Dried and fresh figs are effective in treating stomach ailments, sore throats, constipation, etc. In addition, fig leaves and fig sap are also effective in treating scabies, boils, and bronchial asthma.

Fig trees are also known as udumbara, fruitless fruit, heavenly fruit, sunlight fruit, and fruitless fruit. Figs belong to the Moraccae mulberry family and have the scientific name Ficus glomerata Roxb.

Fig trees have the effect of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, diuresis, reducing swelling, reducing inflammation, and enriching the blood. Fig resin, fig leaves, and fig bark all have many useful uses in treating various diseases. Fig resin cures boils, bananas, blood clots, impetigo, and swelling.

1. Medicinal recipes from figs

Figs have a sweet taste and are beneficial to the lung and large intestine meridians. They can be used fresh or dried:

Fresh use: Fresh figs are low in calories and can be made into a snack. To use fresh figs, soak them in salt water for 15-20 minutes and then rinse them with water.

Dried use: Dried figs contain a lot of sugar and calories, so eat them in moderation. To make dried figs, wash them and dry them in the shade.

Fresh or dried figs are good for health.

1.1 Using fig powder to treat stomach pain

Wash the figs and soak them in diluted salt water for about 20 minutes. Then take the figs out and drain. Next, cut the figs in half, dry them, roast them until golden brown and grind them into a fine powder and put them in a jar in a cool place.

When you have a stomach ache, take 2 teaspoons of fig powder and mix it with 100ml of warm water to drink. Drink 2-3 times a day, 30 minutes to 1 hour before or after eating, for 7-10 days.

1.2 Dried figs soaked in water to treat stomach pain

In the evening before going to bed, take 3 dried figs, put them in a glass of warm water and soak overnight. The next morning, wake up, drain the fig water and drink it on an empty stomach and eat the whole fig. This should be done regularly once a day for 2-3 months.

Dried figs soaked in water help treat stomach pain.

1.3 Treating sore throat

Method 1: Dry fresh figs, grind into powder and take a little bit and put it in the throat for 5-7 days.

Method 2: Peel fresh figs, slice them, boil them thoroughly to get the water, add rock sugar and simmer over low heat until it becomes a paste, take it daily.

1.4 Treating constipation

Method 1: Boil 9g of fresh figs and drink it daily for 5-7 days.

Method 2: Eat 3-5 ripe figs every day for 5-7 days.

Method 3: Wash and cut 10 fresh figs in half, clean and chop a section of pig’s large intestine, stew both until soft, add spices, eat daily for 1 week.

2. Remedies from fig leaves and resin

Fig leaves are cool, sweet and slightly astringent, have the effect of promoting blood circulation, reducing pain, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, anti-swelling, antiseptic, and blood tonic. Fig resin is a very good medicine.

– Treating rheumatism, malaria, and postpartum women lacking milk: Boil 50g of fig leaves in water every day and drink instead of tea until the disease is completely cured.

– Treating unbroken, non-infected sores or painful, swollen breasts: Crush 50g of fig leaves, mix with a few drops of fig resin and apply, apply to the area of ​​pain, apply twice a day continuously for about 7-10 days.

– Supporting the treatment of asthma: Collect 5 drops of fig resin, mix with 1 spoon of honey and drink in combination with Western medicine until the symptoms are completely gone.

– Cure external hemorrhoids: Take half a kilo of fig leaves, cut them into small pieces, cover them with water and boil them thoroughly, then put them in a basin for the patient to sit on to steam, then scoop out the leaves and apply them to the painful area. When they cool, change them. Do this 2-3 times a day for 2-3 days to reduce the symptoms of pain and burning in hemorrhoids.

Children with scabies: Wash young fig leaves, crush them and rub them on several times to relieve the pain.

3. Notes on use

– Skin contact with figs or fig leaf sap can cause rashes in sensitive people.

– Because figs have a high fiber content, eating too many figs, especially dried figs, can cause diarrhea.

– Do not use for people allergic to fig leaf or sap.