Common Fig or Fig (Ficus carica) Processes Anti-Inflammatory Activity

By Kyle J. Norton

Inflammation is a systematic immune response during the acute phase of infection.

Acute inflammation is a natural response of the immune system to protect the human body against harmful stimuli and pathogens.

Acute information is the first phase of injection. At this phase, after sensing the body injury by the central nerves system, the immune first line of defense stimulates the production of blood platelets to the cover the site of damage and pro-inflammatory to kill off pathogens before they can enter the body through the wound or damaged tissue.

Acute inflammation usually receded after a few days or weeks depending on the size and damage.

The most common symptoms of acute inflammation occurred with a short period of time such as hours is pain, redness, immobility, swelling, and heat.

Conventionally, depending on the types of acute inflammation, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be prescribed to alleviate the pain by counteracting an enzyme that contributes to inflammation.

Chronic inflammation is a result of a prolonged period of inflammation that lasts for several months and even years caused by the inability of the immune system to kill off all harmful microorganisms during the acute phase of infection.

Chronic inflammation can also be caused by an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system continuously attacks normal and healthy tissue, by mistaking them for pathogens.

Most common types of inflammatory diseases are
* Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the airway of the lung with recurring symptoms, such as wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The disease affects people of all ages, and mostly starts during childhood.

* Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Commonly, the bacterium attacked the lung tissue but in some cases, it also can cause major damage to other parts of the body.

The disease is very contagious, as types of bacteria that cause TB can spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air.

* Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disorder as a result of inflammation, affecting mostly the flexible (synovial) joints and tissues and organs in the body. The disease affects more women than men and generally occurs after the ages of 40, causing the diminished quality of life of many elders.

* Periodontitis
Periodontitis is a severe stage of gingivitis that damages the soft tissue and destroys the bone that supports your teeth, leading to teeth loosen or tooth loss.

Fig is a species of F. carica, belonging to the family Moraceae. It is a deciduous shrub, native to Southeast Asia. The tree can grow to a height of 33 ft and the fruit can be as large as 2.0 inches.

On finding a natural whole food for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, researchers examined the anti-inflammatory activity of  Common Fig or Fig (F. carica) leaves on various inflammatory conditions like painful or swollen piles, insect sting, and bites.

According to the chemical analysis, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of the leaves was associated with the chemical compound steroids and flavanoids, respectively.

Furthermore, the efficacy of the whole food leaves was also found to attributed to the capacity of free radical scavenging activity.

In other words, fig leaves reduce the oxidative stress in inducing symptoms that are stimulated by the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.

However, researchers wrote, "Further work is also required to isolate and characterize the active constituents responsible for the anti-inflammatory activities".

Taken altogether, common fig or fig may be considered a remedy for the treatment of inflammatory symptoms,  pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.


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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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Sources
(1) Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of Ficus carica Linn. leaves by Ali B1, Mujeeb M, Aeri V, Mir SR, Faiyazuddin M, Shakeel F. (PubMed)