We are no stranger to figs. But what we know about figs, most of us may only be familiar with the name of figs, not much about figs themselves. Figs, also known as the natural child, Wenxian fruit, dense fruit, milk berry, etc., for the mulberry family, it is both a fresh fruit and a traditional Chinese medicine. Figs ripe fruit is purple flesh is soft and rotten, sweet taste like persimmon and no core. It is called fig because it bears fruit without flowering. Its properties: taste sweet, slightly pungent, flat, with a small poison. Figs not only taste good, and very rich in nutrition, usually eat figs have a lot of benefits to the body. Then these benefits are summarized mainly: 1, pharyngeal swelling, this is because the fig contains citric acid, yanhuzoic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, quinic acid and other substances, with anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling function, can benefit the pharynx and reduce swelling. 2, lowering blood lipids, this is because the fig is able to reduce the content of human blood lipids, but also able to decompose fat, effective prevention of fat deposition in the human vascular wall, effective prevention of cardiovascular disease in humans. 3, conducive to bone development, this is because figs are rich in potassium, and potassium can protect the heart, kidney and muscle function, but also conducive to bone development. 4, laxative, this is because figs contain malic acid, citric acid, lipase, protease, hydrolase, etc., can help the body to digest food, promote appetite, and because it contains a variety of lipids, so it has the effect of laxative. 5, appetizing, figs taste very special, when eating will have a sweet and sour feeling, have an appetizing effect. 6, lower blood pressure, prevent coronary heart disease, this is because the figs contain lipase, hydrolase, etc. have the function of reducing blood lipids and decomposition of blood lipids. 7, enhance immunity, relieve fatigue. Because of the high nutritional value of figs, containing a very large number of trace elements as well as protein, can enhance the immunity of individuals. 8, figs can fight leukemia, eliminate fatigue is nature’s best fruit of health. 9, anti-cancer, figs immature fruit milk pulp contains active ingredients such as psoralen, bergamot lactone, the juice of its mature fruit can extract an aromatic substance benzaldehyde, both have the effect of cancer prevention and anti-cancer. 10, enhance resistance, figs contain protein, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other elements, for improving the body’s resistance is more effective. Since figs have so many benefits to the body, then there is no reason for us not to eat more.