Pdf traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya devy. From the times immemorial, the whole papaya plant including its leaves, seeds, ripe and unripe fruits and their juice is used as traditional medicine. Role of carica papaya leaf extract for dengue associated. Antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of carica papaya saurabh pandey, peter j. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the juice of the fruit is used to treat diabetes and hypertension. Our products candy view more capsules view more coffee view more juices, syrups, and extracts view more personal care view more. Hewavitharana school of pharmacy, the university of queensland, brisbane, australia abstract chronic inflammation is linked with the generation and progression of various diseases such as. Carica papaya can be used for treatment of a numerous diseases like warts, corns, sinuses, eczema, cutaneous tubercles, glandular tumors, blood pressure. Papaya, a juicy and tasty fruit, belonging to family caricaceae is scientifically known as carica papaya linn. A tan to light tan, fine, freeflowing powder, soluble in water with strong pungent odor and unpleasant taste. The antidengue activity of ple in denvinfected thp1 cells was examined by immunoblotting and flow cytometry. Carica papaya was the first transgenic fruit tree to have its genome sequenced.
Carica papaya, also called as pawpaw is traditionally cultivated for fruit. Cashew nut farming project report, cost and profit. Carica papaya, is a native to the tropics of the americas, but it is now being cultivated in the tropical and warm, semitropical zones around the world. Result and discussion variation exits in the proximate, mineral and vitamin composition among the different stages of ripening. Phytochemical screening of the polar extracts of carica. Review on nutritional, medicinal and pharmacological.
Does carica papaya leafextract increase the platelet count. Evaluation of nutritional components of carica papaya at. The latex from carica papaya fruit can be used to cure wounds such as burns and. In november 2014 he gave a seminar in utar on the challenges facing the papaya industry, in particular, the. Pdf carica papaya belongs to caricaceae family and it is commonly known as papaya. The whole plant, parts, and extracts are used traditionally for the treatment of ailments. Aqueous extract of carica papaya leaves exhibits antitumor. Papaya is commonly known for its food and nutritional values throughout the world.
The two important enzymes extracted from carica papaya are widely used to cure many diseases6. Varieties resistant to prv have some dna of this virus incorporated into the dna of the. Aqueous extract of carica papaya leaves exhibits anti. In addition to producing delicious fruit, it adds interest to a shrub border or backyard landscape. Effect of carica papaya leaf extract capsule on platelet count in patients of dengue fever with thrombocytopenia ajeet kumar gadhwal1, bs ankit1, chitresh chahar1, pankaj tantia 2, p sirohi3, rp agrawal4 1sr. An overview vijay yogiraj, pradeep kumar goyal, chetan singh chauhan, anju goyal, bhupendra vyas abstract papaya carica papaya linn is commonly called as pawpaw and it belongs to the family caricaceae. Pusa dwarf linn jyotsna kiran peter, yashab kumar, priyanka pandey and harison masih department of microbiology and fermentation technology, jsbb, shiats deemed to be university, naini, up, india 211008. Furthermore, scientific studies have demonstrated the biological activities. Uses of papaya leavesmyriad of uses of carica papaya leaf extracts have been documented in the literature. Traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya article pdf available in journal of medicinal plants studies 11.
It is native to the tropics of the americas but now is widely cultivated in other tropical regions of the world for its edible melonlike fruit, which is available throughout the year 125. The highland papayas, vasconcellea, are considered the nearest relatives to carica papaya although the relationship is not close aradhya et al. The different parts of the papaya carica papaya linn. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning.
It is a soft wooded singlestemmed perennial tree, 210 m in height, with a crown of large palmate leaves emerging from the apex of the trunk. In total, 271 mb contigs spanning 370 mb of scaffolds containing gaps were assembled from ngs shotgun and bacend sequencing. Papaya carica papaya carica herbal health products, inc. Carica papaya is a tropical dioecious species of the order brassicales with a compact genome 372 mb organized into nine pairs of chromosomes. It is grown in various parts of the world, including india, tropical america and europe. Dengue disease is characterized by a marked decrease in platelet count, which is life threatening. The fruit is not just delicious and healthy, but whole plant parts, fruit, roots, bark, peel, seeds and pulp are also known to have medicinal properties. The huge leaves lend a texture that is unmatched by even the most tropical plants. Antitumor and immunomodulatory property of carica papaya leaf carica papaya leaf extracts have also been used for a long time as an aboriginal remedy for various. The medicinal uses of this particular plants lies in various chemical constituent5. This document provides an overview of baseline biological information relevant to risk assessment of genetically modified forms of the species that may be released into the australian environment. Chemotherapyinduced thrombocytopenia cit is a detrimental side effect of cancer chemotherapy.
Its origin is in the tropics of the americas, perhaps from central america and southern mexico. A comparative study of the efficacy of piperazine and carica papaya for the control of helminth parasites in village chickens in zambia. It is reported that it helped in the prevention of diabetic heart disease. Bark, flowers, fruits, leaves, papain, and seeds used in the treatment. A widely used enzyme obtained from the latex of the fruit of the papaya tree carica papaya, papain is nongmo obtained by drying latex by a suitable method. In the present study, we investigated the antiviral activity of an aqueous extract of carica papaya leaves ple against dengue virus denv and its effect on platelet augmentation. The different parts of the carica papaya plant including leaves, seeds, latex and fruit exhibited to have medicinal value. While the simple extract of papaya leaves is commonly used, there are some commercial preparations containing papaya leaf extract available in certain countries.
Carica papaya is a plant that is easily accessed and widely available. Breeding the papaya carica papaya the modern papaya is the result of plant breeding under cultivation. Ginger cultivation project report, farming economics. Resident, 3associate professor, 4professor and head, department of medicine, s. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Multitude of scientific studies has been conducted for the same. Carica papaya is a neutracuetical plant having wide range of medicinal uses 3. Carica papaya is a plant that has been reported to possess medicinal properties. Antibacterial activity of seed and leaf extract of carica papaya var. Papaya also is the name like, edible fruit of this tree, which has black. Subject these test guidelines shall apply to all the varieties, hybrids and parental lines of papaya carica papaya l. Carica papaya, commonly called papaya, is a small, frosttender, succulent, broadleaf evergreen tree that bears papaya fruits throughout the year. Crushing of papaya leaves photo by chandra prakash kala. The biology and ecology of papaya paw paw, carica papaya.
Carica papaya contains an enzyme known as papain which is present in the bark, leaves and fruit. Pdf effect of carica papaya leaf extract on platelet. Papaya farming techniques, cultivation tips a full guide. The fruit is consumed worldwide as fresh fruit and as a vegetable or used as.
The properties of papaya fruit and other parts of the plant are also well known in traditional system of medicine. Evaluation of antidengue activity of carica papaya aqueous. Nutraceutical potential of carica papaya in metabolic syndrome. Papaya lowers high cholesterol levels as it is a good source of fiber 1. A draft genome sequence was developed for papaya using the highly inbred cultivar sunup ming et al. Carica papaya leaves have also been shown to possess antitumor and immunomodulatory effects. Based on my clinical experience and clinical research, i recommend that papaya leave extract to be given from the first day of dengue fever concurrently with the usual dengue management.
Several pharmacologic agents have been evaluated, but their thrombopoietic activity is modest and often associated with unfavorable side effects. Antibacterial activity of seed and leaf extract of carica. Papaya carica papaya oral side effects, medical uses, and. The bioactivity of plant extracts is attributed to its phytochemical constituents.
In response to the papaya ringspot virus outbreak in hawaii, in 1998, genetically altered papaya were approved and brought to market including sunup and rainbow varieties. The results in table 2 and 3 showed that carica papaya extracts were minimal toxic and showed antihiv1 activity. Papaya is a small, bushy tree with a hollow trunk, large palmate leaves, and oblong smoothskinned fruits melons. Carica papaya leaf extract cple is shown to overexpress alox12 and plateletactivating factor receptor gene which stimulates the. It contains the enzyme papain, chymopapain which is biologically active and has medicinal and nutritional values. All parts of the plant like leaves, fruits, seeds, flowers and roots can be used by humans as food and medicinal purposes. The medicinal properties of papaya fruit and other parts of the plant are also well known in traditional system of medicine. Each tree hortus third asserts papaya is technically a giant herb because it never produces true woody tissue typically has a single, unbranched, nonwoody trunk bearing the scars of old leaf bases.
Carica papaya leaf extracts have also been used for a long time as an aboriginal remedy for various disorders, including cancer and infectious diseases. Pdf traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya. The very juicy flesh is deep yellow or orange to salmoncoloured. In this study, dry leaves, wet leaves and dry seeds of carica papaya were extracted with ethanol and hot water and tested for antimicrobial activity against test organisms. Each group of 20 male rats was further divided into 4 subgroups of 5 rats. Consumer information about the medication papaya carica papaya oral, includes side effects, drug interactions, recommended dosages, and storage information. Nutrient composition of carica papaya leaves extracts. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Introduction papaya is a palmlike, softstemmed, green tree.
The present study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidant and immunostimulant effects of the carica papaya fruit aqueous extract cpf, caricaceae against acrylamide induced oxidative stress and improvement of immune functions which affected by free radicals liberating acrylamide in rats. This plant has therapeutic uses like antiamoebic, anti. Antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of carica. Guidelines in using carica papaya leaf extract for dengue. It is commonly known as papaya melon tree, pawpaw or papau, kapaya, lapaya, papyas, papye, tapayas, fan mu gua. The current study aims at determining the effect of carica papaya leaves aqueous extract in increasing the platelet count in thrombocytopenic rat.
Papaya carica papaya oral side effects, medical uses. Carica papaya cp leaf extract has recently gained interest in the treatment of dengue, particularly in social media networks, and has shown increasing offlabel use in the disease. Chan ying kwok is wellknown for the breeding and development of papaya in malaysia. When ripe, the flesh is sweet and juicy and similar in taste to other melons. Effect of carica papaya leaf extract capsule on platelet.
Guidelines in using carica papaya leaf extract for dengue fever patients. Papaya, botanical name carica papaya, is an lozenge tropical fruit, often seen in orangered, yellowgreen and yelloworange hues, with a rich orange pulp. Carica is a genus of flowering plants in the family caricaceae including c. Most people would plant papaya for its fruit, but it can make a wonderful, coarse, accent plant in many landscapes. 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. Evaluation of nutritional components of carica papaya l. Carica papaya leaves have been used traditionally to treat indigestion, as a vermifuge. Read more about the prescription drug papaya carica papaya oral. The fruit is commonly spherical to cylindrical in form, is 75 to 500 mm 3 to 20 inches or even more in length, and sometimes weighs as much as 9 to 11. Since, each part of papaya tree possesses economic value, it is grown on commercial scale. Carica papaya in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Cytotoxicity of the carica papaya aerial parts extracts was carried out by using mtt colormetric methods.