Al-Marsad Newspaper: Figs are among the fruits rich in potassium, as it is one of the nutrients whose imbalance in levels may cause high blood pressure.
And about the benefits of black figs:
1. Fighting Alzheimer’s disease: One of the potential benefits of figs is that it may help fight some neurodegenerative diseases, as figs contain substances that may help fight infections that may appear with age.
One study showed that figs contain natural antioxidant compounds that may have a positive effect on memory and resistance to Alzheimer’s disease, but studies in this regard are still in their infancy, so it is too early to adopt figs as a recipe for Alzheimer’s resistance.
2. Reducing blood pressure levels: Eating figs may help rebalance potassium levels in the body. Figs contain a good amount of dietary fiber that may help stimulate the body to get rid of excess amounts of sodium, which may help improve blood pressure levels.
3. Improving hair and skin health: Fig fruits and some compounds extracted from different parts of the fig tree may have many potential benefits for hair and skin, as follows: The latex extracted from the black fig tree may help treat skin warts. Eating black fig fruits may help maintain healthy hair, as figs are rich in iron, and iron is one of the important nutrients for hair, and black figs may help resist many skin diseases, such as: psoriasis and eczema, according to “Web Medicine”.
4. Strengthening the bones and reducing their chances of developing some diseases such as osteoporosis, and stimulating the growth of healthy bone tissue when suffering from any fractures or bone injuries.5. Regulating blood sugar levels, and among the benefits of black figs and figs in general is that it may help regulate blood sugar levels, and it is possible to obtain this potential benefit of figs in several different ways, such as:
Figs contain a high percentage of dietary fiber, which may help maintain them within stable levels, and the use of fig leaves, as these leaves contain substances that may help reduce the dose of insulin that patients who take insulin medications may need.
Figs may have many other potential benefits, such as: resisting erectile dysfunction, relieving some digestive system problems and disorders, such as: constipation, hemorrhoids, and relieving symptoms that may accompany some diseases and problems of the respiratory system, such as: sore throat, cough, and sputum accumulation. .