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Botanical name: Carica papaya
Family: Caricaceae
Botany: Native to Mexico and northern South America
Parts used: leaf, bark, root, seed, fruit
Historical use: Used in Nigeria to treat diabetes, malaria and fungal infections.
Phytochemistry
Leaves contain tannin, saponin, alkaloid, flavonoid, and glycoside.
Fruit contain papain and chymopapain enzymes.
Seeds contains glucosinolates, tocopherols, carotenoids, and benzyl isothiocyanate.
Papain, an enzyme obtained through the latex, has proteolytic and esterase activities. Papain is taken alone or with other enzymes for digestive health, and used topically for its anti-inflammatory benefits.
Therapeutic Properties
Anticancer
Antiulcer
Anti-malarial
Anti-hypertensive
Antibiotic
Anti-tumor
Hepatoprotective
Uses
Parasite cleanse
Malaria
Diabetes
Fungal infections
Sincerely,
Emilee Wright
A Mercurial Consciousness