Alias: Begonia, Tiejiao pear, papaya, papaya, papaya, papaya.

Tropism: sour taste, warm nature, liver and spleen.

Indications: calming the liver and relaxing muscles and tendons, regulating stomach and eliminating dampness. Can be used for treating damp arthralgia, waist and knee swelling and pain, vomiting and diarrhea, and beriberi edema.

Administration and dosage: oral: decoction, 5-10g; I still took the pills and dispersed them. External use: decocting in water, fumigating and washing.

Representative place of origin: mainly produced in Linyi, Shandong, Xuanzhou, Anhui and Luoyang, Henan.

Taboo: Store in a cool and dry place to prevent moisture and insects. Don't eat too much, or you will damage your teeth and bones; Avoid lead and iron; Due to the deficiency of essence and blood and true yin, it is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.

There are two kinds of papaya: Xuan papaya and papaya.

Papaya, also known as wrinkled papaya, is often used to treat diseases. The above-mentioned taste, usage and dosage, representative place of origin, efficacy, indications and contraindications all refer to Chaenomeles speciosa.

Chinese medicine records: "Papaya has thin skin, yellow color, sweet and sour but not astringent, and its son is pointed at the lining." On the one hand, eating is good for people. " Papaya can treat rheumatic joint pain and is often used to treat waist and knee pain. Often used with tiger bones. Papaya is an important drug for treating vomiting, diarrhea and tendon transfer, and can be used together with Coicis Semen, bean jelly sand, Coptidis Rhizoma and Evodia rutaecarpa. In addition, it has a particularly good curative effect on beriberi swelling and pain, and can be used with Evodia rutaecarpa, Perilla frutescens and Areca catechu.

The fruit papaya we usually eat is actually "papaya", also called pumpkin, pumpkin, wax gourd and papaya. Papaya has milky yellow flowers and long round berries all year round. When cooked, it turns orange and yellow, and the flesh is thick and yellow. Now it is mainly distributed in tropical areas such as Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand in Southeast Asia, and there are also a few areas in China.

The fruits, seeds and leaves of papaya can be used as medicine. Papaya pulp is thick, sweet and delicious, and rich in nutrition. Its unique papain can clear the heart and moisten the lungs, and also help digestion and treat stomach diseases. Its unique papain has anti-tumor effect and strong anti-cancer activity on lymphocytic leukemia cells. The general population can eat it, but it is not suitable for pregnant women and people with allergies.

Papain in papaya can break down 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 effect of invigorating the spleen and promoting digestion. Carica papaya L. and papain have anti-tuberculosis effects and anti-parasitic effects such as tapeworm, ascaris, trichuris and amoeba, so they can be used to kill insects and fight tuberculosis. Chymosin in papaya can promote lactation, so it can be used for postpartum lactation. Papaya contains a lot of water, carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and a variety of essential amino acids, which can effectively supplement human nutrition and enhance human disease resistance. Papaya contained in papaya pulp can relieve spasmodic pain and has obvious therapeutic effect on calf muscle spasm.

Papaya fruit is rich in papain, vitamins and minerals, and it is nutritious. The fruit is rich in carotene, protein, calcium, protease and lemon enzyme. It has the functions of preventing hypertension, nephritis and constipation, helping digestion, treating gastropathy, promoting metabolism, resisting aging and caring skin. Papaya can be eaten raw, fried and stewed with vegetables and meat, ground or juiced.

Papaya is rich in papain, which not only helps to develop the chest, but also helps to lubricate the skin. The content of vitamin C in papaya is 48 times that of apple. Coupled with the digestive ability of papain, it can excrete toxins from the body as soon as possible, which is very beneficial to refreshing the skin from the inside out. Papain contained in papaya can promote skin metabolism, help dissolve sebum and aged keratin accumulated in pores, and make skin look brighter and fresher! Therefore, many cleansing gels contain papain, in order to make the skin look pure, delicate, fresh and healthy.

Papaya has a good effect on constipation. Constipation has become a common disease of modern people. Many young people suffer from constipation. I don't know what to do. Papaya can treat constipation In addition, the main function of papaya is to eliminate toxins such as peroxide in the body, purify the blood, and prevent and treat liver dysfunction, hyperlipidemia and hypertension; It can also balance and strengthen the physiological metabolism balance of hormones in teenagers and pregnant women during pregnancy, moisturize and beautify the face. Papaya has so many effects on human body that it deserves the reputation of "papaya".