MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGY OF THE LEAVES, INFLORESCENCES AND FRUITS OF FICUS SYCOMORUS L. CULTIVATED IN EGYPT: PART 1

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

Ficus sycomorus L. (gimmeiz) belongs to family Moraceae. The leaves and fruits have been used in the treatment of tuberculosis, inflammations, dysentery, diarrhea, cough and chest diseases. No detailed information could be traced concerning the macro- and micromorphology of the leaves, inflorescences and fruits of the plant, so this study is performed with the aim of finding their characters by which they could be identified and differentiated, in both the entire and powdered forms.