What are the medicinal values of figs?
There are many remedies for Ficus carica, which have a good effect on hemorrhoids, habitual constipation, chronic gastritis, chronic enteritis and infantile diarrhea. The most interesting thing is that in areas where figs are often eaten, cancer rarely occurs. It is recorded in "Chang Fang":? Figs can be decocted in water and taken orally three times a day, which can cure gastric pyloric cancer. ? Modern medical research has found that Ficus carica contains many anticancer active substances, such as benzaldehyde, psoralen, coumarin, furan aromatic compounds, macroterpenes and bergamot lactone. In particular, Ficus carica is a selenium-enriched plant. The selenium content in its leaves and fruits is very high, which is 0. 189ppm, and the selenium content in the fruits is 0.054ppm (three times that of garlic).
The synergistic effect of the above anticancer substances can inhibit and destroy the production of protease in cancer cells, so that cancer cells lose nutrition and die, but there is no side effect on healthy cells. According to "Medical Reference", some foreign patients with advanced cancer gradually disappeared after intravenous infusion of fig extract, and many patients with advanced cancer were cured. Therefore, fig is not only an essential fruit for people who pursue high-grade and high-quality life and enjoy the pleasure of health care, disease prevention and health preservation, but also one of the first choice edible fruits for all tumor patients.
Ficus belongs to Moraceae. A dairy berry native to West Asia, widely cultivated in southern China. The leaves are flower-like, large and rough, and 3-5 palmately divided. If the fruit is frozen, it will be soft and rotten and sweet as a seedless persimmon. Dried fruits are used in food and medicine.
Nutritional value of fig
1. Ficus carica has a high edible rate, the edible part of fresh fruit is 97%, and the preserved fruit is 100%, with low acid content and no hard core, which is especially suitable for the elderly and children.
2. Ficus carica is rich in amino acids, with fresh fruit 1.0% and dried fruit 5.3%; At present, 18 species have been found. Not only are the eight essential amino acids of high utilization value, but the content of aspartic acid (1.9% dry weight) is the highest, which has a good effect on fighting leukemia, restoring physical strength and eliminating fatigue. So abroad is a fig drink. Coffee substitute? .
3. The dry matter content of Ficus carica is very high, with fresh fruit 14-20% and dried fruit over 70%. Among them, the content of glucose that can be directly absorbed and utilized by human body accounts for 34.3% (dry weight), fructose accounts for 365,438+0.2% (dry weight), and sucrose only accounts for 7.82% (dry weight). Therefore, it is low in calories and is called low-calorie food in Japan. Domestic medical research has proved that it is a health food for losing weight.
4. Ficus carica contains polysaccharide, accounting for 6.49% (dry weight), mainly arabinose and galactose, which has certain anti-aging effect.
5. Ficus carica contains many vitamins, especially carotene, with fresh fruit 30mg/ 100g and dried fruit 70mg/ 100g, ranking above peach, grape, plum, pear, orange and sweet persimmon.
6. Ficus carica contains a lot of inorganic elements that are beneficial to human body, but it does not contain inorganic elements that are easy to cause cancer, such as Co, Cd and Pb. It has a good effect on strengthening the health and anti-cancer ability of the body.
7. The fruits, branches and leaves of Ficus carica are rich in enzymes, among which protein decomposes the most enzymes, followed by lipase, amylase and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Eating fruit after a meal helps digestion. In recent years, great breakthroughs have been made in extracting SOD from figs and developing high-quality cosmetics, which doubled the value of figs.
8. Ficus carica is rich in dietary fiber, in which pectin and hemicellulose can absorb a variety of chemical substances after swelling, so that various harmful substances in the intestine can be absorbed and discharged, the intestine can be purified, the reproduction of beneficial bacteria in the intestine can be promoted, and blood sugar can be inhibited, the normal cholesterol content can be maintained, and carcinogens can be eliminated.
9. Figs also contain acids, such as malic acid, oxalic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, malonic acid, pyrrolidine carboxylic acid, shikimic acid, quinic acid and glyceric acid. Flavonoids, rutin ketose, aldose, resin, etc. As well as benzaldehyde, furan coumarin lactone, bone tonic, bergamot lactone and other components that have certain effects on cancer suppression.
Medicinal value of fig
Appetite, stop diarrhea and dysentery, and treat five hemorrhoids. In order to relieve nourishing and moistening intestines, it has the functions of promoting lactation, expelling worms, diminishing inflammation and reducing swelling. Fruit branches and leaves contain digestive enzymes, which can be used as digestive AIDS.
1. Hemorrhoid swelling and pain, bleeding:
Figure 1? 2, decoction or eat raw on an empty stomach, twice a day, as appropriate. In addition, the white milk of petiole is applied to the affected area, which has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain. Cook soup with fig leaves and take a bath.
2. Ascaris and hookworms in children:
60g of fig roots or stems and leaves are decocted into thick soup, and taken on an empty stomach in the morning 1 time.
3. Lower extremity ulcer with foul smell on the sore surface:
Mash fig meat and apply it to the affected area, and wrap it. Or grinding dried fruit into powder, applying it to the sore surface, and dressing.
4. Warts (moles) and itchy feet:
Squeeze juice from immature pulp, or mash juice from stems and leaves, and apply it to the affected area, 2 ~ 3 times a day, and it will take effect for several days.
5. Poisoning by eating fish and crabs, abdominal pain and vomiting:
Fresh leaves, washed, mashed and juiced, half a cup each time, warm water kimono.
6. Gastrointestinal weakness and indigestion:
Cut the dried fruit into small grains, stir-fry until semi-burnt, add appropriate amount of sugar, and brew with boiling water instead of tea, which can stimulate appetite and help digestion.
Female cervicitis:
Cook soup with fig leaves and take a bath.
7. After years of diarrhea:
Chop 60 grams of fresh fig leaves, add brown sugar, fry and grind into powder, and take it with boiling water at one time.
8. Vitiligo:
Slice fig leaves, soak them in distilled liquor, and apply them to the affected area 2-3 times a day.
How to eat figs
(1) fig stew: lean pork100g, fig 60-100g, put in a bowl, add appropriate amount of salt and boiling water, and steam in a pot. Has the effects of invigorating stomach and regulating intestine. Suitable for hemorrhoids, chronic colitis, asthma, chronic bronchitis and other diseases.
(2) Material of fig ribs soup: (4 persons) 500g of fig ribs, 20g of dried tangerine peel 1 piece of medlar. Seasoning: salt 1-2 tsp soy sauce 4 tsp salad oil 2 tsp pepper. Exercise:
1. Wash the fig, cut it into about 1 finger size, put it in a larger pot with the pork ribs, medlar and dried tangerine peel scalded with hot water, inject 12 cup of water, cook it with high fire for 20 minutes until it boils, and then adjust it to medium fire to continue cooking 1 hour.
2. The fig is cooked until the meat is soft, seasoned with salt and drunk in a bowl. Take out the ribs, cut them into appropriate sizes and eat them with seasoning. Seasoning should be mixed with appropriate amount of soy sauce, salad oil and pepper.