The efficacy and contraindications of figs

Figs are very common in our daily life. This plant is very unique. It has a very short flowering period but a high fruiting rate. You can see it bearing fruit every autumn. When it is ripe, it has a soft and sweet taste. It can be eaten directly or dried and stored. It can provide nutrition for the human body and prevent diseases, but there are some taboos when eating it. The following is a detailed introduction to its effects and taboos. You can focus on understanding it before eating figs.

Benefits of Figs

1. Increase appetite and moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements

Although figs taste sweet, they are rich in acidic ingredients, as well as some enzyme substances such as protease, lipase and hydrolase. After being absorbed by the human body, these substances can speed up the body's digestion and absorption of food, and can also increase appetite. The lipids it contains can promote gastrointestinal motility, moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation.

2. Prevent hypertension and coronary heart disease

Eating more figs on a regular basis can have a significant protective effect on human cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. The lipase and hydrolase contained in figs can accelerate the decomposition and metabolism of fat and cholesterol in the human body, purify the blood and promote blood circulation. It can prevent hyperlipidemia and hypertension and also reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease.

3. Enhance the body's disease resistance

Figs can not only supplement vitamins and minerals for the human body, but also improve the body's disease resistance and prevent cancer. The ingredients it contains, such as psoralen, bergamot lactone and aromatic oil, can promote the regeneration of immune cells and prevent cell cancer. It has a good preventive effect on gastric cancer, intestinal cancer and lung cancer.

Taboos of eating figs

Although figs are good, there are some taboos when eating them. They are cold in nature, and those with weak spleen and stomach should not eat them, otherwise the symptoms will be aggravated. In addition, people with fatty liver, cerebral hemorrhage and diarrhea are also forbidden to eat figs, otherwise it will be detrimental to the recovery of the disease.