In vitro cytotoxic and antiviral activities of Ficus carica latex extracts.

Abstract: The latex of fig fruit (Ficus carica) is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of skin infections such as warts and also diseases of possible viral origin. Five extracts (methanolic; hexanic; ethyl acetate; hexane-ethyl acetate (v/v) and chloroformic) of this species were investigated in vitro for their antiviral potential activity against herpes simplex […]