Table 1 Types of uses included in the categorization of fig uses as food, acute diseases, chronic diseases, and animal feed
From: The uses of fig (Ficus) by five ethnic minority communities in Southern Shan State, Myanmar
Use category | Type of uses |
|---|---|
Food | |
Vegetables | Cooked, fried, eaten raw, salad, reserved |
Fruits | Eaten raw, processed, preserved, beverage |
Acute diseases | Constipation, cuts and wounds, diarrhea, excessive sweating, herpes, indigestion, irregular mensuration, leucorrhea (vaginal discharge), longevity, postpartum supplement, snake bites, ulcer |
Chronic diseases | Diabetes, fever, heart disease, hemorrhoid, hypertension, pulmonary disease, urine disease |
Animal feed | Feeding cattle, feeding pigs |