How to Use Figs to Treat Asthma

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Use Figs to Treat Asthma

There are nearly eight hundred different types of figs, which can be eaten raw, incorporated into other recipes or used for medicinal purposes in a variety of folk or home remedies. Several of those remedies are useful in treating some symptoms of asthma, such as sore throats or coughs.

Things You'll Need

  • Milk
  • Water
  • Cooking pots
  • Strainer
  • Baking sheet
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Instructions

  1. Use Fig Water to Treat Asthma

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      Purchase any kind of fig from your local produce market. Good figs will be soft and smell sweet. Leave behind any figs that have bruised flesh or feel overly dry.

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      Clean the figs thoroughly with cool water.

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      Allow your figs to soak in water for several hours. For best results, you should allow the figs to soak overnight.

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      Eat the soaked figs on an empty stomach. They should be even softer and more pliable than when you purchased them.

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      Drink the water in which the figs soaked. This will further help to clear the throat of built-up mucus and phlegm.

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      Continue this process for up to 2 months. At that point, you'll know how effective this method has been in treating your asthma symptoms.

    Use Figs With Milk to Treat Asthma

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      Bring 1 cup of milk to a boil on your stovetop.

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      Add 6 washed figs to the pot.

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      Reduce the heat to a simmer and allow the figs to cook until tender.

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      Strain the figs from the milk.

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      Drink the fig milk. This can be done several times a day, as long as asthma symptoms persist.

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      Put the boiled figs in your mouth, but don't eat them. Instead, hold the fig between your teeth and gums for continued cough relief.

    Use Roasted Figs to Treat Asthma

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      Clean 6 figs with cool water.

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      Peel the figs and slice them into strips.

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      Lay your fig strips in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet.

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      Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.

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      Roast your fig strips for 20 minutes, or until they're dry and crispy.

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      Remove the figs and allow them to cool.

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      Grind your roasted figs into fine powder. Any number of common kitchen tools can be used to complete this step, though a mortar and pedestal is the easiest.

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      Use your dried fig powder in place of coffee grounds or dried tea leaves to brew soothing warm beverages. This is especially useful for helping sore throats to heal after a coughing fit.

Tips & Warnings

  • Aside from the fruit itself, dried fig leaves can be smoked to help relieve asthma symptoms.

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