Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A bush or small tree with cylindrical stem, it grows to a height of about 15-30 ft. and has ample latex producing ducts. It has broad ovate or nearly orbicular leaves, more or less deeply 3-5 lobed, rough above and pubescent below, fruit ancillaries, usually pear shaped, variable in size and color.
The fruit, fresh or dried, is valued for its laxative property. It is diuretic, demulcent, emollient and nutritive. It is used in the form of confection and syrups along with sienna for constipation. Figs are considered useful in the prevention of nutritional anemia. The ash of figs is highly alkaline and used in acidity and urinary trouble. Fig latex is used as an anathema-tic. The anathema-tic action has been traced to facing, a photolysis enzyme which has the remarkable power of digesting living Wilhelmine; Ficin is effective against both treacherous and Safaris. As it gets destroyed by dilute hydrochloric acid, ficin has to be administered simultaneously with sodium carbonate. Sherbet Anjir or Ark Anjir available in the market used to cure many stomach ailments like dyspepsia, indigestion, flatulence and amoebas.
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