IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 4 Issue 11, November 2017 ISSN (Online) 2348 – 7968 | Impact Factor (2016) – 5.264 www.ijiset.com 25 Proximate Composition, Amino Acids and Sugar Contents of Leaves and Stems of Ficus cordata thunb. Subsp. Salicifolia (VAHL) Fatma A. Ahmed 1 , Mona A. Mohamed 2 , Anhar Abdel-Aziem 3 and Mayada M. El-Azab 1 1 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. 2 Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science (Girls Branch), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. 3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science (Girls Branch), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. ABSTRACT Proximate composition, amino acids and sugar contents of leaves and stem of Ficus cordata Thunb. subsp. salicifolia (Vahl) were investigated. The proximate composition evaluated were; the content of moisture, ash, crude fibers, lipids, carbohydrates, nitrogen and proteins. Also, free and protein amino acids beside free and combined sugars were determined. The results obtained showed that, the contents of moisture, ash and crude fiber in plant stem were higher than in plant leaves. While the contents of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins in plant leaves were higher than in plant stem. The nutritive value (200.64 kcal/100 g) of plant leaves was higher than of plant stem (164.05 kcal/100 g). Seventeen free & protein amino acids with different ranges of concentrations were detected in plant leaves and stem by using Amino Acid Analyzer. The separation of free and combined sugars contents in leaves and stem was achieved using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), which revealed the presence of eleven free sugars and nine combined sugars. Key words: Proximate analysis, Amino acids, Sugars, Ficus cordata Thunb. subsp. salicifolia (Vahl). 1. INTRODUCTION Ficus cordata Thunb. subsp. salicifolia (Vahl), belongs to family Moraceae. The Moraceae often called the mulberry family or fig family, are a family of flowering plants comprising about 50 genera and over 1500 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates (Mahbubur Rahman and Khanom, 2013). A large number of these plants provide edible fruits. These include Artocarpus heterophyllus, Ficus carica, Ficus glomerata, Morus alba, and Treculia africana. Others are of medicinal importance; these include Ficus sycamorus, Ficus polita and Ficus ingens. The bark of Antiaria toxicaria is used for making garments and sacks. Many species yield good timber. Morus australis is grown for its leaves which are fed to silkworms. Many Ficus species are grown as shade trees. The bark of Ficus nekbudu serves as source of cloth. The wood of Maclura aurantiaca is suitable for making bows (Akesa, et al., 2016). Ficus species have great economic importance. Ficus carica is used as a source of food due to its high nutritive value. Ficus bengalensis is rich in fibers that could be used in the manufacture of fabrics. Ficus elastica is considered as a rubber-yielding tree. Ficus religiosa has