Figs Remedy To Relieve Constipation
Introduction
 Constipation
is a growing problem in today's world as more and more people have a diet that
is primarily concentrated with processed foods and not enough whole, natural, fiber-abundant
foods. Without enough fiber the human body's digestive system begins to
break down and is stressed beyond it's natural healthy parameters. Damage
ranges from life threatening cancers, to constipation and acid reflux
conditions.
Fruits are a great way to overcome constipation and one of my favorite
sources of fiber is from figs. The trees have been traditionally used to
alleviate conditions ranging from warts to constipation. Originally from the
Mediterranean region, the trees also happen to grow very well in the UK. My
favorite bit about figs is that they smell wonderful, and by having them growing
in your own personal garden, the sweet fragrance on a hot summer's night may
transcend your mind from your simple back yard projecting you into the romantic
Spanish countryside. It is believed that Gladiators favored them as a training food, and
figs were also a dietary favorite of the original Olympic athletes.
In the UK growing figs is really easy. They are hardy and can
tolerate temperatures down to minus fifteen and they produce fruit that is
comparable to the produce that is available in most up-scale supermarkets. Figs
thrive and grow the best in a sunny
sheltered position, and benefit from pruning in spring and summer. If you plant
a tree in a pot, the roots will be restricted and in tern and you will get even more fruit in
late summer.
Inverted Flowers
Figs are actually inverted flowers. All the little seeds, which are now fruits,
were actually flowers at one point. The small little hole at the bottom of
the fig is actually a hole that wasps access the flower in order to pollinate
the flowers of the fig tree.
Figs have a high soluble fiber content and with this comes mild laxative properties
that many who care about
 their
nutrition typically turn to foods high in soluble fiber content as opposed to
harsh stimulant laxatives. I am
combining them with senna which contains even stronger laxative compounds than
figs. Figs
work by drawing water into the intestines which helps to soften food, and this
mixture produces a reliable, but gentle laxative effect. Senna is a pretty cool
food that you can buy from health food shops.
I will be making a real medicine cabinet standby syrup that everyone should
make, and keep on hand at their home. The really cool
thing about it is that the stuff you pick up from the pharmacist, and the stuff
we will be making in this article, have pretty
much the same identical ingredients. The ingredients are sugar, figs, senna and
a couple of flavoring agents. A simple recipe with the additional benefit
of being able to snack on figs while you are preparing it.
Recipe
Slice eight fresh figs into quarters, and I will team them up with another
ingredient senna just to give them a bit of a tag team action. I am
using four handfuls of senna as I am making a large quantity, but you can use
about six pods per ten milliliter dose and one big fig. Soak the senna in a one
hundred milliliters of boiling water and leave them to infuse the flavors
completely.
After half an hour when senna mixture is cool you get this glorious golden
tea color, and all you got to do then
 basically put everything in a blender.
Strain the senna infusion onto the figs and blend until smooth. Put this blended
mixture on the heat and add one hundred grams of sugar. Cook for about twenty
five minutes, keep stirring making sure it doesn't stick and burn. You are
aiming for it to look little bit like cough syrup. When it is ready it should be
a thick, goopy concoction with a wonderful glossy shine.
Take off the heat and add the juice of one lemon. Stir and watch the citric acid
as it changes color. It will start to get reddish brown almost like a strawberry
jam color. When you hold it up to the light you can see it is almost sort of
gelatinous and that goopy sort of stuff is the soluble fiber; that's
what helps keep you regular.
It’s just as easy to make as a fruit smoothie so there's really no reason why
should you not give it a go. It will keep in a bottle in the fridge for three to
four weeks. Take two teaspoons just before bed but do not exceed dose. You
should not take remedies containing senna if you are pregnant.
Conclusion
The digestive system is central to all the systems in the human body. If
it is working properly then all other systems will work the way they should. I
am sure you will find this recipe effective as this has been tried and tested by
myself and many of my friends.
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