When Mary was giving birth to Christ, Mary was having excruciating labor pains. She was unable to continue to move forward and fell at the base of a Date Palm Tree. She was in so much pain she prayed for death in order to get some relief. Suddenly the child Jesus spoke to her from inside her body and told her to be of good cheer. He told her to shake the Palm Tree and that dates would fall on her lap. Mary obeyed the commands of her unborn child in her womb. The dates fell into her lap as she shook the palm tree. She took a date into her hand and ate it. Almost immediately her pain left her. Thus it is advised that all expectant mothers nourish themselves with dates. It is believed that it will increase the quality and quantity of the mother’s milk and be of great benefit to the newborn child.
The medicinal views are many and maybe folklore or fact. It is believed that any ailment from fevers to impotence can be treated with the date diet. In fact it was said to be able to protect you from being poisoned and betrayal. It is said to give strength to the sick, for treating chest pain, and cough. In addition the date palm tree’s fruit also is said to be for nervousness, kidney trouble, and as a tonic for the stomach. The male flowers are in fact supposed to be a male aphrodisiac when prepared in a salad with lemon. Studies have shown that those whose diets were to eat dates as a staple, did not have problems with digestion. So you be the judge, truth or folklore?
