BOTANICAL RECORD
Ficus sur Forssk.
Broom-cluster fig · Cape fig · Moraceae
Food
Precautions
Keep ripe fruit distinct from extracts
Literature synthesis
- Species identification does not validate every preparation. For a future food trial, use only sound ripe fruit, harvested cleanly and inspected inside; reject mould or deterioration. Cooking does not turn an unvalidated plant part into safe food.
Formulation precaution proposed for Odo; storage and commercial processing are unvalidated.
Documentation and strength of evidence
Documentation: Not assessed
Claimed effect: Not evaluated
Avoid bark and root remedies
Literature synthesis
- PROTA reports deaths after bark or root decoctions. Do not offer these remedies; no safe dose is established here. Keep latex away from eyes and wounds.
Documentation and strength of evidence
Documentation: Not assessed
Claimed effect: Not evaluated
A sequence for culinary development
Hypothesis
- Odo proposal: first document local ripe-fruit practices, then compare small harvests kept separate by tree. Record ripeness, harvested mass, recovered pulp, smell, sweetness, acidity and texture. Assess a compote or coulis before syrup or fermentation.
Development leads, not tested recipes. No shelf life or bottling suitability established.
Documentation and strength of evidence
Documentation: Not assessed
Claimed effect: Not evaluated
Ripe fruit: the priority culinary lead
Literature synthesis
- Ripe figs are eaten and made into preserves. At Odo, flavour and pulp yield remain to be characterised; no personal culinary use has been reported.
Documentation and strength of evidence
Documentation: Not assessed
Claimed effect: Not evaluated
Leaves and bark: a report needing clarification
Traditional account
- The 2018 Ghanaian survey lists Odoma with “leaves, bark” in the vegetable category. This does not adequately specify which tissue is actually eaten or how it is prepared. Retain it as reported knowledge, not as a recipe.
Documentation and strength of evidence
Documentation: Not assessed
Claimed effect: Not evaluated
Geographic origin : Asante Akim South · Assin South · Offinso, Ghana
Record sources 11
Sources and origins
Phytochemical Insights into Ficus sur Extracts and Their Biological Activity
- Author or institution
- Sieniawska E et al.
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source link
- View source ↗
- DOI
- 10.3390/molecules27061863
- Type
- Research article
- Geographic origin
- Plant material from Côte d’Ivoire
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Analytical and in vitro experiments; no patients or validated formulation.
Tree diversity and its ecological importance value in organic and conventional cocoa agroforests in Ghana
- Publication year
- 2019
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Research article
- Geographic origin
- Ghana
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Agroforest inventory; no proof of a causal yield benefit from Ficus sur.
Odo Valley figs: occurrence and identification
- Author or institution
- JB
- Publication year
- 2026
- Type
- Direct account
- Geographic origin
- Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Provenance and context
- JB confirms Ficus sur after comparing photographs: numerous trees, clusters on the trunk and main branches, leafless fruiting branchlets, green figs turning pink to red.
Tree count, height, age, fruiting calendar and individual tree origins are not recorded. No personal culinary or medicinal use has been reported.
Ficus sur — FigWeb
- Author or institution
- Simon van Noort & Jean-Yves Rasplus
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Antioxidant activity of the bioactive compounds from the edible fruits and leaves of Ficus sur Forssk. (Moraceae)
- Author or institution
- Ogunlaja OO, Moodley R, Baijnath H, Jonnalagadda SB
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Research article
- Geographic origin
- South Africa
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Chemical identification and DPPH/FRAP tests; no demonstration of human therapeutic benefit.
Traditional Knowledge and Consumption of Forest Plant Foods in Ghana
- Author or institution
- Acquah SB, Sraku-Lartey M, Samar SB, Djagbletey GD
- Publication year
- 2018
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Research article
- Geographic origin
- Asante Akim South · Assin South · Offinso, Ghana
- Page, table or passage
- Ghana Journal of Forestry 34(1), 49–70 ; tableau des espèces
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Survey of reported knowledge and uses. Preparations are insufficiently detailed to establish their safety.
Ficus sur — Plants of the World Online
- Author or institution
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Mechanisms of anticonvulsant and sedative actions of the ethanolic stem-bark extract of Ficus sur Forssk (Moraceae) in rodents
- Author or institution
- Ishola IO, Olayemi SO, Yemitan OK, Ekpemandudiri NK
- Publication year
- 2013
- Source link
- View source ↗
- DOI
- 10.3923/pjbs.2013.1287.1294
- Type
- Research article
- Geographic origin
- Nigeria
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Abstract of a rodent study; no clinical evidence in humans.
Ficus sur — PROTA
- Author or institution
- PROTA
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
Ethnobotanical and technical synthesis; no clinical validation or safe dose.
Ficus sur — PlantZAfrica
- Author or institution
- SANBI
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
South African advice: fruiting months are not transferred to Busua.
Scattered tree species’ leaf litter quality and impact on soil properties in enset homegardens of South Ethiopia: a case for conserving old trees
- Author or institution
- Bireda AY, Honnay O, Everaert M, Muys B, Garo G, Vancampenhout K
- Publication year
- 2026
- Source link
- View source ↗
- DOI
- 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1775874
- Type
- Research article
- Geographic origin
- Gamo highlands, southern Ethiopia
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-15
On-farm observations and a decomposition experiment; different environment from Busua, substantial between-farm variability.