Herb in Thai notifiable formulas

Cluster Fig Root

มะเดื่ออุทุมพร · Maduea Uthumphon

Ficus racemosa L.

Family
Moraceae
Part used
root
Crude drug
Fici Racemosae Radix
Other names
Goolar Fig Root, Gular Fig Root
In the announcement
Used in 2 notifiable formulas (1 as capsules)
Cluster Fig Root, dried root
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Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)

Constituents and quality criteria of Cluster Fig Root

Summarised from the Cluster Fig Root monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried root.

The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.

Constituents

Cluster Fig Root contains triterpenoids such as lupeol, lupeol acetate, α -amyrin acetate, and β -amyrin acetate. It also contains sterols, tannins, etc.

Raw material quality criteria

Foreign matterNot more than 2.0% w/w
Loss on dryingNot more than 10.0% w/w
Total ashNot more than 7.0% w/w
Water-soluble extractiveNot less than 2.0% w/w
Ethanol-soluble extractiveNot less than 1.0% w/w

Storage: Cluster Fig Root shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.

Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Cluster Fig Root

2 formulas containing Cluster Fig Root

Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.

Development potential

Develop Cluster Fig Root into a product with the TIBD group

In notifiable formulas2 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria5 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria

Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway