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PLANT NAME: PAPAYA:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carica papaya L.

ENGLISH NAME: Papaya.

 
COMMON NAME:  Papaw, Pawpaw.

FAMILY:  Caricaceae

PARTS USED: flowers, roots, leave, latex and fruits.

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: It contain papayina, is a powerful digestive. The fruit

is rich in vitamins C and E and minerals (especially potassium). it also contain strong
proteolytic enzymes that is  papain and chymopapain.

HABITAT: Its origin is unknown but the papaya is grown in many tropical countries.

OTHER PROPERTIES: Other properties attributed to the papaya are: the fruit juice
enhances iron absorption, acts on the central nervous system and heart. Latex is digestive
and anti-parasitic, anti-asthmatic and rubefacient.

MEDICINAL USES OF PAPAYA:

PAPAYA FRUIT:
It's utilized in childish diarrhea during the hour of getting teeth, taking a delicate cut of
stripped papaya organic product, bubble modestly for 5-8 min, improve to taste and
dosed in the milk. It ought to be noticed cautiously as it can have a converse impact. On
the Island of Guadalupe is utilized to set up a syrup utilizing ready natural product heated
and blended in with a lot of sugar. It is useful for cough , even in instances of
tuberculosis.
LATEX:
For treatment of whipworm is used the latex mixed with coconut milk and “piñuela”
juice (Bromelia pingui Lindl).

WARNING:
The latex should be used with caution because it is irritating
and causes gastritis. Its isolated enzymes cause allergies, paraplegia,
headache, nausea, vomiting, and urinary retention. The seeds of papaya contain an
astringent element that produces strong constipation with total rectum atony.

PAPAYA ROOTS:
It is used as vermifuge. A handful of roots boiled in common water and taken several
times a day.

PAPAYA LEAVES:
A blend of the Papaya's leaves goodly affects asthma.

FLOWERS:
The infusion of the flowers is emmenagogue, febrifuge and expectorant.