Papaya for Diabetics, Constipation, Warts, Heart Disease, Rheumatism, Weightloss, Celiac disease & more

Pic of a fresh, ripe, Sweet & Soft Papaya from my backyard.

The Papaya is literally a miracle fruit - its enzymes & vitamins benefit the body in a hundred different ways.

I. It has digestive enzymes which prevent constipation.
When one of my babies, at 6m, went through a bout of severe constipation, I was recommended by an Indian doctor to give papaya thrice a day for natural enzymes which I did and found a great improvement.

Papain, a vegetable pepsin, digests food in acid, alkaline & neutral mediums.

Even celiac disease patients, who cannot tolerate wheat protein gliandin, can tolerate it if treated with papain. See also Surestop to Eczema testimonial

Nearly 80% of American beer is treated with papain, to digest precipitable protein fragments for beer to remain clear on cooling.
Papain is also used for degumming (or digesting the gum) in natural silk. Most of the papain imported in the U.S. is used for meat-tenderizers and chewing gums. 

Papaya Seeds are a vermifuge - clearing the digestive system of worms (seeds),

Papaya also digests cholesterol: Hardened cholesterol is the main cause for plaque buildup in the arteries and thus a regular diet of papaya will reduce risk of heart disease and promote health.

 It is high in potassium and thus good for reducing bloodpressure

It is hypoglycemic.
Personal anecdote- My mother who takes insulin twice a day used to get low blood sugar levels on days she ate papaya. She now reduces her insulin shot by 6-12 units (reg. dose is 20-30 units twice daily) on days when she eats ripe papaya, depending on quantity.
On days when she can eat papaya 3-4 times a day, she can control sugar levels with pills or about 6-8 units insulin.

Javanese believe that eating papaya prevents rheumatism and it has been seen that dietary papaya reduces urine acidity in humans - uric acid buildup in joints is one of the main symptoms of rheumatism.

At 32kcal/100gm its great for weightloss and present in many diets, and is placed first among fruits for Vit C, A, Riboflavin, Calcium, thiamine. iron, niacin & fibre

Fruit and seed extracts have pronounced bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherischia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Shigella flexneri (Emeruwa, 1982).

The juice from the leaves are supposed to reduce warts & freckles

NOTE : important
Papaya must not be used in pregnancy or those considering it. It is not only supposed to be contraceptive, both in the male & female, it also causes uterine contractions and is termed an abortifacient.
It is however recommended after birth for increased milk production & its beneficial enzymes.

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2 Papaya plants from my backyard , 1 gives long, not -too sweet fruit, the other gives short round dense & sweet fruit. They do not taste bland or slightly sweet like the Mexican variety in supermarkets!

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