(Moraceae) Ficus auriculata Lour.

Local name(s): ເດື່ອວ່າ (deua va)

Medicinal use(s): To enable women to take galactose sugar after giving birth.

Part(s) used: fruit 

Field Characters: A low-branched tree from the base, branches are trees of 15-30 cm dbh, bark smoothish, gray, slash light brown, exuding beads of white latex, fruits globular, greenish brown, in bunches attached to the tree trunk and bran ches, mature fruits maroon-red.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.

GPS reading: 20o 04.073’ N; 102o 16.553’ E.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork

Altitude: 415 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): DDS 15450

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2329965.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic 

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Useful references:

Bhatt SC, Kumar V, Naik B, et al. Ficus auriculata Lour., an underutilized nonconventional alternative fruit to Ficus carica with nutraceutical potential. Discov Sustain 2024, 5, 254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00480-3  

Krupanidhi AM, Mohammed Qamar Raza SS, Lingaraj RH, et al. An Extensive Review on: Ficus auriculata biological activities. International Journal of Novel Research and Development 2023, volume 8, issue 8 August 2023. ISSN: 2456-4184. https://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2308300.pdf


Shahinuzzaman M, Akhtar P, Amin N, et al. New insights of phenolic compounds from optimized fruit extract of Ficus auriculata. Sci Rep 2021, 11(1):12503. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91913-w
Shrestha S, Bohara M, Khadayat K, et al. Nutritional analysis and phytochemical determination of fruits of Ficus auriculata. Food and Humanity 2023, volume 1, pages 370-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2023.06.014 
Tamta G, Nisha M & Tandon S. Traditional Uses, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Ficus auriculata: A Review. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics 2021, 11. 163-169. DOI:10.22270/jddt.v11i3.4853 .