2014
DOI: 10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilns.12.16
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Biochemical Constituents in Leaf of <i>Carica papaya</i> - Ethnomedicinal Plant of Kachchh Region

Abstract: Carica papaya Linn. is one of the valuable plant used for various purposes in medicinal field. Leaves, fruit and seeds of the C. papaya are used as ethnomedicine. This work describes biochemical constituents of leaves of C. papaya. Fresh leaves samples of the plant were collected during the month of January, 2013 from different parts of Bhuj in Kachchh district (Gujarat), India. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the biochemical composition in leaves of C. papaya growing in the semi-arid region of Gujara… Show more

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“…The leaves of Carica papaya have been reported to possess antioxidant, anti‐hypertensive, anti‐inflammatory, antimicrobial, antifungal, anti‐tumor, antimalarial, immunomodulatory activity, anti‐ulcer activity, anti‐sickling activity and are also a remedy for dengue fever ,. The leaves of papaya are rich in various active components such as papain, chymopapain, cystatin, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, cyanogenic glucosides and glucosinolates . Here, we have reported the effect of isolated fraction from methanol extract of papaya leaves on Aβ aggregates as well as in differentiated PC12 derived neurons.…”
Section: Figurementioning
confidence: 95%
“…The leaves of Carica papaya have been reported to possess antioxidant, anti‐hypertensive, anti‐inflammatory, antimicrobial, antifungal, anti‐tumor, antimalarial, immunomodulatory activity, anti‐ulcer activity, anti‐sickling activity and are also a remedy for dengue fever ,. The leaves of papaya are rich in various active components such as papain, chymopapain, cystatin, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, cyanogenic glucosides and glucosinolates . Here, we have reported the effect of isolated fraction from methanol extract of papaya leaves on Aβ aggregates as well as in differentiated PC12 derived neurons.…”
Section: Figurementioning
confidence: 95%
“…Fingeroot rhizome is beneficial as antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, and to overcome obesity (Chahyadi et al 2014). Papaya leaves were reported as ethnomedicine (Aravind et al 2013;Bamisaye et al 2013;Vyas et al 2014;Akhila andVijayalakshmi 2015), it was also claimed as antimalarials, to overcome blood deficiency (Arum 2012), to increase appetite, and as an anti-inflammatory (Limananti and Triratnawati 2003). Temu ireng rhizome was suggested in overcoming fatigue, increasing appetite, recovering stamina after typhus, and post-liver disease (Arum 2012), treating malaria, treating hepatitis (Meytia et al 2013), overcoming flatulence, intestinal worms, and cough (Limananti and Triratnawati 2003), also as antibacterial (Theanphong et al 2015) and antimicrobial (Akarchariya et al 2017).…”
Section: Young Leavesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the Karya Usaha Hamlet community, people apply medicinal plants in addition to treating diseases, as well as supplements to increase toddler's appetite. However, in other local communities, plants are used as food supplements with respect for fitness and strength of men (Iskandar et al 2004;Vyas et al 2014;Marandi and Britto 2015;Mabel et al 2016;Saudah et al 2019;Kumar and Saikia 2020;Thakur et al 2020;Thomas et al 2020). Providing supplements to increase toddler's appetite is necessary, so they can eat more foods which result in rapid and healthy body growth and avoiding stunting.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Carica papaya is a giant herbaceous plant-resembling a tree but not woody. It is one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae 26,27 . It is native to lowland tropical areas of Central and South America, but is now grown in tropical to subtropical regions throughout the world both commercially and in kitchen gardens 19 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%