A review on: Comparative studies on ethanolic extract of root and stem bark of Ficus carica for analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities

Abstract

Medicinal herbs are highly highlighted due to their wider use and lesser side effects. Plant extracts have been used for centuries, as popular remedies against several health disorders. Therefore, development of newer and more potential drugs with lesser side-effects is necessary. This review gives a detail of the screening of medicinal plant (Ficus carica) used as traditional medicine found in traditional books. Different parts of the plants are used as laxatives, mild constipation. The milky latex from Ficus carica leaves and stems is reputed to be analgesic, and has long been used to treat warts, insect bites and stings. The present study is aimed to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of two parts (root and stem) of medicinal plant Ficus carica with corresponding comparison to available chemical drug (Indomethacin). The aim is to explore the most probable part of Ficus carica as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity to access the most suitably active natural based therapeutics used in pain and inflammation with relatively lesser side effects compare to easily available NSAIDs (Indomethacin). The present review is an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on, anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential of stem bark and root of Ficus carica.