Papaya
Papaya, Paw Paw, Papaw, Tree Melon (botanical name Carica Papaya), it has oblong shape, normally greenish yellow, yellow or orange color. It is a large tree plant fruit usually reaching 2.5kg. It has bitter sweet taste and comes from tropical places with higher humidity, native to Mexico, countries of Central America, Thailand, Africa and Asia and growing well in Australia.Papaya Health Benefits
Paw Paw how we call it here in Nigeria is these days plentiful all year round in most of the countries. The parts that are used medicinally are fruit, seeds, stems and leaves. I did look around and found out you can buy paw paw in all forms, in a form of fermented papaya, herbal teas even tablets and of course plenty of the fresh fruit, which can be eaten as it is or in a form of juice. So you ask what are these awesome healing properties of paw paw? Well where do I start? Papaya fruit is and excellent source of dietary fiber, folate, vitamin A, C and E. It also contains small amount of calcium, iron, riboflavin, thiamine and niacine. It is also very rich in antioxidant nutrients flavonoids and carotenes, very high in vitamin C plus A, and low in calories and sodium.
PawPaw tree.
Paw paw is rich in enzymes called papain and chymopapain which helps
with the digestion, particularly it breaks down the proteins from the
food we eat into amino acids. The latest research shows that amino acids
are responsible for all what is happening in our organism, basically
for what is happening in every chemical reaction as well as our mental
and physical health. As we age we produce less of the digestive enzymes
in our stomach and pancreas, which leads to ineffective digestion of
proteins. Due to this we end up with excess amount of undigested
protein, which leads to overgrowth of the bad bacteria in our
gastrointestinal system and not enough of amino acids to perform all
important chemical reactions. We can say that good quality protein is
absolutely essential for our healthy being. This is where the papaya
enzymes can be very beneficial.
The papain enzymes are produced in the skinny peel of paw paw. The
combination of these enzymes repels insect during the ripening, without
this protection paw paw fruit would not survive. Eating paw paw after a
meal makes for better digestion, prevents bloating and chronic
indigestion. It can also lower the inflammation in the body, alleviates
the pain and edema caused by sport injuries. Because of its
anti-inflammatory properties papaya can relieve the severity of
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Because of its high antioxidant
content, papaya can prevent cholesterol oxidation and can be use in a
preventative treatments against atherosclerosis, strokes, heart attacks
and diabetic heart disease.In a everyday health papaya works magic on strengthening the immune system preventing the recurrent colds and flu. After treatment with antibiotics eating paw paw or drinking its juice replenishes the good intestinal bacteria, which was destroyed by the antibiotic treatment. The latest good news from eating paw paw comes down once again to papain the enzyme which I talked about, it was found to destroy intestinal parasites. Papain is proteolitic enzyme, which means that it digests inert (non-living) proteins. Intestinal parasites are largely protein, the papain attacks it and causes parasite to die. Also, home applications of leaf and bark papaya extract is used to deal with mouth gums and toothaches which is being effectively practised in many cultures around the world.
Summary of Healing Properties of Papaya
- Increases quality of proteins in whole organism.
- Revitalize the human body and maintain energy and vitality.
- Encourages the renewal of muscle tissue.
- Supports cardiovascular system.
- Boosts up the immune system.
- Helps with the digestive system, by breaking down the proteins and supporting production of digestive enzymes.
- Papaya can be use also externally as a treatment for skin wounds that don’t heal quickly, for this you can use papaya peel or ointments made out of papaya.
- Prevents the cataract formation.
- Due to high vitamin A, it lowers the risk of emphysema in smokers and passive smokers.
- Alleviates inflammation.
- Helps with the nausea and constipation.
- Can benefit people suffering colon cancer and other forms of cancers and aliments of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems.
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