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)

- 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.)

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Other uses

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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