - dendrolasine, cyclosativene, Α-Ylangene, selina-3-6-diene, alloaromadendrene, aciphyllene, germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene, germacrene A, cadina-1,4-diene, caryophyllene oxide, α-cubebene, α- copaene, α- gurjunene, α- santalene, α- humulene, β- bourbonene, β- cubebene, 1,5-diepi-β-bourbonene, β- caryophyllene
Flavonoids - gallocatechin, epigallocatechin, ccatechin, Luteolin-6,8-C-diglucoside (lucenin-2), apigenin-6,8-C-diglucoside (vicenin-2), luteolin-6-C-hexosyl-8-C-pentoside, (Epi)afzelechin-(epi)catechin, luteolin-8-C-glucoside (orientin), apigenin-6-C-glucosyl-8-C-pentoside, apigenin-8-C-glucoside (vitexin), 4-p-coumarolyquinic acid, quercetin, naringenin