Abstract
Essential oils were isolated from leaves, stem barks and root barks of Ficus capensis (Moraceae) by hydrodistillation and the chemical constituents identified by means of GC and GCMS. A total of thirty-seven compounds were characterized in the essential oils. The major constituents were a-pinene, â-pinene, a-cadinol and n-hexadecanoic acid. Toxicity to brine shrimp ranged between 16.38 ig/mL and 43.11 ig/mL while the three oils exhibited acetyl cholinesterase inhibitory activity in the range 11.22 ig/mL and 14.65 ig/mL.
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