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The experiment was to study the composition and its antioxidant and bacteriostatic activities of Ficus polyphenols. Using dried Ficus as raw materials, the composition of Ficus polyphenols was identified by FTIR and HPLC. The total reducing power and the scavenging ability of DPPH·and ABTS+·as well as the inhibition zone, MIC and MBC were determined. The results showed that Ficus polyphenols contained polyphenolic hydroxyl, C--H, carbonyl, aromatic ring skeleton, glycosidic bonds and other substances, and the content of gallic acid and catechin were 2.873 and 42.013 mg/L, respectively. The IC50 values of DPPH·and ABTS+·scavenging ability of Ficus polyphenols were 0.090 and 0.143 g/L, respectively, which were similar to those of vitamin C. The results of the inhibition zone assay showed that the inhibitory ability of Ficus polyphenols on the test strains was ranked as follows: Bacillus subtilis > Escherichia coli > Staphylococcus aureus. The MIC of fig polyphenols against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus were 0.625 0, 0.625 0, 1.250 0 g/L, respectively, and the MBC were 0.625 0, 1.250 0, and 1.250 0 g/L, respectively. The study indicates that Ficus polyphenols have good antioxidant capacity and antibacterial activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]