What are the benefits of the roots, leaves and fruits of figs?

Scientific name: fig.

English name: Fig

Family name: Moraceae, Moraceae

Small deciduous trees, up to 10 m; Bark is dark brown; Branchlets erect, stout and glabrous. The leaves are thick and papery, obovate or nearly round, with a length of 10- 15cm and a width of 8- 14cm. Blunt tip, heart-shaped base, wavy or coarsely toothed margin, 3-5-lobed, rough surface, short hair on the back, palmately veined. Petiole 3-7 cm long; Stipules triangular-ovate, red, about 65438 0 cm long. Cryptomeria fortunei's solitary leaves are pear-shaped, 3-5 cm long and 3-4 cm in diameter, and are dark purple when mature. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruit maturity is 65438+1October.

Origin in China's coastal areas, in China's south-central provinces and Jiangsu provinces are cultivated.

Hidden flowers and fruits can help digestion, moisten lungs and relieve cough, clear heat and moisten intestines, and roots and leaves can reduce swelling, detoxify and stop diarrhea; As a tree species with strong resistance to toxic gases, it can grow and bear fruit normally within 200 meters of sulfur dioxide diffusion source, and can be planted in areas with serious air pollution. Propagation can be achieved by cutting, cutting branches from last year's old branches, inserting them into seedbeds in winter or early spring, budding or sowing. Fruit contains tannic acid, glucose, sucrose, fat and gum.

I always thought that "fig" is really a fruit without flowers. Today, I realized that fig also has flowers, but its flowers are hidden and invisible.

Fig pulp is seedless, nutritious, unique in flavor and excellent in taste. Its main nutritional components are as follows:

The edible rate of 1. Ficus carica is high, with 97% fresh fruit and 0/00% preserved dried fruit, 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. Therefore, fig drinks are regarded as "caffeine substitutes" abroad.

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.

Figs contain many vitamins, especially carotene. Fresh fruit 30mg/ 100g, dried fruit 70mg/ 100g, higher than peaches, grapes, plums, pears, oranges and sweet persimmons.

6. Ficus carica contains a lot of inorganic elements beneficial to human body, but it does not contain inorganic elements such as Co, Cd and Pb. These are easy to cause cancer. 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.