Today, the fruit of a fig tree (which is what is called figs) is available in almost any city, earlier this useful treat was available only to people living in the subtropics. Fig is a difficult fruit: it is not often that it is mentioned in the Bible and the Koran, and it was not in vain that Alexander of Macedon ordered his soldiers to use these strange, external fruits daily.
Figs are imported to our countries from Turkey, Egypt and Iran, but not in fresh, but in dried or dried form. This allows the fruit not only to retain, but also to increase its useful properties for a long time, since its substances become concentrated.
However, dried figs can bring not only good, but also harm: therefore let's understand, to whom and what for it is necessary to include in the menu a fig, and to whom strictly to exclude it from a ration.
Properties of dried figs
Curative properties of figs are, of course, due to the substances that it contains in large quantities:
- calcium;
- potassium;
- phosphorus;
- magnesium;
- iron;
- ficin;
- group of vitamins B;
- vitamin C;
- fatty acids Omega-6 and Omega-3.
If you eat a few fruits of figs every day, then you can not worry about the deficiency of the above substances in the body. Therefore, it is especially important to eat it for children and people suffering from various diseases (especially with immunity disorders).
The use of dried figs
- Therapeutic properties of figs for the cardiovascular system. Thanks to the large amount of potassium and magnesium, the fig supports the work of the heart, supplying the building material for muscle tissue. Figs are useful for tachycardia and thrombosis: it contains ficin, which liquefies blood, reducing its coagulability. Because of this, the substances on the vessels dissolve more quickly, therefore figs are considered as a preventive remedy for infarction and hypertension. Also, figs increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood.
- Useful properties of dried figs for the digestive system. Figs can also be used to normalize the digestive tract: for example, the useful properties of figs in a strict diet are manifested in the laxative effect of this fruit. To use figs as a remedy for constipation, eat 200 gr. fruit, and in a few hours its effect will manifest itself. Also this fruit is useful for gastritis: eat 2-3 fetuses daily, and well-being will improve. Still figs are used for poisoning, tk. enzymes contained in it, help the body's main filters - the kidneys and the liver to get rid of toxins.
- Useful properties of jerked figs for respiratory organs. Figs are used as a folk remedy for cough and bronchial asthma. If during a cold there is a gruel of crushed figs with warm milk, then the disease will soon recede, because in this fruit there is a lot of vitamin C, and it is a natural antiseptic.
Also, figs are used in the treatment of rheumatism, skin diseases, epilepsy, iron deficiency, kidney stones and bladder.
Contraindications to the use of dried figs
Figs have useful properties, but with it there are also contraindications:
It is also not recommended for those who suffer from gout, because there are a lot of oxalic acid in the figs.
People prone to allergic reactions need to use this fruit with caution, since the variety of substances stored in it can cause an inadequate reaction of the body.
Another limitation, which concerns the use of figs - acute stages of gastrointestinal diseases, as there is a lot of fiber in it, to which the unhealthy digestive tract may not be ready.