Papaya - medicinal and food homologous series
Papaya is the ripe fruit of the deciduous shrub of the Rosaceae family, Begonia or papaya. Together with bananas and pineapples, it is known as the "Three Great Herbal Fruit Trees of the Tropics".
As a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, papaya has the effect of sour taste, warmth, into the liver, spleen meridian, flat liver and muscle relief, and stomach wetness. As the saying goes, "apricot one benefit, pear two benefits, papaya hundred benefits", Chinese medicine believes that papaya has the effect of relieving tendons, activating the network, strengthening the spleen and appetizing, relieving liver pain, dispelling wind and dehumidification, and can be used to prevent and treat rheumatism, cholera, dysentery, enteritis, beriberi and vitamin C deficiency, etc. At present, the domestic and foreign literature on the chemical composition of the light skin papaya is mainly concentrated in the ingredients in the fruit: aroma components, flavonoids, triterpenes, steroids, etc., with anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, antibacterial and other biological activities. At the same time, papaya is also an edible melon fruit, and in recent years, papaya fruit has been used to process canned, preserved fruit, fruit wine, fruit vinegar, juice and other health foods and beauty and skin care cosmetics.
Papaya is delicious and therapeutic, especially for women. Papaya contains protein-breaking enzymes that compensate for the secretion of the pancreas and intestines, replenish the lack of gastric juice, and help break down proteins and starches. Papaya contains carotene and rich in vitamin C, they have a strong antioxidant capacity, help the body repair tissues, eliminate toxic substances, enhance human immunity, help the body resist virus invasion including influenza A. The active ingredient in papaya fruit improves the efficacy of phagocytes.
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