The papaya tree is a genus of plants that has five species in the world***, four of which are native to China.

In our country there are mainly wrinkled skin papaya, hairy leaf papaya, light skin papaya.

1, wrinkled skin papaya:

Alias: papaya, Cydonia, sticker begonias, sticker papaya, iron foot pear, wrinkled skin papaya, soup papaya, Xuan papaya and so on.

Rosaceae, papaya genus deciduous shrubs. Belonging to the Rosaceae family, the fruit can be used as human medicine, with the function of soothing and activating the muscles and stomach and dampness. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia recorded Changyang "Zichu wrinkled papaya" is a wild medicinal papaya, has a unique medicinal and health care value, "the fruit of the hundred benefits" reputation.

Wrinkled skin papaya is also a unique lone ornamental tree. Dense branches with many thorns can be used as green ogonori. The fruit contains malic acid, tartaric acid, dried and used as medicine, has the effect of repelling phoenix, soothing tendons, activating collaterals, analgesic, swelling, and smooth qi.

2, hairy leaf papaya:

is Rosaceae papaya plants, deciduous shrubs to small trees, 2-6 meters high; branches erect, short thorns; branchlets purple-brown terete, glabrous, leaf blade elliptic, lanceolate to obovate lanceolate, the upper half sometimes forming heavy serration, the lower half of the serration is sparse, petiole hairy or glabrous; stipules herbaceous, reniform, auriculate or semiorbicular, flowers open first leaves, the flower stalks short thick or nearly absent. Pedicel short and thick or nearly sessile; calyx tube campanulate-ovoid to elliptic, petals obovate or nearly orbicular, light red or white.

Distributed in China in Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi. It grows on mountain slopes, forest edges, roadsides, cultivated or wild at altitudes of 900-2500 meters.

The hairy-leaved papaya is a kind of multi-purpose flower and fruit medicinal plant to see flowers in spring and fruits in fall. Papaya Begonia fruit is rich in a variety of nutrients, spleen and food, anti-epidemic and insecticide, supplementation, improve disease resistance, anti-spasmodic effect.

3, light skin papaya:

Rosaceae papaya genus, shrubs or small trees, up to 5-10 meters high, leaf blade elliptic-ovate or elliptic-oblong, sparse obovate, 5-8 cm long, 3.5-5.5 cm wide, petiole length 5 Petiole 5-10 mm, puberulent, glandular-toothed; fruit long ellipsoid, 10-15 cm, dull yellow, woody, aromatic, short pedicel. Fl. April, fr. Sept-Oct.

Produced in Shandong, Shaanxi, Henan (Tongbai), Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi.

Habitually cultivated for ornamental purposes, the fruit is astringent, boiled in water or impregnated with sugar for food, and used in medicine to relieve alcohol, remove phlegm, smooth the flow of qi, and stop dysentery. Fruit skin is still smooth after drying, not wrinkled, so there are light skin papaya called. The wood is hard and can be used as a bedpost.

Expanded Information:

Principal Values of Papaya:

1, Economic Value:

Medicinal papaya fresh fruit contains more tannins and organic acids, sugar content is relatively low, making its taste sour and astringent, should not be eaten raw. However, its fruit is nutritious and rich in vitamins. Acid components in papaya include malic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, etc. These organic acids have a pure sour flavor, and can be made into products with unique flavors after appropriate dilution and supplementation with certain sweeteners such as sucrose or honey.

2, health care value:

Health care function is obvious, with papaya as raw material, has been developed and successfully listed on the market are mainly papaya juice drinks, papaya preserves, papaya fruit wine, papaya fruit vinegar and so on.

Now is researching and developing the extraction of superoxide dismutase SOD anti-aging preparations from papaya, papaya composite antioxidant serum (health food), modern papaya single-flavored Chinese medicine concentrated particles, low-temperature vacuum drying papaya drinking tablets, papaya nectar effervescent tablets. Papaya fruit powder and other types of food preliminary and pilot tests have been successful, and will soon be put into production.

Papaya fruit processing products can also be used for chemical and cosmetic raw materials, feed or additives. Beauty products papaya white skin soap, fragrant flower rain papaya white skin cleanser, papaya milk white skin shower gel, papaya white skin hand cream, extract papaya complex antioxidant serum, these products are very popular in North America and Europe market, the prospects are bright.

3, food value:

Papaya beautiful and therapeutic role, especially for women with more beauty effects. Papaya contains proteolytic enzymes that can compensate for pancreatic and intestinal secretion, supplementing the lack of gastric juice, which helps to break down proteins and starches.

Papaya contains carotene and rich in vitamin C, they have a strong antioxidant capacity, help the body repair tissue, eliminate toxic substances, enhance the body's immunity, help the body to resist viruses, including influenza A, including attacks. The active ingredients in papaya fruits increase the effectiveness of phagocytosis.

4, ornamental value:

Papaya is also due to the beautiful tree, flower clusters concentrated, large flowers, flowers, beautiful, often used as an ornamental species, but also can be done grafting begonia rootstock, or as bonsai cultivated in the courtyard or gardens, with urban greening and landscaping functions.

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