The fig actually has a flower, but its floral structure and flowering process is more special. In the season of flowers, attracting bees and butterflies, figs buried its flowers y in its fat sac-like receptacle. The top of the receptacle is sunken in, encasing the male and female flowers. When we eat the 'fruit', it is actually its floral receptacle that expands into a fleshy ball, as well as the pistil, stamens and other floral organs, mainly the fig's flowers. Botanically it is known as the cryptogamous inflorescence. Ancient people only see its berries from under the leaves, but did not see what kind of flowers, and therefore mistakenly believe that it is non-flowering, it gave it the name "fig".

Cut it into two petals with a knife, you can see in it a lot of small flowers, and still two kinds of appearance, that is, different male and female flowers. These flowers bloom in a total receptacle, pollinate each other, and then bear fruit. However, the flowers are hidden in the sac-like receptacle, in the axils of the branches and leaves, so they are not easily seen.

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Effects of figs

Increase appetite laxative

While figs are sweet in flavor, they are rich in acidic components, and also contain some protease, lipase and hydrolase and other enzymes, which are absorbed by the human body to accelerate the body's digestion and absorption of food, and can also increase appetite. And it contains lipids can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, can laxative slow constipation.

Prevention of hypertension and coronary heart disease

We usually eat more figs, human cardiovascular protection, it contains lipase and hydrolase, can accelerate the decomposition and metabolism of fat and cholesterol in the human body, can purify the blood, promote blood circulation, which can prevent hyperlipidemia and hypertension can also reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease.

Enhance the body's ability to fight disease

The fig can not only supplement the body with vitamins and minerals, it can also improve the body's ability to fight disease and prevent cancer, it contains osteopontin and bergamot endolipids, as well as aromatic oils and other components can promote immune cell regeneration, but also to prevent cell cancer, gastric cancer, intestinal cancer, as well as lung cancer, have a good preventive effect.

The contraindications of eating figs

While figs are good to eat, there are some contraindications that should not be ignored, it is cold in nature, those who are weak in the spleen and stomach can not eat, or it will make the symptoms worse. In addition to life with fatty liver and cerebrovascular hemorrhage and diarrhea of the crowd is also contraindicated consumption of figs, otherwise it will be unfavorable to the recovery of the disease.

References fig_Baidu Encyclopedia China Plant Network China Pharmaceutical Network