I had a skin reaction to a fig leaf and figured I should stop eating figs, because clearly I’d developed an allergy. I now know this is bad logic, but still feel wary. We had a huge mature fig tree my dad cut down for reasons I cannot understand. It’s come back from the stump, he’s happy.
Oh yeah the leaf burn thing is universal, not an allergy. People can get more sensitized over time but that's usually "working in a fig orchard" levels of contact with the trees.
Interesting. Ficin sensitivity does develop with prolonged exposure, but casual contact rarely causes issues for most people.
The sap doesn't do anything at all to my hands, but I got a little on my belly yesterday & it started itching IMMEDIATELY washed it off with a lil soap & water & it was fine