Chemical Properties
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.
Physical properties
Fig leaf absolute is a dark-green to brownish-green, semisolid mass or a heavy viscous liquid.
Definition
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Ficus carica, Moracea.
Essential oil composition
Leaves of the Ficus carica have been reported to contain coumarins or furocoumarins, including psoralen
and bergapten.
