1, strengthen the spleen and eliminate food, laxative. Figs contain malic acid, citric acid, lipase, protease, hydrolase, etc., can help the body to digest food, promote appetite, but also because it contains a variety of lipids, it has the effect of laxative.

2, lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure. Figs contain two enzymes, one is lipase, there is another called hydrolase, they can play a role in lowering blood lipids and decomposition of blood lipids. Role, so it can play a role in lowering blood lipids, in addition, it can also reduce the vascular deposition of fat, so it can play a role in preventing coronary heart disease.

3, hypoglycemic: fig water extract, has the effect of lowering blood sugar. Recipe: 15 grams of figs, Ningxia wolfberry 10 grams, add water and boil. Drink tea, 1 dose per day, and finally chewing figs and wolfberries. Also available figs 50 grams, 100 grams of bitter melon, are cut into slices, add water to cook soup, seasoning can be diet, served 7 to 10 days.

4, the pharyngeal swelling: figs contain citric acid, fenugreek acid, succinic acid, malic acid, propylacetic acid, oxalic acid, quinic acid and other substances, with anti-inflammatory and decongestive effect, can be beneficial to the pharyngeal swelling.

Figs have anti-inflammatory effect, can be beneficial to the pharynx swelling

5, supplemental nutrition: figs are rich in sugar and lipids and protein, but also contains a large amount of fiber and vitamins and inorganic salts and other nutrients that the human body needs, in addition to the human body daily essential amino acids, regular consumption can improve the body's immune system.

6, anti-cancer: immature fruit pulp contains psoralen, fructus lactone and other active ingredients, the juice of its mature fruit can be extracted from an aromatic substance? Benzaldehyde?

7, menstruation and lactation: the "Compendium of Materia Medica" said? Figs cure five hemorrhoids, benefit the throat, eliminate swelling and pain, detoxification of sores? Figs in addition to the spleen, diarrhea, intestinal heat, digestion, cough, phlegm, swelling and detoxification of the role, but also through the lactation medicine, therefore, menstrual disorders or postpartum breast milk patients may wish to try figs medicinal diet.

Nutritional value of figs

Figs are rich in vitamins. Vitamin C, amino acids and aspartic acid content of all kinds of fruits, known as the "Queen of Fruits" and "Fruit of Life" reputation. Vitamin C content for the orange 2.3 times, 8 times the peach. Grapes 20 times, 27 times the pear. Higher content of niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, vitamin A, etc., but also a certain amount of vitamin E; Especially worth mentioning is that fig fruit and leaves are rich in minerals, which, it can be seen that the fig is a natural health food. In addition, figs also contain more than 30 kinds of lipids, and most of them are neutral lipids and glycolipids; 68% of the fatty acids contained in unsaturated fatty acids and a small amount of essential linoleic acid. Figs or selenium-rich fruit trees, its selenium content is 100 times that of edible mushrooms, is 400 times that of garlic. Selenium is regarded as "the miracle of life" by nutrition experts, and has the special function of slowing down aging, enhancing immunity and resisting diseases. Selenium is also the body's resistance to toxic substances protective agent, can reduce the harm of toxic substances, suffering from AIDS, hepatitis, asthma, coronary heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis, Crohn's disease, osteochondrosis, cataracts, and other lack of selenium elements have a certain effect on the disease.

1, the fresh fruit of the fig contains a lot of fructose and glucose, the content of about 28%, in addition, it is also rich in vitamin A and a large number of vitamin C, as well as proteins and amino acids, in its mature fruit, contains a large number of starch glycolysis enzyme and lipase, as well as protease, which are able to improve the metabolic effect of the cell.

2, figs are rich in amino acids, 1.0% of fresh fruit, 5.3% of dried fruit; 18 kinds have been found. Not only because the human body must have 8 kinds of amino acids and show high utilization value, and especially aspartic acid (1.9% dry weight) content is the highest, against leukemia and restore energy, eliminate fatigue has a very good effect. Therefore, foreign countries will be a fig drink as ? Carbamazepine substitute?

3, trace elements of potassium most able to strengthen the cerebral blood vessels, can prevent the mind aging dietary ingredients. One is to eat the skin of the apple, the skin of the inner side of a large amount of potassium, one a day for the degree; the other is to eat fifty raisins a day; or eat ten dried figs a day.

4, figs contain malic acid, citric acid, lipase, protease, hydrolase, etc., can help the human body to digest food, promote appetite, but also because it contains a variety of lipids, so it has the effect of laxative.

Medicinal value of figs

Figs taste sweet, medicinal and food, not only can be expectorant, there are other health effects, especially in late spring and summer can be used for the treatment of loss of appetite, dyspepsia, enteritis and hemorrhoids recurrence, as well as pharyngitis, rheumatism, tendon pain, constipation and so on. According to research and analysis, it is rich in vitamins, dietary fiber, calories, etc. In addition, the iron content is much higher than other fruits, and contains a variety of acids and anti-tumor components. Foreign scholars have found. Fig tree juice can treat intestinal parasitic diseases; our scientists also found that fig juice contains substances that can inhibit sarcoma, figs in a variety of organic acids and lipase, protease. Not only can help digestion, but also can play the role of anti-inflammatory, decongestive, anthelmintic, antibacterial, antihypertensive and enhance the role of the human immune function, can improve cellular vitality, anti-aging, so it is known as ?21st Century protector of human health?

1, lung fever laryngitis: 25 grams of dried figs, rock sugar. Water decoction, 2~3 times a day.

2, pediatric diarrhea: figs 3 ~ 5, washed and cut into slices, water decoction and drink the soup, 3 times a day.

3, bronchial asthma: the fresh figs after washing, even the skin mashed, take half a cup of juice, warm water, can be served often.

4, dyspepsia: fresh figs 2, eat 1 time in the morning and evening.

5, oral cancer: 60 grams of dried figs, two jujubes, water decoction and drink soup or gargle. For oral cancer has some auxiliary therapeutic effect.

60 grams of dried figs, two jujubes

6, pharyngitis: fresh figs after washing and peeling, boiled in water, add the right amount of rock sugar or sugar, mix into a paste to be taken.

7, cough without phlegm: fresh figs 50 ~ 100 grams, raisins, rice 20 ~ 50 grams. Cook the above ingredients together into a porridge and eat, 1 time a day in the morning and evening.

8, lung dryness, dry cough and sore throat: fresh figs 2, 2 jujube, stewed in water and eat, 2 times a day.

9, postpartum less milk: 8 figs, 200 grams of pig's feet, stewed.

10, anal fissure: 30 grams of fig leaves, washed and decocted external wash, morning and evening 1 time.

11, hoarseness: dry figs 18 grams, water decoction, mixing rock sugar. Or use fresh figs two, three small, peeled and sliced, mix sugar, honey or rock sugar 3 times a day.

12, hemorrhoids, prolapse: fresh figs eaten raw, large two, small three or four, or dried fruit ten, a section of pig intestine, stewed.

13, long diarrhea: figs five or six, boiled in water.

14, warts: use the fresh fruit of figs, leaves of the white latex external application.

15, rheumatic tendon pain: stewed pork or boiled eggs with fig root or fruit to take.

16, lymphatic tuberculosis: 35 grams of fresh fig root, decoction.

How to eat figs

When the figs are ripe, it will be soft, then wash it, peel the outside layer of the skin can be eaten, the inside of all can be eaten Oh. Or clean figs, you break it open, and then eat the meat inside.

In addition to figs for fresh food, medicinal use, but also can be processed dried, dried fruit, jam, juice, fruit tea, fruit wine, drinks, canned goods. Dried figs without any chemical additives, strong flavor, sweet, in the domestic and foreign markets are extremely popular. Fig juice, drinks have a unique flavor, thirst, old and young.