Fig (Teen)
Ficus carica
About Fig (Teen)
Fig (Teen) (Ficus carica) is a herb used in the Unani / Islamic Medicine and Sufi & Islamic Mystical Medicine traditions to help with Constipation, Digestive Issues, Diabetes, and Bone Health, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Ficus carica is an Asian species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, known as the common fig (or just the fig). It is the source of the fruit also called the fig, and as such is an important crop in those areas where it is grown commercially. Native to the Middle East and western Asia, it has been sought out and cultivated since ancient times, and is now widely grown throughout the world, both for...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist