fig tree - a unique plant, which came to us from ancient times.It is known also as figs or fig tree.Homeland it was hot in Asia.Today there are more than 400 varieties of the tree, the fruits of which have not only a pleasant sweet taste, but also a lot of useful and medicinal properties.Figs are grown in Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Greece and other countries with a subtropical climate.
fig tree (photo of this wonderful tree, we can see in the article) not only brings useful and tasty fruit, but also is a great decoration for any garden.
The oldest plants known to man
This is one of the oldest plants known to man.Its age is more than 5 millennia.The fig tree is repeatedly mentioned in the Bible.The researchers suggest that the fruit of the fig tree, and was thus forbidden fruit of knowledge of good and evil, who tried ancestors of all humankind, Adam and Eve.Later, it served its leaves clothes to them when they were expelled from the Garden of Eden.
knew about the beneficial properties of the fig tree in ancient Greece, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula.
In India many centuries it is considered a sacred plant.
The ancient Romans believed that the people of this fruit gave people the god of wine Bacchus, so they called it wine berries. "
According to legend, the Buddha learned all the secrets of the meaning of human life was under this tree.For Buddhists, enlightenment tree has since been considered a fig tree.Photo its fruits can be seen below.
figs Greeks used in the treatment of various diseases: fever, malaria, ulcers, cancer, leprosy and other dangerous infections.Fig has become an indispensable tool in the manufacture of many cosmetic products.Due to the antioxidant properties and the presence of many vitamins it is considered a wonderful anti-aging agent.Later, when the medicine was able to more thoroughly understand all the healing properties of figs, it was found that he copes with blood clots and sclerotic plaques blood vessels.
How to grow a fig tree?
tree whose height sometimes reaches 15 meters, has a spreading crown.The diameter of the barrel - about 1 meter.Living fig trees over two hundred years.The fruit of the fig tree is a small stem.Ripening, it acquires a dark brown-purple color.Inside the fruit enclosed small seeds, shaped like peanuts.They are tightly adjacent to each other and form a sweet juicy pulp.
harvest figs harvested twice a year - in early summer and autumn.For a long time it is not recommended to store.Especially fast it can be damaged during transport.
Before sending fruit to sell, they are well washed, processed and packed.Eat figs fresh, dried and canned, and dried figs are not less useful than fresh.It is known that fresh figs to eat within a few hours after he was frustrated, otherwise it will quickly spoil and ferment.
figs often used as a seasoning for meat.Fresh fruit makes a sweet wine, cook jam and jam, use in the production of other confectionery products.
Useful properties
fig tree - an excellent source of essential oils, which promote blood oxygen saturation and blood pressure control.A large number of tryptophan normalizes the functioning of the human brain, so the people of creative thinking and the profession is very useful to use figs at least once a day.In addition to vitamins A, B and C are present is necessary for a person potassium, magnesium, calcium, other minerals and organic fatty acid, carotene, pectin, proteins, and virtually all varieties of sugar.
Lose Weight effectively and useful
Regular consumption of figs helps to reduce and stabilize the weight because it contains large amounts of fiber and fiber.Thanks to them, the body is cleansed of toxins.Despite the low calorie fresh fruits, they quickly saturate the human body, permanently reducing the feeling of hunger.In 100 grams of fresh figs it contains only 49 calories, but with dried fruits need to be careful, because it increases calorie nearly seven times.
Useful figs expectant mothers.Due to the large amount of nutrients contained in fruits, the baby is developing properly.A large number of iron is an excellent prevention of anemia.Pectin and fiber help to deal with flatulence and constipation.We also know that figs improves lactation and is an excellent tool for prevention of mastitis.
fig tree - this medication and also from male disease.Tincture of figs helps to strengthen virility many times, to effectively treat prostatitis.It is enough to just pour boiled water five fruits and let it brew.The infusion should be drunk twice a day.
Contraindications and warnings
With all the advantages of a large quantity of the fig tree, and there are still some drawbacks.Precautions need to treat her fetus for people suffering from kidney stones disease, because they contain too much oxalic acid.You can not have a lot of figs in diabetes and gout.Fresh figs absolutely contraindicated in people with inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
In conclusion, it should be said that no wonder people worshiped this unique plant.The fig tree - this is truly a gift from the gods, to serve as a person at all times.
