What are the benefits of dried figs?

What are the benefits of dried figs? I believe many friends don’t quite understand, let me give you a detailed introduction below, I hope you like it.

What are the benefits of dried figs?

Introduction to Dried Figs

California and the Mediterranean countries (especially Turkey) are the main production areas, mostly made by sun drying. It can be eaten directly, or soaked in water to restore it to its original state, and then cooked into candied fruit, or chopped and added to baked goods and desserts.

Benefits of dried figs

Nature and flavor: sweet; cool in nature. Meridians: lung, stomach, large intestine. Functions and indications: clearing away heat and promoting body fluid; strengthening the spleen and appetizing; detoxifying and reducing swelling. It is used to treat sore throat; dry cough and hoarseness; scanty milk; constipation due to intestinal heat; loss of appetite; indigestion, diarrhea, dysentery, carbuncle, and ringworm.

1. Figs contain malic acid, citric acid, lipase, protease, hydrolase, etc., which can help the body digest food and promote appetite. Because they contain a variety of lipids, they have the effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

2. The lipase and hydrolase contained in figs have the function of lowering blood lipids and decomposing blood lipids, which can reduce the deposition of fat in blood vessels, thereby playing a role in lowering blood pressure and preventing coronary heart disease;

3. Figs have anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling effects, and can relieve sore throat and swelling;

4. The serum of unripe fruits contains active ingredients such as psoralen and bergapten. The juice of ripe fruits can be extracted from an aromatic substance called benzaldehyde. Both have the effects of preventing and fighting cancer and enhancing the body's disease resistance. They can prevent the occurrence of various cancers, delay the development of transplanted adenocarcinoma and lymphosarcoma, promote their degeneration, and will not be toxic to normal cells.

Pregnant women should eat an appropriate amount of figs regularly

Figs are not only rich in nutrients, but also can treat hemorrhoids and promote lactation. Chinese medicine has concluded in long-term clinical practice that figs are mild in nature, sweet in taste, can strengthen the stomach, cleanse the intestines, reduce swelling and detoxify, and can be used to treat enteritis, dysentery, constipation, hemorrhoids, sore throat, carbuncle, scabies, etc.