Species | Section | Sub-section | Parts used | Uses | Reference |
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F. capreifolia Delile (sandpaper fig) | sycidium | - | Leaf, root | Infections, vulnerary schistosomiasis | [35] |
F. cordata Thunb. (Namaqua rock fig) | urostigma | urostigma | Bark stem | Treatment of diarrhoea, tuberculosis | [36] |
F. craterostoma Mildbr. & Burret. (forest fig) | galoglychia | chlamydodorae | leaves | Treatment of stomach ache | [37] |
F. glumosa Delile (hair rock fig) | galoglychia | platyphyllae | Leaves, stem/bark | Treatment of skin diseases, diabetes, | |
F. lutea Vahl. (giant-leaves fig) | galoglychia | galoglychia | Leaves, bark | Treatment of sores, boils, madness, rabies | |
F. natalensis Hochst. (coastal strangler fig) | galoglychia | chlamydodorae | Leaf, fruits, bark | Treatment of skin infections, colic, venereal diseases | |
F. polita Vahl. (heart-leaved fig) | galoglychia | caulocarpae | Leaves, fruits, bark, root | Dyspepsia, infectious diseases, abdominal pain, diarrhoea | [42] |
F. religiosa L. (bo tree or sacred fig) | *- | *- | Leaves, bark/stem | Treatment of ulcers, bacterial infections, asthma, diabetes | |
F. sycomorus L. (sycamore fig) | sycomorus | sycomorus | Stem/bark, leaves, root, | Treatment of tumours, inflammation, mental madness, pain, bacterial infections, diabetes | |
F. thonningii Blume (bark-cloth fig) | galoglychia | chlamydodorae | Leaves, fruits | Bronchitis, urinary tract infection, epilepsy, diabetes |