The Medicinal Properties of the Papaya, Carica papaya L.

Papaya, the medicinal ingredient of papaya Surprisingly, historians are not familiar with Hippocrates, doctors are often referred to as "fathers of medicine". However, we know that he strongly supports the use of medicinal plants to prevent and treat diseases. In his writing, he recorded 3400 planting regimens, medicinal herbs were passed on and on in generations in the Middle Ages. The church emphasizes the belief that other forms of healing are healed, but Christian monks retain much of the early Greek and Roman medical books and plant their herbs later in the monasteries.

Papain is a powerful digestive enzyme extracted not only from papaya fruit (Carica papaya) latex but also from leaves and stems of papaya. It is also called papain. Papain papain plays an important role in the digestive process, such as tough protein fiber degradation. Therefore, in South America, it is often used to assist digestion when eating meat, even when eating meat before cooking. Papain papain cleaves larger proteins into smaller proteins (called peptides) and individual amino acid subunits. As with all proteases, papain functions by cleaving chemical bonds within the protein (which are in complex conformation) or at the ends of the chain. Endopeptidases break down proteins from the inside and exopeptidases act from the ends

Papaya with scientific name, Kalika papaya are common fruits in tropical countries. It is a succulent of the Caricaceas family. Papaya is usually grown from seeds. They are growing very fast and production begins before the end of the first year. Under favorable conditions, papaya plants can survive for more than 5 years. Papaya is elliptical, and if it is immature, the color of the skin is green. It changes to greenish yellow as it matures. Papaya pulp is white before ripening, orange or dark rose color when ripened, but the color varies depending on species. The fruit of papaya is sweet and has a pleasing Musky scent. This is more prominent than other varieties under certain varieties and specific climatic conditions. Papaya is considered one of the most valuable tropical fruits, including many biologically active compounds.

In 2002, researchers gave monkeys extracts of Carica papaya seeds. Thereafter, there was no sperm in the semen of the monkey. Papaya seed, which is traditionally used for contraception, has no serious adverse effect on organs of the testes or other long-term rats. Based on thermogenic contraception, the concept is related to Hippocrates' work including heating testes to prevent spermatogenesis. Maintaining the testes at 47 ° C (116 ° F) (slightly lower than the pain threshold) for 45 minutes is not a widely attractive approach, but methods of using ultrasound are under investigation.