Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts |  Figs and Almonds (Serves 2)
2 pitted figs (preferably organic) 8 raw shelled almonds
Figs and almonds are a Moroccan appetizer. figs are extremely sweet, so eat these as special treats, not on a regular basis. Remove the stem, or use it to nibble on the fig. Eat the almonds between bites of the figs. The fiber and the carbohydrates in the almonds will help to buffer the sugar in the figs.
Dates with Peanut Butter (Serves 2)
2 Medjool dates peanut butter
Slice the dates in half lengthwise and remove the pit. With a butter knife, smear peanut butter into the hollow left by the pit. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts |  Its present-day cultivation area in the Old World was established in Roman times. figs are today grown in all temperate regions of the world.
Parts used Syconia ("fig fruits"). Cultivation & harvesting Most fig trees are female and therefore grown from cuttings. Smyrna figs have to be pollinated by suspending twigs of male caprifigs near the female trees to ensure that the fig wasps pollinate the female syconia. figs are harvested by hand or mechanically and are usually exported in dried or processed form. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  Production: figs consists of the dried fruits of Ficus carica. actions and pharmacology
COMPOUNDS
Furanocoumarins: including psoralen, bergaptene Fruit acids: citric acid, malic acid
Monosaccharides/oligosaccharides (approximately 50%), to some extent transformed into inverted sugar
Mucilages
Pectin
Vitamin B and C
EFFECTS
No information is available indications and usage
Unproven Uses: Fig preparations are used as a laxative.
Chinese Medicine: In China, figs are used for dysentery and enteritis. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts |  DIGESTION: figs are naturally high in fiber and contain digestive enzymes that promote regularity and can aid in digestion.
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Fiber may play a role in making people feel full faster and slowing absorption of calories.
HEART HEALTH: Antioxidants called phenols, found specifically in dried figs, decrease damage and mutations to individual cells in the body, possibly offering a protective effect against heart disease and cancer. | | Soak figs for thirty minutes, puree, and add to tomato sauce to sweeten it.
Moroccan Chicken with figs by Chef Kyle Shadix
Servings: 8 • Prep and cooking time: 60 minutes
For a vegetarian version, substitute the chicken with seitan (wheat gluten—I've fooled many a nonvegetarian with it!). This recipe contains ten powerhouse foods. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts | | Origin & history Eastern Mediterranean region. figs are one of the most ancient of all crops - archaeological evidence indicates that figs have been cultivated since 4000 bc (in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt). Its present-day cultivation area in the Old World was established in Roman times. figs are today grown in all temperate regions of the world.
Parts used Syconia ("fig fruits"). Cultivation & harvesting Most fig trees are female and therefore grown from cuttings. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts | | Eat the almonds between bites of the figs. The fiber and the carbohydrates in the almonds will help to buffer the sugar in the figs.
Dates with Peanut Butter (Serves 2)
2 Medjool dates peanut butter
Slice the dates in half lengthwise and remove the pit. With a butter knife, smear peanut butter into the hollow left by the pit. You may also try this with almond butter or cream cheese. We recommend buying organic peanut and almond butter, or cream cheese, at health food stores. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Personally, I love raw figs in the first place (they're WAY better than the typical dried figs you get in the store). Adding in the almond butter and chocolate makes this taste so incredibly good that if I were actually looking for a vice, I'd choose to be addicted to this.
Empowered Foods also makes Chocolate Coated Durian Chunks, which is only good if you happen to like Durian. For those of you who don't know, Durian is an exotic rainforest fruit that has a very peculiar smell. (Some simply say it stinks, but that depends on your personal taste. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | The Jujube berry is classed with raisins, dates and figs, and can be eaten fresh or dried.
Flower and Fruit: The flowers are small, pale yellow and solitary. The fruit is of variable size, depending on the origin, but is usually up to 3 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter. The fruit is red, smooth and shiny when fresh, brownish-red and grooved when dried. It is pulpy and contains 1 or 2 acute, oblong seeds.
Characteristics: The taste of the fruit is sweet and mucilaginous.
Habitat: The plant grows in southern Europe, Africa, Middle East, and the Far East. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | However, ground and roasted coffee may be mixed with coffee substitutes, such as: chicory, dandelion root, figs, sugar beet root, lupin seeds, rye kernels, and barleycorn.
Other Names: Arabica Coffee, Arabian Coffee, Caffea
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS: COFFEAE CARBO
Purine alkaloids: main alkaloid caffeine Trigonelline
Carbonisation products of hemicelluloses
EFFECTS: COFFEAE CARBO
Absorbent and astringent.
COMPOUNDS: COFFEAE SEMEN
Purine alkaloids: main alkaloid caffeine (0.6 - 2. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  You also get a whopping 473 mg of potassium, making figs a high-potassium food. A ton of studies show that people who eat potassium-rich foods like fruits and vegetables have lower rates of heart disease and stroke. And potassium is a key ingredient in keeping blood pressure down. According to the latest studies, people who regularly consume high-potassium foods have lower blood pressure than those who don't. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts | | Liver supporting fruits include watermelon, papaya, kiwi, plums, cherries, figs, and grapefruit. Choose only one of the fruits above and eat as much as you like between 8 and 10 am. Do not mix the fruits however! If you cannot find fresh fruits, substitute with organic frozen fruit. I recommend using watermelon if it is available due to its high glutathione content. Start preparing your Liver/Gallbladder Soup for lunch (see the recipe below).
1 2 PM: Lunch
Choose from one of the following 2 options for your lunch meal. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts |  Other good foods to consider include celery, mung beans, spinach, carrots, peach, persimmon, banana, figs, papaya, and sesame oil. Drink at least eight glasses of fresh water a day.
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NATUROPATHY
Some causes of bad breath include constant postnasal drip from sinusitis, alcoholism, kidney failure, diabetes, liver disease, and some medications. These should be dealt with by a doctor. If you have bad breath for more than a few days, your dental practitioner or doctor should be able to help.
Diet: Toxins stored in the digestive tract can cause bad breath. | | Green leafy vegetables, blackstrap molasses, figs, and berries are all foods that are high in iron, which is important for healthy hair.
Supplements: As mentioned above, biotin is essential for healthy hair growth; take 3,000 meg a day. Vitamin C helps with the absorption of iron. Take 2,000 mg of vitamin C a day. Take 50 mg of B-complex twice a day to help relieve stress and contribute to healthy hair. Taking 500 mg of silica a day will help with hair development. A high-quality, high-potency multivitamin will provide a base for hair growth development. Follow the instructions on the bottle. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts | | These include watermelon, papaya, kiwi, plums, pears, apples, cherries, figs, and grapefruit. For lunch and dinner, eat fresh vegetables, homemade vegetable soups, or salads containing liver and gallbladder detoxifying vegetables such as artichoke, asparagus, carrots, beets, broccoli, cabbage, kale, brussel sprouts, garlic, spinach, romaine lettuce, onions, and cauliflower. Snacks should consist of organic raw seeds or nuts such as sunflower, walnuts, Brazil nuts, or almonds.
2. Avoid drinking coffee, milk, alcohol, bottled juices, or soft drinks during this cleanse. | | ACID FRUITS (These fruits have the greatest detoxification power): Lemons, oranges, pineapples, strawberries, grapefruit, kumquats, tomatoes, tangerines, lime, sour grapes, and sour apples
SUBACID FRUITS: Apricots, apples, pears, nectarines, sweet plums, cherries, mangos*, raspberries, kiwi, blackberries, blueberries, and cranberries
SWEET FRUITS: Bananas, papaya, dates, prunes, sweet grapes, cantaloupe, coconuts, mangos*, peaches, pears, watermelon, dates, figs, pomegranates, honeydew melon, and persimmons
*Mangos are both sweet and subacidic. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts | | Bananas, dates, figs, grapes, nectarines, oranges, peaches, pears, and plums have far more sugar, and you should not eat these fruits, at least until your weight and blood sugar normalize. Even then, you should limit the quantities of these fruits. In addition, avoid all fruit juices except grapefruit juice and avoid fruit smoothies because they are very high in sugars, but they lack the fiber to buffer their absorption.
Practical tip: Fresh berries are often expensive, so if you can't afford them, opt for frozen. Check the package labels to ensure no sugars have been added. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts | | Diet: Eat fresh soft vegetables such as spinach and carrots, and fresh fruit such as peach, persimmon, banana, watermelon, and figs. Also recommended are foods that moisten the intestines such as sesame, honey, walnuts, sweet almonds, and pine nuts. Avoid spicy and heat-producing foods heat. Honey soothes the bowel. Take 1 tbsp every morning, or add it to tea. Eating 15 grains of raw rice once or twice a day can help some cases of constipation.
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Diet: Drink 10-12 glasses of water a day, sipping throughout the day. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Volatile Compounds from Extracts of figs of Ficus carica. Phytochemistry 46 (2); 241-244. 1997
Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde. 1-8, Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.
Siewek F et al. (1985) Z NaturForsch 40 (1/2): 8.
Teuscher E, Biogene Arzneimittel, 5. Aufl., Wiss. Verlagsges. mbH Stuttgart 1997.
Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa description
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts of the plant are the dried herb harvested before flowering, the herb with the root, and the root alone. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  You can also use pomegranate juice (four 8-ounce glasses daily), papaya seeds, fresh figs, finely ground pumpkin seeds (lA cup to V2 cup daily), or two cloves of raw garlic daily. Because pomegranate juice can irritate the intestines, you should not drink it for more than four to five days at a time. Other antiparasitic foods include onions, kelp, blackberries, raw cabbage, and ground almonds.31
Herbal remedies have been used effectively for centuries for the treatment of parasitic infections. |
David R. Montgomery
See book keywords and concepts |  In perhaps the earliest known political stunt, Cato brought plump figs grown in Carthage onto the Senate floor to emphasize his view that "Carthage must be destroyed." Ending all his speeches, no matter what the subject, with this slogan, Cato's agitating helped trigger the Third Punic War (149-146 bc) in which Carthage was torched, her inhabitants slaughtered, and her fields put to work feeding Rome.
Cato's businesslike approach to farming appears tailored to help Rome's rising class of plantation owners maximize wine and olive oil harvests while keeping costs to a minimum. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts | | DHM, authors of Menopause and Estrogen, suggest the following foods to help balance estrogens: raw fruits, fresh fruit and vegetable juices (especially green juices), leafy green vegetables, garlic, figs, dates, cabbage, avocados, grapes, apples, beets, spirulina, chlorella, seaweed, wheat germ, and wheat germ oil.34
Supplementing with essential fatty acids (EFAs) can be important for balancing your hormones. "Many women actually eat themselves into hormonal dysfunction," says clinical nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, who specializes in natural hormone therapy. | | Other tryptophan-containing foods include cashews, mushrooms, spinach, bananas, figs, dates, yogurt, tuna, and whole grains. Research shows that tryptophan helps about half of the people who suffer from insomnia.54
During the 1980s, L-tryptophan got a bad reputation when several batches from one specific manufacturer made more than 1,000 people ill; 37 people died. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | The Jujube berry is classed with raisins, dates and figs, and can be eaten fresh or dried.
Flower and Fruit: The flowers are small, pale yellow and solitary. The fruit is of variable size, depending on the origin, but is usually up to 3 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter. The fruit is red, smooth and shiny when fresh, brownish-red and grooved when dried. It is pulpy and contains 1 or 2 acute, oblong seeds.
Characteristics: The taste of the fruit is sweet and mucilaginous.
Habitat: The plant grows in southern Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Far East. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The ancient Egyptians taught us the value of figs as medicine. Boil 2 ounces of figs in 2 cups of boiling water. Cool, strain out the figs, and gargle with the water. The figs may be eaten separately and will help to overcome constipation.
Severe Sore Throat: Take away the congestion by a combination of reflex and depletion techniques.
1. Soak cloths in apple cider vinegar and wind around the feet. Soon the feet will feel very hot as the bandage draws blood from the throat to the feet.
2. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts | | Food sources: Almonds, hazelnuts, oats, lentils, beans, figs, currants, raisins, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kelp, and leafy green vegetables, especially kale, which is very high in an easily absorbed form of calcium.39
Supplements: Bone meal, dolomite, and oyster shell calcium supplements have been found to have the highest levels of lead and should not be used as a supplement.40 Calcium citrate and calcium gluconate have a much better absorption level.41 One of the best forms of absorbable calcium is microcrystalline hydroxyapatite. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | However, ground and roasted coffee may contain coffee substitutes such as chicory, dandelion root, figs, sugar beet root, lupin seeds, rye kernels and barleycorn.
Other Names: Arabica Coffee, Arabian Coffee, Caffea actions and pharmacology
COMPOUNDS: COFFEE CHARCOAL
Purine alkaloids: main alkaloid caffeine Trigonelline
Carbonization products of hemicelluloses EFFECTS: COFFEE CHARCOAL
Coffee charcoal contains purine alkaloids, with caffeine as the man constituent, and is absorbent and astringent.
COMPOUNDS: COFFEE BEANS (SEEDS)
Purine alkaloids: main alkaloid caffeine (0.6 - 2. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts | | Moroccan Chicken with figs by Chef Kyle Shadix
Servings: 8 • Prep and cooking time: 60 minutes
For a vegetarian version, substitute the chicken with seitan (wheat gluten—I've fooled many a nonvegetarian with it!). This recipe contains ten powerhouse foods. |
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