Fig. 1From: Ficus pumila L. improves the prognosis of patients infected with HTLV-1, an RNA virusa. An Ooitabi (Ficus pumila L.) plant winds up on stone walls. b. Placing 100 g of clean washed Ficus pumila L. leaves in 1 L of boiling water at 100 °C for 10 min produces a brown liquid. c. Extraction of Ficus pumila L. is called ‘Ishimaki tea’, which is mixed with a flavor and heated for about 2 min to yield the more palatable Ishimaki tea, compared with the original extractBack to article page