Papaya (scientific name: Carica papaya L.), also known as papaya, is the papaya family, papaya genus evergreen soft woody small trees. Native to tropical America. It has been widely cultivated in southern Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, southern Yunnan and other provinces and regions of China. Widely planted in the world's tropical and warmer subtropical regions. Papaya fruit ripe can be used as fruit, immature fruit can be used as vegetables cooked food or pickled food, can be processed into preserves, juice, jam, preserved fruit and canned food and so on. Seeds can be extracted oil. Fruit and leaves can be used medicinally.
Effects of papaya:
(1) Papaverine has strong anticancer activity against Hangman's lymphatic leukemia cells (L1210) and moderate activity against lymphatic leukemia P388 and EA tumor cells.
(2) Antibacterial and antiparasitic effects: papaverine slightly inhibited Mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37RV) in the test tube; leaves and roots had very weak Hangman's effect, petioles were ineffective. Papaverine has the effect of killing amoeba protozoa, clinical application of its hydrochloride subcutaneous injection is also effective. Pulp juice and papain are used to expel tapeworms, roundworms and whipworms, etc. Effective. Isothiocyanatobenzyl ester isolated from the seed has the effect of roundworm.
(3) the role of protease: papain, can help protein digestion, can be used for chronic indigestion and gastritis.
(4) Anticoagulant effect: Intravenous injection of papain can cause the release of histamine, prolonging the blood clotting time and preventing the occurrence of shock.
(5) health effects: papaya is rich in more than 17 kinds of amino acids and calcium, iron, etc., but also contains papain, papaverine, etc., eat more can prolong life.