Papaya (Carica papaya L.), or betik are plants originating from southern Mexico and northern parts of South America, and now widespread and widely grown throughout the tropics for its fruit is taken. C. Papaya is the only species in the genus Carica.
Benefits of plan in general is
- Fruit ripe popular as the "fruit of the table", in addition to desserts as well as a supplier of nutrient / nutrients, especially vitamins A and C. Ripe papaya fruit is easily damaged need to be processed foods such as papaya juice, papaya lunkhead. In the food industry papaya fruit is often used as raw materials (mixing) the tomato sauce for a flavor enhancer, color and vitamin content.
- In the food industry, its roots can be used as a cure kidney and bladder.
- leaves as a cure for malaria, stomach cramps and fever. Even the nice young leaves eaten and to increase appetite, and can cure the disease beri-beri and to prepare chicken rations.
- Trunk young fruit and leaves contain a white latex which contains an enzyme called protein solver "papaine" so as to soften the flesh for the ingredients used in cosmetics and beverage industries (bleach), pharmaceutical and textile industries.
- Flowers are white papaya can be strung together and used as a "flower necklace" substitutes are often made of jasmine or ointment. The trunk can be used as cattle feed mixer through the process of slicing and drying.
Papaya efficacious for:
- Vitamins A and C is higher than other fruits. Papaya fruit contains a variety of enzymes, vitamins and minerals. The content of vitamin A was more than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges. Also rich in vitamin B complex & vitamin E.
- Speed is the digestive enzyme papain. This enzyme is very active and has the ability to accelerate the process of protein digestion. Digesting protein is a major problem faced by many people in the daily diet. The body has limited mencerba protein that caused a lack of spending hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- The enzyme papain is able to digest the substance as much as 35 times. Protein content in papaya fruits are not too high, only 4-6 grams per kilogram weight of fruit. But this small amount can be almost completely digested and absorbed by the body, because the enzyme papainnya
- Inhibit cancer cell growth. Papain can break down proteins into arginine. Arginine compound is one of the essential amino acids in normal conditions can not produce the body and obtained through foods such as eggs and yeast. However, if the enzyme papain pencerbaan proteins involved in the process, naturally some proteins can be converted into arginine. The process of formation of arginine with papain also affect the production of human growth hormone is popularly known as human growth hormone (HSG), because arginine is one full of obligatory in the formation of HGH. Now, HGH is what helps improve muscle tone and reduce fat accumulation in the body. Other important information, laboratory tests showed arginine-cell function inhibits growth of breast cancer cells.
- Perfecting digestion. Papain can also break down foods that contain protein to form various amino acid compounds that are autointoxicating or automatically removes unwanted substances formation due to incomplete digestion. High blood pressure, constipation, arthritis, epilepsy and diabetes are diseases that arise because the process of digestion is not perfect. Papain can not always be prevented, but can at least minimize the negative effects that arise. What is clear papain can help make better of digestive proces.
- Increase immunity. Papain helps arrangement of amino acids and helps remove body toxins. In this way the immune system can be improved.
- Accelerate digestion of carbohydrates and fats. Papaya can also speed up the digestion of carbohydrates and fats. The enzyme papain is able to break down the fibers of the meat, making meat more digestible. No wonder the papaya meat tenderizer is often used as ingredients, particularly for the manufacture of cooking kebabs or stews.
- Has antiseptic properties. Papaya has antiseptic properties and helps prevent the proliferation of harmful bacteria in the gut. Papaya helps normalize the pH of the intestine so that the situation became normal intestinal flora.
- Seeds are good to deal with digestive problems. Papain formed in all parts of the fruit, good skin, pulp, and seeds. So should papaya fully utilized. In fact, for those who experience digestive problems, are advised to eat fruit and papaya seeds.
- Papaya higher nutritional content, FP. Fruit is still half-baked mengkal or have a higher nutrient content than ripe fruit. But women who want to have children or are pregnant are forbidden to consume, because the raw fruit and mengkal have the effect of abortion. Since the effects of this one, in many countries such as Papua New Guinea and Peru, papaya is used as a contraceptive. Advice for pregnant women, if you want to get the properties of papaya, eat the ripe fruit only.
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