Ficus carica (Common fig)

  • Rowan McOnegal
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Ficus carica (Common fig). Rowan McOnegal. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Close-up of tree with dark green shiny-lobed leaves and pear-shaped uripe green fruits. These contain psoralens which can intercalate DNA and, in a reaction with ultra-violet light, cause skin photosensitivity disorders. Sap from leaves contains chymase, lipase, amylase and protease and a diastasic enzyme. This sap has been used to aid the maturation of freshly-killed meat.

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