Nutritional analysis 1. Strengthening spleen and promoting digestion: papain in papaya can decompose fat into fatty acids; Modern medicine has found that papaya contains an enzyme, which can digest protein and is beneficial to the digestion and absorption of food, so it has the function of invigorating the spleen and promoting digestion. Papaya 2. Anti-epidemic and Insecticidal: Papaya and papain have anti-tuberculosis effects and anti-parasitic effects such as tapeworms, roundworms, whipworms and amoebas, and can be used to kill insects and fight tuberculosis. 3. Breast enhancement and anti-cancer: chymosin in papaya has breast enhancement effect, and papaya has anti-lymphocytic leukemia effect, so it can be used for breast enhancement and treatment of lymphocytic leukemia (hematologic cancer). 4. Supplement nutrition and improve disease resistance: Papaya contains a lot of water, carbohydrates, protein, fat, multivitamins and various essential amino acids, which can effectively supplement human nutrition and enhance human disease resistance. 5. Anti-spasm: Papaya contained in papaya pulp has spasmolytic and analgesic effects, and has obvious therapeutic effect on gastrocnemius spasm. Fruit is rich in papain, vitamins C and B, calcium, phosphorus and minerals, and it is nutritious. The fruit is rich in carotene, protein, calcium salt, protease, lemon enzyme and so on. It has the functions of preventing and treating hypertension, nephritis, constipation, digestion and gastropathy, promoting metabolism, resisting aging and caring skin. Suitable for the general population to eat 1. It is suitable for patients with chronic atrophic gastritis, parturient with insufficient milk, rheumatism, sprain and contusion, dyspepsia and obesity. 2. Not suitable for pregnant women and people with allergies. Cooking guidance and treatment mostly use Xuan papaya, that is, northern papaya, also known as wrinkled papaya, which should not be eaten fresh; Edible papaya is a kind of papaya produced in the south. As a vegetable, it can be eaten raw or stewed with meat. 1. It can be used for treating limb contracture pain caused by damp arthralgia, and has the effects of eliminating dampness, relieving contracture, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. It is often used with Achyranthes bidentata and Clematis chinensis. 2. There is also stomach dampness. This product has the functions of invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and the sour taste can promote fluid production and relax muscles and tendons. It is often used to treat vomiting, pain and diarrhea caused by stomach disharmony. Medicinal Value Xu, a famous doctor in the Song Dynasty, recorded an interesting story in "Prescription of Medical Skills": Gu 'an people in Guangde, Anhui Province went out, and occasionally their legs and feet were sore and they could not walk, so they had to go home by boat. On the boat, he put his feet on a bag full of goods. When he got off the boat, he suddenly found that his legs and feet were swollen and painful. He was very surprised and asked the boatman what was in the bag. The boatman replied that it was papaya. After Gu Anzhong came home, he bought some papaya slices, put them in bags and put his feet on them every day. Soon, his leg and foot diseases were cured. This record shows that papaya really has the magical effect of treating rheumatic joint pain. Of course, the above is a kind of medicinal papaya, also known as Tiejiao pear, which is a unique wild fruit in China. Because it is produced in Xuancheng, Anhui Province (formerly known as Xuanzhou), it is called "Xuanpapaya". Papaya, which is usually eaten in fruit shops, is imported because it is produced in tropical America. China used to call foreign countries "Fandi" and "Fanbang" since ancient times, hence the name "Papaya", which is mainly produced in China, Guangdong, Hainan and Taiwan Province provinces. The original plant species of papaya and papaya are completely different, so their nature, taste and efficacy are also different, so we should distinguish them. Papaya Papaya —— The Pinyin name of Modern Practical Chinese Medicine (a fruit producing area) is Fān Mù Guā, which is also known as Shigua (a key item in the product collection), Papaya (a rule in Zhaoqing prefecture), Peng Sheng fruit, pumpkin (a miscellaneous note in Lingnan), pumpkin (a textual research on plant names), papaya (a list of plants in Taiwan Province province) and Guangxi. Its source is the fruit of papaya, which is a kind of papaya plant. Harvest in summer and autumn when the fruit is ripe. Papaya, also known as wax gourd tree (Luojiang County annals). Trees up to 8 meters high, unbranched or sometimes grow new branches when damaged; Dry and soft, with large leaf scars. The leaves are large, nearly round, usually palmately 7-9-lobed, with a diameter of 60 cm, and each lobe is pinnately divided; The stems are hollow, more than 60 cm long, and the male flowers are sessile. They are arranged on a long and drooping panicle with a length of 1 m, aggregated, grass yellow, and the corolla tube is weak, about 2 cm long, and the stamens 10 are inserted on the corolla. Female flowers sessile, solitary or several flowers arranged in an umbrella-shaped inflorescence, petals yellow and white, lanceolate and twisted, separated, ovary superior, room 1. The fruit is oblong or nearly spherical, orange at maturity and 10 ~ 30 cm long; The flesh is thick yellow, and most black seeds are planted on the inner wall. Flowering all year round. Habitat distribution in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places are cultivated. Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. The fruit is oval or retort-shaped, with yellowish brown or dark yellow surface, ten shallow longitudinal grooves, a length of 15 ~ 25 cm and a diameter of 7 ~ 12 cm, with fleshy peel and white flesh. The seeds are mostly oval, surrounded by a fleshy yellowish aril, 6 ~ 7 mm long and 4 ~ 5 mm in diameter. The aril is brownish yellow with reticular protrusions. Chemical ingredients The fruit contains papaya, papain and chymosin. Yellow fruit contains cryptoxanthin, butterfly flavin, β-carotene, δ-carotene and cryptoxanthin epoxide. Red fruits still contain tomato hydrocarbons. The seeds contain benzyl isothiocyanate and papain. Pharmacological action ① Anti-tumor action ② Antibacterial and antiparasitic action ③ Protease action ④ Other actions Intravenous injection of papain can cause histamine release, prolong coagulation time and cause shock. Protein substance extracted from pulp juice has obvious anticoagulant effect in tube test and whole test. The anticoagulant dose (2 mg/kg in dogs) has no obvious effect on cardiovascular system and respiratory system, but it has a direct inhibitory effect on the heart at high dose. Because of allergy and intestinal spasm, its therapeutic application is still limited. Papaya can reduce the blood pressure of rabbits, stop the expansion period of isolated frog heart and rabbit heart, contract the blood vessels of frog hind limbs, and relax the ear shell, kidney, small intestine and coronary vessels of rabbits. Papaya inhibits intestinal (cat, rabbit, guinea pig) and tracheal (guinea pig) smooth muscle, excites pregnant uterus (rabbit, guinea pig) and normal uterus (guinea pig) a little, paralyzes them a lot and paralyzes skeletal muscle. Seeds contain papain and sinase, the former is similar to glucosinolate, which produces irritating volatiles after hydrolysis. The pulp juice of fruit can obviously strengthen the contraction of guinea pig uterus. According to the cloud, seeds have abortion effect and have been used as menstruation and anti-irritant. Poisoned papaya has a paralyzing effect on the central nervous system, which can cause mild spasm in mice and rabbits at the end of poisoning. The main causes of death are respiratory paralysis and heart disease. It tastes sour and warm. Entering the liver and spleen meridians. Efficacy: eliminating dampness, removing arthralgia, relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting digestion and treating beriberi. Outline: "Bitter, flat and nontoxic." ② Yao Kecheng's Materia Medica of Food: "It tastes sour, bitter and nontoxic." ③ Luchuan Herbal Medicine: "Sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature." Functions: Indications for stomachache, dysentery, constipation, wind arthralgia and rotten feet. ① "Outline": "Main heartache, wind arthralgia decoction." (2) Yao Kecheng's "Eating Materia Medica": "Regulating qi, dispersing blood stasis, treating heartache, reducing fever and relieving depression." ③ The Collection of Lingnan Materia Medica records: "Fruit juice is used as an insect repellent and preservative." (4) Modern and practical Chinese medicine: "Immature fruit juice is used to treat gastric dyspepsia, which is a nutritional product and a milk delivery agent." Ripe fruits can help relieve constipation and treat dysentery. ⑤ "Lu Chuanben Grass": "Treating hand and foot paralysis will rot your feet for a hundred years." ⑥ "New Edition of Materia Medica": Papaya is sour, mild and nontoxic. Let's start with the meridians of Taiyin and Zujue Yin. Qi can remove solid, and qi stagnation can be combined. Nourishing stomach and spleen, benefiting lung and removing dampness, helping grain qi, regulating Wei Rong, eliminating cholera, stopping tendon transfer, eliminating athlete's foot and banning water conservancy. But you can be a minister and assistant, not a king. It is the product of nourishing liver, strengthening tendons, nourishing blood and protecting pulse. It is most suitable for use with ginseng and surgery, and can be used for cooking and cooking. The living can ward off evil spirits. Usage and dosage: decocted, fresh 1 ~ 2; 5 ~ 8 points after the investigation; Or squeeze juice. External use: decoct and wash. Excerpted from the dictionary of traditional Chinese medicine is afraid of causing uterine contraction and abdominal pain, but it will not affect the fetus.