Anjeer (Health prospective of Fig)

 

                                        Fig fruit Anjeer

4.3. Diabetes

Health professionals are quite concerned about the 

metabolic condition diabetes mellitus because

 it is becoming more and more common in both developed and developing nations. 

In 1985, diabetes was declared to affect

 30 million individuals according to the World Health Organization

. According to the WHO [131], that number rose

 to 135 million in 1995, and 300 million people are

 anticipated to be impacted by the year 2025. 

Worldwide, there is a health concern

 regarding the attempt to manage diabetes and its consequences. 

Plant-based medicinal medications for the treatment of diabetic diseases have received a lot of attention

 in recent years due to its accessibility,

 affordability and lack of adverse side effects. 

Different cultures around the world have used a variety of medicinal plants in traditional medicine to stop long-term issues in managing diabetes. 

About 200 uncontaminated bioactive components have been extracted from therapeutic plants including polyphenols, triterpenoids and starches. 

These compounds have powerful antidiabetic activities because they control blood glucose levels [132].

 The Moraceae family contains approximately 850 plants, including trees and shrubs, vines, epiphytes and the genus Ficus. These trees, bushes, plants and epiphytes are found throughout humid and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia, tropical America and Australia, where there is the highest variety [133]. 

In Siddha, Ayurvedic and Chinese traditional medicine, multiple Ficus species are utilized for a variety 

of therapeutic purposes [85]

. Originally from Asia Minor, F. carica is a fruit shrub that is common in tropical and subtropical regions. 

Plants can treat different diseases including diabetes, liver disorders, cough, ulcers, nausea, menstrual cramps, crust conditions and gonorrhea [21].

 In Pakistan, leaf decoction is also used to manage diabetes [134]. 

The Ficus species have important hypoglycemic properties which include improving insulin sensitivity, causing the release of insulin, increasing hepatocellular aerobic glycolysis, decreasing the up-take of carbs, attempting to regulate bowel tract enzyme reactions,

 increasing the peripheral glucose uptake and boosting the antioxidant status.

 A previous study showed that the Ficus species are potent in anti-diabetic medications. 

The in vitro and in vivo studies showed that the 

essential oil and polyphenol components from many Ficus species have anti-diabetic properties.

 All diabetes-related problems were 

significantly reduced by the chemicals extracted from Ficus species

 in streptozotocin and allowance-induced diabetic mice.

 The most important antidiabetic effects of the

 Ficus species have been demonstrated, including an increased insulin awareness, 

an increase in insulin secretion, 

encouraged hepatic glycogen synthesis, reduced carbohydrate absorption, controlled intestinal enzyme activities, enhanced hepatocyte gluconeogenesis and enhanced antioxidant potential [135].

Review Molecules

. 2023 Jan 18;28(3):960. doi: 10.3390/molecules28030960.

Industrial Application and 

Health Prospective of Fig (Ficus carica) By-Products

Izza Faiz Ul Rasool 1, Afifa Aziz 1, Waseem Khalid 1, 

Hyrije Koraqi 2, Shahida Anusha Siddiqui 

3 4, Ammar Al-Farga 5, Wing-Fu Lai 6 7, Anwar Ali 8