Believed to be native to Western Asia , Celeste figs are medium-sized fruits with a rich, honey-sweet flesh. Besides, these figs offer a healthy dose of dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium, flavonoids, polyphenols, and antioxidants, not to mention that they are also rich in calcium. As a matter of fact, figs in general have long been used for their laxative properties. In fact, there is also some evidence that suggests that the leaves of the fig shrub can help regulate diabetes symptoms.