Fig or Anjeer is one of the most famous “exotic” fruits that is revered for its culinary and healing qualities all around the globe. This sweet and crunchy fruit isn’t just famous for its taste but it has been cultivated and used for its health benefits for thousands of years. In fact, anjeer is one of the most ancient fruits to be cultivated by humans the mentions of this fruit is in the holy book of the bible too. You will be amazed to know that the oldest samples of this fruit are available from the Neolithic era.

The Greeks considered it so precious that they would not allow it to be exported and gave the fig fruit as an honor to the winner of any competition. Not only this according to Roman mythology Remus and Romulus, the founders of Rome were suckled by she-wolf under the fig tree. They also mention the fertility boosting properties of this fruit too. Read on to find out more about this marvel fruit.

Some basic facts about Anjeer:

• Botanical name: Ficus carica
• Family: Moraceae/Mulberry family
• Common names: Fig, Common fig, Anjeer/Anjir
• Sanskrit name: Anjir, Anjeera
• Parts used: Fruit, Leaves, bark, and roots
• Native region and geographical distribution: Fig tree is believed to be the native of the Mediterranean and western parts of Asia though it is grown in most tropical and subtropical areas of the world including India, China, and Africa. Fig is also grown in the America and parts of Europe. Turkey is the largest producer of figs in the world.
• Energetics: Cold

Anjeer tree:

Fig is a deciduous tree (sheds leaves once a year) and is one of the members of the huge genus Ficus which includes trees like mulberry, Banyan(“Bargad”) and “Peepal”.

Did you know?

Figs are actually inverted flowers instead of a true fruit so, one can very see flowers in a fig plant. Fig trees are pretty easy to grow and once planted they can take over the surrounding vegetation pretty fast. In fact, it has been included in the list of noxious weeds in the “Global compendium of weeds”. Generally, a ficus tree can grow up to the height of 20-30 feet and can be almost equally wide. The leaves are lobed and are one of the criteria for differentiating various varieties of Ficus (a group of trees which includes but is not limited to figs and mulberry).

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