Components: Amino acids (Alanine, aspartine, arginine, cystin, glycine, lysine, lipase, etc.)

Enzymes (Esterase, ficin, etc.)

sugars ( glucose, galactose)

Vitamins ( - beta-carotene (A) ascorbic- acid (C) )

Lioleic-acid , niacin, methionine, malic- acid, oleic-acid, pectin...

Minerals: potassium,phosphorous , magnesium, manganese, copper, calcium...etc)

Medicinal properties:

Internal use

- Laxative:Against constipation ( Decoction of raw dry figs. Boil 3 dry figs in water for a quarter of an hour. Leave to rest and drink the liquid and eat the figs the following morning.)

- Mouth cleaner: when having mouth disorders - inflammation, wounds., etc.- the same preparation seen above can be useful.

- Bronchitis: Having a cold or a pain in the breast, figs show emollient properties - to soften chest mucus- and are very useful to relieve cough. ( A quarter of a liter of boiled milk with 12 dry figs for 1/4 of an hour . Drink the liquid once strained and sweetened)

External use

These are very aggressive treatments by the abrasive nature of the components used. It is important to apply the treatments only on the affected area, protecting the rest of the healthy skin. Once a treatment it is applied , it should be covered with gauze and plaster preventing its contents to reach the healthy parts surrounding the affected area.

These treatments should not be used with children or people with sensitive skin to those they can easily produce skin ulcerations.

- Warts: to remove warts. ( We use the liquid or latex dripping when cutting a branch or a leaf. Soak the wart with it several times daily.)

- Corns: To get rid of calluses (Apply the milky white juice of the leaves to the corn)

- Insect bites or stings :(Apply the milky juice of the leaves)

Other uses

- Skin sagging: To reaffirm your face skin you can make a mask with black fig pulp, to which you can add a few drops of lemon. (Apply to your face for 30 minutes and wash it with cold water)

Fruit, being very rich in sugars, it is specially recommended for those people who are doing a big physical effort or for the children who " burn " a lot of calories in their continuous activity. In the same way, because their content in minerals and vitamins ( look at components ) they very helpful for the body.

Latex from leaves can be used as " curd " for the milk.

Toxicity :

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Cultivation of the fig tree

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Picking -up and storing: Figs must be collected when very well ripe at the beginning of summer or autumn. They should be laid on a wattle screen to make them dry. For storing put them into dry containers such as wooden or cardboard boxes.

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