The benefits of fig jam

Fig is a flowering plant and its fruit can be found everywhere in our lives. Figs also have many benefits for the human body. A relatively simple way is to directly use figs to mix with water and drink it. There are also some ready-made fig jams on the market, which can also be drunk directly with water.

The efficacy of figs

1. Strengthen the spleen and digest food, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements

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. Lower blood lipids and blood pressure

Eating figs regularly is very beneficial for the elderly. The lipase, hydrolase, etc. contained in figs have the function of lowering blood lipids and decomposing blood lipids. Therefore, it can lower blood lipids and reduce the deposition of fat in blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure and preventing coronary heart disease.

3. Blood sugar reduction

Fig water extract has the effect of lowering blood sugar.

Recipe: 15 grams of figs and 10 grams of Ningxia wolfberry, add water and boil. Drink as tea, 1 dose per day, and chew figs and wolfberries at the end. You can also use 50 grams of figs and 100 grams of bitter gourd, cut them into slices, add water to boil soup, season it and eat it, take it for 7 to 10 days.

4. Relieve sore throat and reduce swelling

Figs contain citric acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, malic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, quinic acid and other substances, which have anti-inflammatory and detumescent effects, and can relieve sore throat and reduce swelling.

5. Nutritional supplement

Figs contain a large amount of sugars, lipids, proteins, cellulose, vitamins, inorganic salts and essential amino acids for the human body, which can effectively supplement the body's nutrients and enhance the body's disease resistance.

6. Anti-cancer

The serum of unripe fruits contains active ingredients such as psoralen and bergapten. An aromatic substance called "benzaldehyde" can be extracted from the juice of ripe fruits.

Both have anti-cancer effects, can prevent the occurrence of liver cancer, lung cancer, and gastric cancer, delay the development of transplanted adenocarcinoma and lymphosarcoma, and promote their degeneration.

7. Regulating menstruation and promoting lactation

"Compendium of Materia Medica" states that "Figs can cure five types of hemorrhoids, benefit sore throat, reduce swelling and pain, and relieve sore poison." In addition to its functions of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, clearing the intestines and removing heat, regulating qi and digestion, relieving cough and removing phlegm, reducing swelling and detoxifying, figs are also a good medicine for regulating menstruation and promoting lactation. Therefore, patients with irregular menstruation or postpartum milk deficiency may wish to try fig medicinal diet.