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Bot.: Carica papaya

Papaya/Pawpaw

Other names: Pawpaw, papaw

Healing power:
The whole green, unripe Papaya contains different substances, which are used for following symtoms:

- cellulite,

- over weight,

- circulatory disturbance,

- winds,

- fungal infection,

- periodontosis,

- skin trouble,

- multiple sclerosis,

- for alzheimersīs disease and dementia.

- Especially fermented Papaya can catch dangerous radicals and can reversal cell damages.

How to use:
The whole unripe Papaya with the skin and the latex juice is eaten, actually when the flesh of the fruit is still white and the skin is green. You have to dry the pieces of Papaya and after they have been dried, chewed for a long time like chewing gum.

Description of the plant:
Papaya grows perennial in the Tropics and Subtropics. The plant reaches a height up to 10 m and needs temperatures from 22-26 °C.
Already the American Indians used Papaya as useful plant.

Propagation:
By seeds: At first the plant grows very quickly, namely 1,00 m per year.
There are male and female plants. The temperature for germination has to be at least 25 °C.

Ingredients:
The unripe Papaya contains:
- Papain
- Chymopapain
- Lysozym
- Minerals
- Vitamins
The latex juice in the skin contains:
- Papain
- Chymopapain
- Lipase

Papaya mit Blüten Pawpaw with flowers

Papaya mit Blüten und Früchten Pawpaw with flowers and fruits