The plant is native to tropical america and was introduced to india in 16th century. Article pdf available in world journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences august 2017 with 7,775 reads how we measure reads. The different parts of the carica papaya plant including leaves, seeds, latex and fruit exhibited to have medicinal value. Evaluation of nutritional components of carica papaya l. Traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya article pdf available in journal of medicinal plants studies 11. Carica papaya linn belonging to family caricaceae is commonly known as papaya in english, papita in hindi and erandakarkati in sanskrit. Carica papaya contains an enzyme known as papain which is present in the bark, leaves and fruit. Pusa dwarf linn jyotsna kiran peter, yashab kumar, priyanka pandey and harison masih department of microbiology and fermentation technology, jsbb, shiats deemed to be university, naini, up, india 211008. The milky juice is extracted, dried and used as a chewing gum for digestive problems, toothpaste and meat tenderizers. Pdf carica papaya belongs to caricaceae family and it is. Papaya, botanical name carica papaya, is an lozenge tropical fruit, often seen in orangered, yellowgreen and yelloworange hues, with a rich orange pulp.
International journal of arts and science research. The highland papayas, vasconcellea, are considered the nearest relatives to carica papaya although the relationship is not close aradhya et al. Traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya journal of. Result and discussion variation exits in the proximate, mineral and vitamin composition among the different stages of ripening. Key words carica papaya, antimicrobial activity and gastroenteritis. It also contains many biological active compounds including chymopapain and papain which is the.
Antioxidant analysis of different parts of carica papaya. The fruit is not just delicious and healthy, but whole plant parts, fruit, roots, bark, peel, seeds and pulp are also known to have medicinal properties. Antibacterial activity of seed and leaf extract of carica papaya var. Carica papaya may be used for the treatment of gastroenteritis, uretritis, otitis media, dengue fever, typhoid fever and wound infections. Seeds on reproductive functions in male wistar rats. Antibacterial activity of carica papaya leaves and allium sativum. Pdf journal of medicinal plants studies traditional and medicinal. Pdf carica papaya belongs to caricaceae family and it is commonly known as papaya.
Carica papaya a herbal medicine international journal of research studies in biosciences ijrsb page 21 drug agency approval, and natural pesticides roshan, et al. Chan ying kwok is wellknown for the breeding and development of papaya in malaysia. Antibacterial activity of seed and leaf extract of carica. In november 2014 he gave a seminar in utar on the challenges facing the papaya industry, in particular, the. Evaluation of nutritional components of carica papaya at. Breeding the papaya carica papaya the modern papaya is the result of plant breeding under cultivation. Papaya, botanical name carica papaya, is an lozenge tropical fruit, often seen in orangered. Pdf traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya.
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