Uses of Figs (Injeer) & Islamic References...!!!
Scientific name: Ficus carica.
English Name: Figs
Local Name: Anjeer
Arabic Name: Teen
Family: Moraceae
Habit & Habitat: A small tree cultivated in poor soil
Part used: Bark, leaves, Milk
Medicinal uses: Remove kidney and urinary bladder stone, release intestinal pain, pile, dyspepsia and anorexia.
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References from Holy Quran
Surrah Teen, Verse. #. 1-4: By the fig and the olive. By mount Sinai. By this city of security (Makkah).Verily,We created man in the best stature(mould).
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References from Ahadith
*Hazrat Abu Darda (Radiallaho Anho) narrates that Rasullullah (Sallallhu Alayhi Wasallam) said, “Eat fig, for it cures the piles and is useful for rheumatism”.
*Hazrat Abu Darda (Radiallaho Anho) narrates that someone presented the Prophet a plate of figs and he said, “Eat figs! If I would say a certain type of fruit was sent down to us from the heavens I would say it’s a fig because it has no seeds. It ends (cures) the piles and is useful for rheumatism.”
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Distribution in world:
Mediterranean Region and S.W.Asia.: Afghanistan; Pakistan and India. Australia; Senegal; South Africa; Spain; Turkey; US; Venezuela
Flowering Period:
Feb.-Mar.
Chemical constituents:
Fruits contains pentose, amino acid, tyrosin, enzyme, cravin, lipase, protease and sugar.
By chromatographic methods, about 30 groups of various lipid compounds belonging to the classes of neutral lipids, glycolipids and phospholipids have been identified from the fruit of the fig tree. The main groups are triacylglycerols, free and esterified sterols, mono-and digalactosyldiglycerides, ceramide oligosides, cerebrosides, esterified sterol glycosides and phosphatidylglycerols. In the fatty acid composition, linoleic, linolenic, oleic and palmitic acids predominated (>90%) [24]. It was found that the major flavonoids in Ficus are quercetin and luteolin.
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