FIG AND ITS BENEFITS

Figs contain 55% sugar and have the highest sugar content of any fruit. It is also a good source of natural sugar. Figs are highly nutritious and also has calories with 1 fig = 50 calories. Figs are rich in calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium and pectin. They provide more fiber than any other common fruit or vegetable. Figs are prescribed for asthma (drains phlegm), reduce blood cholesterol, relieve chronic constipation, aid digestion, promote tanning, strengthen lungs and chest,
gives energy, treat mental and heart diseases and skin pigmentation diseases, used as coffee substitute, help in quitting smoking, cure hemorrhoids, promote brain efficiencies and alleviate sexual weakness. Figs also act as an excellent laxative. They are anti-cancer and excellent for the liver.

Anemia
Soak 2-3 dried figs in 1 cup water. Take them with milk for 1 month.

Abscess
Boil Apply as paste, a baked fig that has been cut in half, over the inflamed area.

Bladder stone
Boil 2 figs in 1 cup of water. Drink daily for a month.

Constipation
Take fig either fresh or dried.

Corn
The milky juice of green figs help to soften corn that has been suffered for a long time. Apply it directly.

Hermorrhoid
Clean 2-3 figs thoroughly with hot water to easily digest them later. Soak them overnight in cold water and take it early the next morning and in the evening. Repeat 3-4 weeks. Take the fig together with the water.