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Ficus carica

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Immature figs and palmitifid leaves. Ripening figs. Tray of ripe sub-globose figs

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  • Phenolic Fraction
  • Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index
  • Ficus Carica
  • Linalool Oxide
  • Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans

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