Botanical Index No. 769

Papaya

carica papaya

Medicinal Actions

Allergenic, Amebicide, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Anticonvulsant, Antidiptheric, Antiedemic, Antifertility, Antiimplantation, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitetanic, Antitumor, Antiulcer, Ascaricide, Candidicide, Cardiodepressant, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Chronotropic, Cicatrizant, Contraceptive, Digestive, Diuretic, Embryotoxic, Emmenagogue, Fibrinolytic, Fungicide, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Laxative, Myorelaxant, Proteolytic, Sedative, Taenicide, Teratogenic, Uterorelaxant

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Bronchodilator Cardiac Pectoral Tranquilizer Vermifuge Vulnerary Abscess Adenopathy Adnexosis Aging Ameba Anorexia Anthrax Ascaris Asthma Atherosclerosis Bacteria Boil Bronchosis Burn Callus Cancer uterus Candida Cardiopathy Cholecystosis Circulosis Cold Conjunctivosis Constipation Convulsion Corn Cough Cramp Cystosis Dehydration Depression Dermatosis Diarrhea Discosis Duodenosis Dyscrasia Dysentery Dyspepsia Dysuria Earache Edema Enterosis Fever Fistula Flu Fontanelle Freckle Fungus Furuncle Gas Gastrosis Gonorrhea Heartburn Hematoma Hemorrhoid Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Hodgkin’s Disease Immunodepression Infection Infertility Inflammation Insomnia Jaundice Leukemia Lymphoma Malaria Metastasis Mycosis Nausea Nephrosis Nervousness Neurasthenia Neurosis Pain Pancreatosis Parasite Pharyngosis Phlebitis Proctosis Psoriasis Respirosis Rheumatism Ringworm Roemeld Syndrome Sclerosis Shigella Sore Throat Splenomegaly Splenosis Staphylococcus Stomatosis Stone Swelling Syphilis Tapeworm Thirst Thrombosis Tuberculosis Tumor Ulcer Urethrosis UTI Vaginosis Varicosis VD Wart Water Retention Worm Wound Yaws Yeast

General Dosage

1–2 tsp dry leaf/cup water; 1–3 tsp fruit juice; 1–2 tbsp fresh fruit; 1.5–3 g dry fruit; 2.5–5 ml elixir of papaya; 2.5–5 ml glycerin of papain; 10–50 mg papain; “Papain may be effective in high doses.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. None known. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Admitting no risks for the leaf, Commission E disallows for lack of proof of efficacy. May interact with warfarin. There are reports of perforated esophagus following over ingestion of fruits. Papain can cause severe stomach inflammation if taken internally, dermatosis externally. Allergic reactions including asthma possible. Not to be used during pregnancy. See accounts for papain in FNF and KOM. Papaya seeds can reverse sterility without affecting libido

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