Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records that papaya is warm and sour, calming the liver and stomach, relaxing muscles and tendons, activating bones and muscles, and lowering blood pressure.
The study also found that papaya has the ability to prevent the synthesis of nitrosamines, a carcinogen in human body. The vitamin C content of papaya is 48 times higher than that of apple! Eating papaya regularly has the health care effects of calming the liver and stomach, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, softening blood vessels, resisting bacteria and inflammation, resisting aging, preventing cancer and strengthening the body. Papaya is a kind of fruit treasure, which is nutritious and harmless.
Are you as excited as me when you see the pulp of sweet orange papaya? In fact, papaya is not only delicious, bright in color, sweet and delicious, but also contains extremely rich nutritional value. It is no exaggeration to call it a nutritional sacred product in the fruit world.
Speaking of papaya, you must have heard that it contains a kind of "papain", which has been widely used in health food in recent years, but what magical effect does papain have?
Wonderful use of papain
The emulsion juice in papaya contains a kind of "papain", especially immature green papaya, and its content is about twice that of red papaya. It is the best protein catabolic enzyme, which can help the human body to decompose meat protein. Therefore, it can help the whole intestine to digest after eating, and has the effect of treating gastroenteritis, dyspepsia and other diseases. Used in cooking, it is what we often call "loose meat powder" or "tender essence". The role of tender essence is to break down the connective tissue of meat and make the meat taste tender, so stew it with papaya and the meat will be tender. In addition, papain can help decompose and remove the old waste keratin on the skin surface, so it is often used in cosmetics and skin care products.
Rich in various nutrients
Papaya tastes sweet and juicy, and contains many nutrients, including vitamins A, B, B 1, B2, C, protein, iron, calcium, papain, organic acids and high fiber. Rich in nutrition, it can almost be called the king of all fruits. Among them, the contents of vitamin A and vitamin C are particularly high, which is five times that of watermelon and banana. Vitamin C also has the function of preventing colds. Generally speaking, the darker the color of fruits or vegetables, the higher their nutrition. Papaya is bright red and contains a lot of beta carotene. It is a natural antioxidant, which can effectively fight against free radicals that destroy human cells and accelerate human aging, so it also has the effect of preventing cancer, so it has been awarded the title of "Wanshou Melon".
Breast enhancement and beauty products
The papaya stewed tremella and papaya milk in the beverage contain a lot of vitamins A, C and fiber, which are holy products for moistening skin, beautifying face and relaxing bowels. In addition, papaya is also a sacred product for breast enhancement, which can also stimulate the mammary gland to secrete milk and increase the weight of mother's lactation; There is a folk secret recipe that papaya and pig's trotters are cooked together, and the effect is quite good! If you don't like trotters, you can also use grass carp instead. Stir-fry the fish tail first, and then make soup with green papaya. The effect is the same. In addition, "green papaya sparerib soup" and "stewed frog with papaya" are also well-known lactation recipes.
However, I want to remind you that most melons are cool, and people with cold stomach and weak body should not eat more, otherwise it is easy to have loose bowels or stomach cold and want to vomit, which is the place to pay special attention to when eating.
Papaya was originally called papaya. In Malaysia, people call it "papaya", which is said to be the evolution of local names. It is reported that the papaya there originated in tropical America and was introduced to Malaysia for cultivation in 1583. This kind of papaya, known as a beautiful fruit on earth, produces fruit all year round. Planting time is not long, you can bear melons in a year or so, and you can harvest them many times a year. There are many varieties of papaya in the market, usually there are three varieties. One is Etotica melon, which is grafted by Malaysian papaya and Hawaiian Solo melon. It is small and the meat is smooth and sweet. The second one is a foot melon. As the name implies, the length of papaya is usually about one foot. This kind of melon has high yield, uniform fruit shape and weight, and high commercial value. This kind of melon specially sold to Hong Kong is also called Hong Kong melon. The third kind is stone melon, formerly known as Batu Alang papaya, which is characterized by its large size, and the largest can weigh up to 2 kg. Malaysian papaya is not only sold to Singapore, Hong Kong and other places, but also exported to Europe and Arab countries in the Middle East. It is reported that exports earn more than RM 30 million in foreign exchange for the country every year.
Papaya is green, ripe yellow, with seeds in it, as black as pepper. Papaya is sweet and can be eaten or cooked. Stir-fried, boiled, covered or processed candied fruit is a delicious dish.
Papaya is nutritious, healthy and has certain functions of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. Besides being rich in sugar, it also contains organic acids, protein, fat, vitamins A and C and other vitamins. Papaya also contains digestive enzymes, calcium and other medicinal ingredients. Medical books say that papaya is a good fruit for dietotherapy, and everyone can eat it. Papaya has the effects of strengthening spleen and stomach, promoting digestion, relaxing bowels, relieving summer-heat, quenching thirst, relieving alcoholism, lowering blood pressure, detoxicating and detumescence, promoting lactation and expelling parasites. The effect of potted crystal sugar of papaya and tremella on promoting fluid production and relieving cough. It not only nourishes and moistens the lungs, but also has the effect of beauty beauty, which is deeply loved by ladies.
Papaya is also called pumpkin. Before the fruit is ripe, if you cut it with a knife, white milk will flow out, so it is also called pumpkin.
Papaya is a common fruit, and it is also a common fruit in Guangdong Province. In the past, there were very few varieties cultivated on the campus of Lingnan University in Guangzhou. This tree is only one meter high, but it can bear many fruits. The pulp is orange-red and sweet. So it's called lingnan papaya.
Papaya is also called papaya. As the name implies, papaya is a kind of fruit with high nutritional value and good health.
Papaya is sweet, soft and juicy. It can be eaten raw or as a delicious food. It is rich in vitamins (A, B, B 1, B2, C), various minerals (such as iron and calcium), protein, papain and organic acids. Among them, the combination of vitamin A and vitamin C is particularly high.