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Papaya

Papaya – a tropical fruit of the tree a papaya growing in South America. In appearance fruits a papaya remind a melon – they oblong shape covered with a greenish-orange dense peel. The second name of a papaya – a melon tree.

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Advantage of a papaya

The most known useful property of a papaya – digestion stimulation that perhaps thanks to the enzyme which is in fruits to papain which contains protease and one more substance, useful to a GIT, similar to pepsin. On the impact on the eaten food, papain it is similar to a gastric juice – enzyme helps to take from it the maximum quantity of useful substances.

Papaya pulp nutritious, sweet, it contains vitamins A, B, C, D, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, cellulose, proteins, carbohydrates.

Caloric content of a papaya, 100 grams is fresher than some fruit pulp, makes 39 calories.

Use of a papaya

The regular use of a papaya gives the chance to improve a state at stomach ulcer, colitis, bronchial asthma, problems with a liver.

The papaya can recover sugar level, to clear intestines.

It is noticed that inclusion of a papaya in a daily diet by the people suffering from a hyperoxemia of a gastric juice gives them the chance to get rid of heartburn, it is better to feel at gastritis.

The papaya can be given as the first feeding up to small children as it is well acquired, seldom causes allergic reactions.

This that, as for a papaya as a food stuff, and new, antineoplastic properties of a papaya were found recently. Reception of the extract received from dry leaves of a tree gives the chance to suppress growth of tumors. In the course of tests several types of cancer cells were studied, it became clear that extract in all cases proved positively. Advantage of a papaya as antineoplastic means also that medicine on the basis of tree leaves practically does not give side effects.

Besides, when studying extract anti-infectious property of a papaya was revealed.

Pulp of a papaya helps to eliminate effects of stings of insects – to put its piece to the place of a sting enough.

Low caloric content of a papaya was noticed by nutritionists. The good effect is observed if to include a fruit in the diet based on proteinaceous and carbohydrate alternation.

Also the monodiet on a papaya is developed. Its condition – within a week it is possible to eat only fruit pulp salad. For preparation of salad take two papayas of green-white color, cut their pulp thin straws, add cilantro or parsley, a tablespoon of vegetable oil, a lemon juice teaspoon, it is a little salt. If to sustain week on such salad, it is possible to get rid of 3-4 kilograms.

By means of a papaya it is possible to spend fasting days – to eat 2-3 fruits a day enough.

For treatment of diseases and damages of skin, for example, of eczema and burns, use the enzyme emitted from a papaya papain.

Also the drugs made on the basis of the lacteal juice which is wrung out from a peel of an unripe papaya are applied to treatment of eczema. The same medicine is used for treatment of diseases of a stomach.

Also the advantage of a papaya in fight against intestinal parasites is known – the juice which is wrung out from pulp helps.

The regular use of juice gives the chance to clear intestines and to eliminate the infections which are available in it.

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Cosmetologists recommend to use juice of a papaya and juicy pulp of a fruit for removal of pigmentation on skin and for wiping of skin in those places where undesirable pilosis is observed: it is noticed that enzyme papain destroys a keratin.

On the basis of a papaya cosmetics are produced for clarification of skin.

For treatment of problem skin it is possible to do a mask of fruit pulp – a time will open and be cleared.

Do of a papaya also masks for hair – for maintenance of their tone and elimination of dandruff.

Contraindications

It is necessary to handle with unripe fruits of a papaya with care. Their juice is considered poisonous, it can cause a severe allergy on skin.

To understand that juice is harmless it is possible on its color – it has to be colourless and watery.

There are no serious contraindications to use of a papaya, care should be shown in the presence of inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases.

 
 
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