How Healthy Is The Papaya
April 20, 2009
Papaya, the fruit of the tropical countries is long and of an oblong shape. It is greenish yellow, yellow or orange in color with A sweet bitter taste and all parts of this plant can be used for their medicinal value. You could find these fruits in the fermented form, as a juice, herbal teas and can be eaten fresh or in fruit salads.
The fruit has excellent sources of dietart fiber, folate, Vitamin A, C, and E and also is rich in calcium, iron, riboflavin, thiamine and niacine. It is also low in sodium and calories. This tropical fruit is rich in 2 enzymes namely papain and chymopapain which aid digestion and help break the proteins from the food we eat to amino acids. These enzymes are responsible for all the chemical reactions going on in our body and for our physical and mental health.
When we age we produce lesser of these enzymes in our stomach leading to ineffective digestion of protein. This leads to excess of undigested protein leading to the growth of bad bacteria in our gastro-intestine and less of amino acids to carry on digestion. So it is very essential to have good proteins for digestion to remain healthy. Hence Papaya is good for all of us.
Be careful to not peel the papaya skin much because papain is found too near to the skin. This enzyme also helps to repel insects that may hamper the ripening process. Eating papaya as a desert after each meal is ideal because it helps digestion and avoids bloating of the stomach.
Papaya has anti inflammatory character that helps to decrease pain due to arthritis, osteoarthritis, and edema. It could also help in the cure of sports injuries. It’s antioxidant content helps to cure and is a preventive for atherosclerosis, strokes, heart attacks and diabetes. Besides papaya has great properties to improve the immunity of a person.
Drinking the juice of the papaya fruit after an attack of fever, helps to bring back the good intestinal bacteria. Papain found in papaya digests the inert intestinal bacteria. It’s leaves and juice from its barks are used to cure mouth ulcers and toothache. To conclude eating papaya every day is good for health. It has various health benefits too. Since it helps digestion, it’s use could solve all our digestion problems. Recent research has shown that the fruit has many benefits like giving relief to therapy during cancer also. Wish you all a good and healthy life with the papaya.
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