Ficus carica SSP dottato buds by intercropping different species: Metabolites, antioxidant activity and endogenous plant hormones (IAA, ABA)

Ficus carica is one of the most common tree crops in the Mediterranean basin. Its ethnobotanic use has been extensively studied to evaluate its biological activity in relation to the presence of specific secondary metabolites. In this paper, the extract of the gemstones of the ficus carica ssp dottato di Cosenza was studied with respect to different vegetation habitats (intercrops) and two different extraction techniques. Buds, in fact, are used in gemotherapy as macerated glycerides obtained by long extraction processes (21 Days).The use of a Dynamic extractor (Naviglio® Extractor) has allowed not only to reduce the extraction time (10 h) but to obtain a qualitatively and quantitatively enriched extract withactive ingredients to which the specific biological activity is reported. In fact, the total polyphenolic and total flavonoid components were determined, of which Quercetin-3O-Glucoside and 3-O-Rhamnoside were dosed, and the resulting antioxidant activity. IAA and ABA have also been quantified.