Papaya is a kind of common fruit in our life, which tastes sweet. Papaya has always been the title of "King of Baiyi Fruit", and it can also be stewed with milk. Papaya is rich in vitamins and protein, and contains very high nutritional value. From the point of use, it can be divided into edible and medicinal papaya. Besides being eaten as a fruit, the dried papaya can also be used as a Chinese medicine in the pharmaceutical industry. As a Chinese medicine, papaya has the effects of relaxing tendons and activating collaterals and resolving dampness in the stomach. As a Chinese medicine, papaya is mainly used to treat soreness and pain in the waist and knees, beriberi edema, vomiting and diarrhea due to summer dampness, etc. The unique papain in papaya has antitumor effect and strong anticancer activity.

The efficacy of fresh papaya can relieve constipation caused by indigestion. Papaya contains protein, a catabolic enzyme, which is one of our human bodies. The essential substances can maintain the normal body, promote the digestion and absorption of food, and repair human tissues. Papaya contains papain, which can also decompose sugar and fat, remove stool and excrete toxins, especially for people who lose weight, and can also decompose waist and abdomen fat. Papaya also has the effect of beauty beauty. Papaya contains a lot of vitamins. C Eating papaya regularly can whiten the skin, and prevent wrinkles, and papaya contains a lot of protein and amino acids, which can supplement nutrition and improve resistance. Papaya also has the function of invigorating the spleen and promoting digestion. The protease contained in papaya can quickly decompose fat, digest protein and promote the digestion and absorption of plants. Papaya also has the function of promoting lactation, because it contains chymosin which can stimulate the secretion of milk. Eating papaya during lactation can stimulate the secretion of more milk.

Efficacy of papaya as medicine Fresh papaya is washed, boiled or steamed, cut into thin slices, and dried in the sun to be used as medicine. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, papaya can be used to treat beriberi, such as taking decoction or soaking feet in water, treating aged rotten feet, being sour and warm, benefiting the functions of dampness regulating spleen, relaxing muscles and activating tendons, treating diarrhea and abdominal distension caused by excessive dampness, and treating beriberi and leg edema caused by dampness flowing into the calf.

Papaya is suitable for people. Papaya is rich in vitamins, carbohydrates, protein, fat and various amino acids needed by the human body. Carica Papaya L. contained in papaya can also relieve pain and spasm, while Carica Papaya L. and papain can also kill various parasites in the human body. Papaya is also rich in papain, vitamin C, and various minerals, which can not only promote human metabolism, but also have anti-aging effects. It is very suitable for pregnant women who lack milk, patients with indigestion from falls and injuries, and patients with chronic atrophic gastritis. Of course, not everyone is suitable for pregnant women and people with allergies, but they should be eaten carefully.