Figs
The fig fruit is characterized by its delicious sweet taste and softness for its heart and wife, covered by a thin green crust to protect its fragile interior. The fruit of figs is one of the blessed fruit varieties, as it is mentioned several times in the Holy Quran: “And figs and olives …”, which indicates the great therapeutic benefits and high nutritional value. This fruit has a distinctive combination of calcium, iron, magnesium, Sodium, copper, as well as dextrose sugar, and a percentage of vitamins A, B and C and K, as well as fiber, antioxidants, and “unsaturated fatty acids”, such as Omega 3.
Benefits of fig fruit
- In the treatment of anemia, figs benefit from anemia.
- It protects against cancer. It contains plant fibers that purify the digestive system of the waste and poisons that cause colon cancer. It also removes gases, softens the intestines and prevents constipation.
- Fig helps in the treatment of gout caused by excessive intake of animal proteins such as meat, which leads to increased proportion of uric acid.
- The fig gel works to expel phlegm from the respiratory tract and treat sore throat and tonsils. It also expands the trachea and helps to treat asthma and dyspnea patients as well as cure for pertussis.
- Helps to accelerate the healing of rotting wounds.
- Strengthens vision and treats eye problems in the elderly; such as cataracts, macular degeneration, and night blindness.
- Fig helps to strengthen bone health and protect it from fractures and fragility and increase its density.
- Figs fights the feeling of thirst and dehydration in the body.
- Improves the performance of the digestive system, and relieves the intestinal disorders. Eating it before meals helps digestion and absorption and cleanses the intestines of harmful bacteria, parasites and bacteria for its anti-inflammatory properties.
- Fig helps reduce high blood pressure, because the amount of potassium in it far outweighs the proportion of sodium salts that cause high pressure.
- The fig works to control blood sugar and reduce the body’s need for insulin.
- The use of figs, especially dried in the treatment of heart problems, coronary artery and arteriosclerosis and prevent the incidence of strokes for fluavonidate.
- The fig works to reduce the amount of harmful cholesterol in the blood, because it contains pectin, which absorbs harmful cholesterol from the intestine and exits outside the body.
- It is useful in slimming programs, because it helps to lose excess weight, but it leads to weight gain if consumed continuously with milk.
- Improves skin health and makes skin feel soft, and treats skin diseases such as fatigue.
- Figs benefit in the elimination of nerve is a natural sedative of the nerves and helps to relax.
- Improves renal function, activates urine stream and helps break up gravel.
- Activates the liver and treats the spleen’s swelling, and activates blood circulation.
- Helps heal from anal hemorrhoids.