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The fig tree is native to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, and was the world’s first cultivated tree.
Adam and Eve made the fig famous after having covered their nakedness with fig leaves as told in genesis 3:7. The fig tree gave shelter to the famous Roman mythical characters Romulus and Remus while the she-wolf nursed them. In Greek mythology, the Titan Sykeus was hidden from Zeus by his mother in the guise of a fig tree. The village Vidurashwatha, in the Kolar district of India, gets it’s name from an ashwatha (fig) tree said to have been planted by Vidura, a court member of King Dhritarashtra. Health Benefits of Figs
References: The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Michael Murray, Joseph Pizzorno, and Lara Pizzorno. Benders' Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. PubMed. PMID: 9597370 |
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