Figs Are One of The Most Alkaline Fruits Available. Alkalize Your Body to Prevent Cancer Numerous CULTURES have appreciated the health benefits of figs, and they have been symbols of peace, fertility and prosperity. T he fig tree is one of the oldest cultivated plants, and the first written reference to them dates back to the Sumerian King Urukagina in 2,900 B.C. T he fig originates from Western Asia, and PEOPLE spread it throughout the Mediterranean.Spaniards brought it to America in 1520 where Spanish Missionary Priests planted them and are known as the California Mission Figs. There are various references to the figs and the fig trees in the Bible. T he Jewish King, Hezekiah, underwent a fig treatment, where figs were applied to the infected areas and he was cured of a life-threatening plague (2 Kings 20:7). A ncient frescoes and reliefs in ancient Egypt also described this fruit, which were extremely ...