Pharmacological Activities of Carica papaya Linn

Abstract

Carica papaya is a tropical fruit, present in orange red to yellow orange color. The whole plant including fruit, leaves, roots, peel, bark, seed and pulp served as medicine. It is rich in minerals, carotenoids, vitamins, alkaloids, enzymes, lycopene, and flavonoids that provide the papaya with special importance. It is used as a remedy for the treatment of many skin infections, anti fungal, anti viral infections. Its milky juice extracted and dried is used as medicine for digestive disorders and as toothpaste. Carica papaya helps in the treatment of different types of cancer, kidney infections, nervous disorders, etc. Now a days papaya is known as a nutraceutical fruit because of its multifaceted properties. The most enhanced properties of papaya are anti-fungal, anti-fertility, uretonic, anti-hypertensive, hypolipidemic, dengue fever, diuretic, anti-helmintic, wound healing, antibacterial and antitumor activities. This review summarizes the magical pharmacological benefits of Carica papaya.

The contraceptive potential of Carica papaya seed on oestrus cycle, progesterone, and histomorphology of the Utero-ovarian tissue of adult wistar rats

“…The root cause is linked to phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides and phenolic compounds, having a chemical activity similar to reproductive hormones; hence mimicking hormone-like functions ( Verma et al, 2016 ; Soni et al, 2016 ) . Studies on alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, and phenolic isolates reported they disrupt the oestrus patterns in animals ( Ifeanyi et al, 2011 ; Verma et al ., 2016 ; Soni et al ., 2016 ; Fatima & Shahid, 2018 ) .…”

“…Carica papaya black seeds are edible, having sharp and spicy taste; hence, its ground form is used as an alternative for black pepper ( Sindhu et al ., 2019 ) . Studies have reported that these seeds have more potent medicinal properties as compared to other parts of the papaya plant due to their strong antioxidant properties ( Zhou et al, 2011 ; Fatima & Shahid, 2018 ; Otsuki et al, 2010 ; Sindhu et al ., 2019 ) ; for example we have antibacterial ( E.coli , Salmonella and Staphylococcus infections), liver protection, anthelminthic, typhoid treatments ( Sindhu et al ., 2019 ), nephroprotective effects ( Otsuki et al ., 2010 ) and in folk medicine it is an intestinal worm expellant in humans and ruminants.…”

A Review Article: Pharmacological uses and Phytochemistry Studies on Carica papaya

“…The second advantage of papaya root is that it can be used as a medication to help cure rheumatism, a condition that is more common among elderly individuals. We also employ papaya blossoms, leaves, and roots in a variety of other situations (Urooj, et al;.…”