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The leaves derived from Ficus carica are extracted with petroleum ether to form the concentrate, which is then re- extracted with alcohol to produce the absolute Fig leaf extract has delicately sweet green, herbaceous and somewhat woody odor with a mossy backnote.

Fig leaf absolute is a dark-green to brownish-green, semisolid mass or a heavy viscous liquid.

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Ficus carica, Moracea.

Leaves of the Ficus carica have been reported to contain coumarins or furocoumarins, including psoralen and bergapten.