2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
All mythologies and ancient texts tell about the foods that people first began to use in their menu. These are usually natural gifts that marked the beginning of cultivated human food. One of them is the fig tree.
The incredibly delicious fruit has been talked about since ancient times. Legendary tales of the natural gift of autumn claim that the goddess Demeter was the discoverer of the fig tree and in the Mediterranean region the fig tree is still sacred. Another biblical parable assures that fig is the forbidden fruit of Eve, not an apple.
Whether this is true, we can guess, but the Bible knows that the fig is a sign of peace and prosperity and has occupied its important place in ancient thinking. The king of Pontus, Mithridates, loved the fruit so much that he ordered all his subjects to eat figs every day, because they are a cure for all diseases.
Figs, in addition to being delicious, are really very useful. The fiber content in them makes them very good for digestive processes. In addition, they clear cholesterol in the digestive tract and carry it to the gut to be eliminated there.
Figs reduce triglyceride levels and thus improve heart health.
This fruit contains pectin, and it is known to regulate cholesterol to safe levels.
It is also recommended for colds, coughs and asthma attacks.
In addition to fiber and pectin, figs contain a small amount of sugar and are useful as a regulator of blood sugar. The calories in them come from simple, easily degradable sugars.
The calcium, potassium and magnesium in figs maintain bone health. According to one study, fig extract has a beneficial effect on wrinkled skin. For this reason it is used in cosmetics.
The content of iron and manganese makes the fruit recommended for anemic conditions. As it has a laxative effect, it is also used against constipation.
Both fresh and dried fruit are used for consumption. Upon drying, the composition changes. The percentage of water decreases, but the sugars, pectin, minerals and oxalic acid increase. Dried fruits also contain many vitamins.
Because of its many benefits and applications the fig is famous and as the fruit of longevity.
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