Leaves, fruit and seeds of the carica papaya are used as ethno medicine. Pdf leaf juice of carica papaya l a remedy of dengue fever. Carica papaya contains an enzyme known as papain which is present in the bark, leaves and fruit. Carica papaya linn plant is natures own basket of various phytonutrients, and its leaves are used as the most effective supplement in the treatment of dengue fever. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Chemical composition of various part of carica papaya plant are described table 5. Carica papaya leaf extracts have also been used for a long time as an aboriginal remedy for various disorders, including cancer and infectious diseases. Compositional difference in antioxidant and antibacterial activity of. To examine the potential role of carica papaya as anticancer therapy, we analyzed in this report the antitumor activity of the aqueous extract of the leaves of carica papaya cp against various. Traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya article pdf available in journal of medicinal plants studies 11. Carica papaya leaf has been researched for its medicinal uses. Guidelines in using carica papaya leaf extract for dengue fever.
The papaya leaves contain many active components such as. Effect of carica papaya leaf extract capsule on platelet. The study aimed to examine the effect of pawpaw carica papaya leaf meal diets on blood characteristics of rabbits. Aravind and others published traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya. Compositional difference in antioxidant and antibacterial. Dengue fever treatment with carica papaya leaves extracts ncbi. Antiallergic, anti inflammatory, treatment of capillary fragility, free radical. Antithrombocytopenic and immunomodulatory potential of. Papaya carica papaya linn is well known for its exceptional nutritional and medicinal. In conclusion carica papaya leaf extracts are the reserve of important. Antithrombocytopenic and immunomodulatory potential of metabolically characterized aqueous extract of carica papaya leaves. The total antioxidant activity was also evaluated using different models of free radical. This work describes biochemical constituents of leaves of carica papaya. Carica papaya is a well known medicinal plant used in the west and.
Aqueous extract of carica papaya leaves exhibits anti. From the patient feelings and blood reports it showed that carica papaya leaves aqueous extract exhibited potential activity against dengue fever. In some parts of the world, specially australia and some islands of the west indies, it is known as papaw, or pawpaw, names which are better limited to the very different, mainly wild asimina triloba dunal, belonging to the annonaceae. Resident, 3associate professor, 4professor and head, department of medicine, s. Background carica papaya, treelike herb, is cultivated in more than 50 tropical and subtropical countries in the world. The parts leaves, fruit ripe and unripe, seeds and latex are used as. Pdf traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya.
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