benefits of papayas

Enzymes found in papaya juice, specifically papain and chymopapain, are known to lower inflammation in the body. It also speeds up the healing from burns through this enzymes by breaking down the skins inactive proteins and reducing the dead tissue from the burns. Other helpful substances in papaya include Vitamins C and E which are also useful as an antiinflammatory agent and in treating other kinds of diseases such as osteoarthritis and asthma. It is also helpful in treating skin injuries and ailments such as warts, psoriasis, and ringworm.

Papaya is one such fruit that is good in preventing premature aging, as it helps the body to prevent digestive problems. As a result of good food digestion, the body is able to take in all the nutrient that it needs, hence remaining healthy and vital for a considerably longer period.

In addition to its numerous health benefits to the body, papaya juice can also help the body clean by removing all unwanted toxins; thus working as a natural cleanser. It is rich in fiber which helps remove the toxins, and prevents colon cancer as fiber binds itself to the colon.

Papaya is fibrin which reduces the risk of blood clots and improves the quality of blood cells, and maintains the smooth flow of blood in the circulatory system. Fibrin can also prevent stroke. Proteolytic enzymes containing fibrin are helpful for those who sit for long hours, reducing the risk of blood clots in legs. People taking long plane journey and those having desk jobs should take plenty of papaya.

The orange pinkish color of papaya is dueto the presence of carotenoids, notably beta carotene and lycopene. These are antioxidants and are effective cancerfighting agents. Lycopene can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Lycopene induces cancer cell death, increases antimetastatic activity, and strengthens the protective enzymes.

A compound called isothiocyanate is also found in papaya. This compound is found to be able to inhibit both the formation and development of cancer cells. In animal experiments, isothiocyanates were found effective against cancers of the breast, lung, colon, pancreas and prostate; as well as leukemia.

The papaya seeds are very pungent and peppery, making them almost unpalatable. However the seeds seem to have more potent medicinal values than the flesh.Papaya seeds have antibacterial properties and are effective against E.coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus infections.Papaya seeds may protect the kidneys from toxininduced kidney failure.Papaya seeds can eliminate intestinal parasites.Papaya seeds help detoxify the liver.

Consuming papaya seeds to cure pile problems. They blend the seeds together with the flesh, add a bit of water, and drink the mixture. It is actually very pungent and very unpalatable . What my friend does is he takes a deep breath and gulp in the mixture while breathing out.. He does this for about 5 gulps for each session. I tried this treatment for a few weeks but not working for me, unfortunately. But as I wrote in many of my articles, not every remedy will cure everyone, not even the approved medical treatments.

Papaya seeds contain phenolic and flavonoid compounds that have antioxidant properties. The April 2011 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports that the seeds may contain immunomodulatory compounds that can slow tumor growth. Papaya seeds also contain compounds that may kill parasites, according to the June 2011 issue of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine.

Papaya seeds, may induce toxicological damage in animals at high doses, according to the December 2003 issue of Life Sciences. Research presented in the February 2010 issue of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology shows that extracts from papaya seeds have a contraceptive effect in animals, but it is not known if the same is true for humans. However, the levels of these compounds in a normal serving of papaya seeds pose little health risk.