What is
fig, the beneficial properties and contraindications of this product, what can be prepared from it - the inhabitants of the subtropics know where all this ficus family tree answers perfectly. A tree can live about 500 years. The value in this giant-longevity is represented by the delicious fruits, famous for their medicinal properties and the fact that the figs are also dried, getting no less healthy and sweet dried fruits.
What is useful fresh figs?
These juicy thin-skinned fruits contain carotene, ascorbic acid, tannins, fatty acids, proteins, trace elements (magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium) and sugar. What is the difference between dried fruit and fresh fruit? The difference is that in fresh, the sugar content is approximately 25%, while in dried fruits it increases to 40%, while the dry fruit is stored for much longer.
Figs Useful properties and contraindications
Like all dried fruits, figs, and the fresh fruit itself, are very healthy. Its potassium strengthens and relaxes blood vessels. This is an excellent prevention of hypertension, heart disease, and vein problems. The composition of figs includes the substance ficin, which has a positive effect on blood coagulation, which reduces the risk of blood clots in the vessels. Figs are a very nutritious dried fruit, it cleanses the intestines very well, has a diuretic effect, improves kidney function, and is recommended by doctors for anemia.
Figs Useful properties and contraindications in traditional medicine
In folk recipes, not only figs are used, but also bark juice (painkiller) and tree buds (for gastritis). Figs are known for the fight against respiratory diseases: bronchitis, tonsillitis. With gum inflammation, you can take a decoction of figs. Despite the high sugar content, nutritionists recommend eating it instead of purchased sweets, however, no later than 6 pm. It contains fiber and fights bad cholesterol. When choosing dried fruits, you should buy beautiful light fruits that are not squeezed and not blackened.
Recipes
Figs with cough milk are very simple to make. To do this, you need to take a little dried fruit, pour a glass of milk, then boil. The resulting drug can also gargle with angina, to treat some skin inflammations. Still from a sore throat, a decoction of dried fig leaves will help. A solution of figs on water will help grind and remove kidney stones. With inflammation of the intestinal mucosa, dysentery, a decoction based on nettle leaves, which also uses figs, is suitable.
The beneficial properties and contraindications of this tropical treat are rather closely intertwined. So, it can not be eaten with gout, and because of the high sugar content it is also contraindicated for diabetics. Fiber can be harmful if a person suffers from severe inflammation of the digestive tract.
Otherwise, this fruit is very, very useful. Eat figs instead of artificial sweets, treat with figs, combining business with pleasure.