There are known aphrodisiacs in folklore that eating a raw fig while nude is an act of sexuality. My friend thinks that a fig is shaped like a scrotum. When one is cut in half, the pink interior is succulent in nature as the moist interior flesh of a woman’s pink vulva. Heavily seeded, figs were compared to the seeds of fertility. Read more
Here is an official list of fig facts from Purdue University. These facts show everything from home remedies to nutritional information.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/fig.html
Here is a more human version of the nutritional information:
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-figs-dried-uncooked-i9094?size=2
Here’s another good resource on Fig Facts. It’s an Australian site with info about how figs are grown in California. I found it to be particularly informative.
http://www.foodforest.com.au/fact-sheets/fruit-and-nut-trees/figs/