Dried figs - what is good for women?

One of the ancient cultivated plants - figs mentioned in the Bible. The first people, Adam and Eve, were covered by the leaves of the fig tree. Fig fruit is a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. The rich chemical composition of the wine berry, as dried figs are called, has a positive effect on many processes in the human body. The berry is especially useful for women.

Very often, when dried, many fruits lose their beneficial properties. But this does not apply to figs. The nutritional value of the berry after its drying increases, it is not for nothing that the soldiers ate it during the campaigns of Alexander the Great. And fresh fig berries are difficult to keep, so it's better to dry them. You can enjoy dried fruits for a whole year until the new harvest.

Content:

• Composition and benefits for women
• Harm and contraindications
• Harvesting figs, proper storage

Composition and benefits for women

Dried fruits of the fig tree, or figs, contain many vitamins. Fruits are especially rich in vitamin A, folic acid, slightly less vitamin E. Of the minerals in the fig, there is enough magnesium, iron, phosphorus, and almost as much potassium as in nuts. Wine berries are valued for their high content - about 70 percent - glucose, sucrose. Pectin in the composition of figs increases the nutritional value of seed fruits, is able to normalize metabolism.

For the female body, dried berries are especially useful:

1. Eaten a few fig berries help to maintain the balance of chemical elements during critical days. Since they contain coumarin, the blood is thinned, facilitating the condition of the woman.
2. Anemia is one of the most common diseases of a woman during pregnancy. It is the use of dried figs that will improve the composition of the blood.
3. The properties of the wine berry include the stimulation of the lactation process, therefore, during the feeding period, they eat two or three pieces a day. Excessive hobby can negatively affect the child's digestive system.
4. For those who suffer from increased body weight, the wine berry will be the best aid in losing weight. The inclusion of figs in the diet will allow you to quickly get full, help to exclude sweets and sweets from the menu. Fig berries are easy to replace during a snack.
5. To cleanse the body of a woman from toxins and toxins, dried fig tree fruits are used. There is so much fiber in them that after eating even two berries a day, the need for it will disappear. And the dietary fiber of the berry will relieve constipation, improve metabolism.
6. The symptoms of varicose veins are especially difficult in women. Dried figs replenish the potassium deficiency in the body, relieve swelling, cramps in the calf muscles.
7. Figs are useful for colds, tonsillitis. Dry figs infused with milk are used for gargling.
8. There are many seeds in the pulp of dried figs. In a crushed form, it is used as a scrub for exfoliating dead skin cells and rejuvenating the face.

The positive influence of the fruit of the fig tree on the female body was described by Avicenna.

Harm and contraindications

But some women will have to give up fig delicacies if they suffer from an acute form of stomach ulcer or duodenal ulcer. Oxalic acid in the composition of the fruit will irritate the walls of the digestive tract, increasing pain.

It is forbidden to eat dried figs for pancreatitis.

A large amount of glucose will prevent people with diabetes from enjoying figs. Although fig fruits do not contain essential oils, allergy sufferers need to include wine berries in their diet with caution.

Whatever benefit the fig tree berry may bring to the woman's body, it is necessary to observe the measure in its use.

Harvesting figs, proper storage

As figs grows only in warm countries, then fresh fruits come to the trading network for a short time: either in July or in September. The ripeness of the berry is determined by the opening of the fruit from the bottom into four parts. Drying of fruits is carried out under a canopy, where they are well ventilated. It is not recommended to wash figs before drying.

The very name of the berry suggests that it can ferment like young wine. You can avoid this by dipping the fruit in boiling syrup for a second or two. Now it remains to lay them out on grates and place them in a well-ventilated room. After a week of drying, the berries are flattened, strung on a string and hung in the sun. Some berry bunch is placed over the included gas or put in the oven. After drying, the fruits are placed in a paper bag and kept in a cupboard.

There are also such ways to store figs:

• Dark figs are dried and put in sealed bags and placed in the freezer.
• The jam is prepared by passing the berries through a meat grinder along with lemon. Adding sugar to the cooked mass, cook over low heat for twenty to forty minutes. They store jam in jars. 700 grams of sugar are taken per kilogram of berries.
• Dried figs are used to prepare wine with the addition of several blueberries. A kilogram of figs is poured with ten liters of warm water and placed in a dark place for ten days.

All types of storage of wine berries will allow you to enjoy its beneficial properties for a long time.

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