Papaya & women

The Papaya fruit is eaten raw when it is ripe with the skin and seeds removed, and it can be cooked like a vegetable when it is unripe, often added to curries or stews. When the Papaya is ripe it’s a rich yellow colour with a taste similar to pineapple, mango or peach, but a much milder flavour. Papaya fruit are rich in the enzyme Papain which is a very effective, natural meat tenderiser. Meats that are often tough when cooked can be marinated for a short time with Papaya fruit and turn juicy and tender when cooked. It is often dried and used in the powdered form of meat tenderisers
The papain in Papaya fruit has many other medicinal properties and uses; In some countries it is made into a tablet form to treat digestive problems, it is also very effective as a topical application and used for the treatment of cuts, stings, burns rashes and other such skin complaints. In India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan Papaya fruit has been used for centuries as a contraceptive in women. Medical research has proven that Papaya does in fact contain contraceptive capability. The seeds are also thought to act as contraceptive for men. Ripe Papaya fruit is used to treat ringworms, and the green fruit is used to treat high blood pressure as well as having aphrodisiac effects. The skin of the Papaya fruit is used to treat skin sores and can be applied directly to the wound as it also acts as a natural antiseptic. The seeds are used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic, they are used to treat stomach upsets and fungal infections. The leaves of the Papaya tree are used as a heart tonic, analgesic and are also used to treat stomach upsets. The roots have also been found to be useful as an analgesic.