Fig
Fig - this is the name of a subtropical tree of the Mulberry family and its fruits. According to some sources, figs are the most ancient cultivated plant.
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Useful properties of figs
Figs contain tannins, proteins, organic acids, carotene, ascorbic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sugar. The calorie content of fresh figs is 74 kcal per 100 g of peeled fruit, and dried - 249 kcal. Fresh figs contain up to 25% sugar, and dried figs - up to 40%.
Thanks to the potassium contained in fruits, such useful properties of figs are known: it expands and relaxes blood vessels, serves as a good prophylactic agent for hypertension, is useful for diseases of veins and cardiovascular pathologies.
In addition, figs help against coughs, constipation, anemia, liver disease, spleen, and palpitations.
Also, fruits affect blood clotting - they contain ficin and therefore they help with vascular thrombosis.
Figs are famous for their beneficial properties exclusively with black peel, and the white fruit is of interest only as a food product.
The use of figs
For colds, fig decoction is drunk as an antipyretic, diaphoretic: two tablespoons of dried figs are boiled in 200 ml of milk or water. Such a decoction can be rinsed with a sore throat, it relieves inflammation of the bronchi, trachea, larynx, gums well.
For greater benefit, it is recommended to use figs with milk: 4-5 fruits are ground with a glass of milk, they drink this remedy warmed up 2-4 times a day, 100 ml each. In this form, figs are good for coughing.
Figs boiled in milk accelerate the maturation of purulent abscesses and treat various skin inflammations.
An aqueous fig solution helps break up and remove kidney stones, and it also relieves pain when urinating. The solution is prepared as follows: 3-5 fig fruits are poured over 200 ml of boiling water, boiled for 5 minutes. over low heat, and grind. Take the remedy all day, between meals.
Fig leaves are also used in medicine. An infusion of them helps with baldness and vitiligo: two tablespoons of chopped table leaves are poured with 400 ml of boiling water, infused for 60 minutes, filtered, drunk 15 minutes before meals, 100 ml 4 times a day.
With abscesses, an infusion of dried fig leaves in milk helps with sore throat: for 400 ml of boiling milk there are two tablespoons of leaves. Infusion gargle and make lotions.
Due to their nutritional value and relatively low calorie content, figs can be included in the daily diet, they are well absorbed and therefore can be consumed throughout the day as a snack. In addition, dried figs, thanks to the sugar they contain and their pleasant taste, can be used as a dessert and replace them with sweets rich in complex carbohydrates. To avoid harm, nutritionists recommend figs to be eaten exclusively during the daytime, until 18.00.
In addition, dried figs are considered a dietary product, because they contain fiber, intestinal cleansing and omega fatty acids that help fight “bad” cholesterol, stimulating brain activity. When choosing dried figs, you should pay attention to the whole, even fruits of light color, which did not shrink or deform during drying.
Harm of figs, contraindications to its use
Figs have no serious contraindications; in the absence of individual sensitivity, it can be consumed for a long time, which is required, for example, in the treatment of lingering coughs with figs, anemia, and chronic bronchitis.
Due to the oxalic acid it contains, the fruit is contraindicated for gout.
With diabetes, given the high sugar and calorie content, figs should not be consumed.
Due to the fiber it contains, figs can harm those who suffer from acute inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
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