Personally, I love pawpaw, because asides it being just a fruit, it has a lot of health benefits to both our cells, tissues, organs and system. Pawpaw is of great importance that cannot be undermined, it is botanically called Carica papaya.This fruit is considered so full of health benefits that it promotes digestion, builds the immune system, prevents constipation, lowers inflammation, reduces pain from burns, especially if the skin of the papaya is used, can prevent heart disease, pawpaw asides from vitamins contain fibres and as we all know the benefits of fibre is to reduce or burn down cholesterol.
Pawpaw is of great importance health wise, some of its enormous importance are enumerated below;
Pawpaw contains papain (an enzyme) which aids digestion and improves functionality of the digestive system.
Papaya pulp can also be rubbed on the skin asides eating it, it smoothens the skin and makes it look soft and healthy.
It is used in the face especially to keep it smooth and spotless, this is made more effective by mixing it with a teaspoonful of honey, then applying it softly to the face, massaging with care.
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- Another of its health benefits of is that it helps in the management of diabetes. It is recommended by doctors on account of its ability to lower blood sugar levels.
Diabetes mellitus is caused by decreased production of insulin hormone or body resistance to the hormone, leading to accumulation of sugar in the blood. Hence Pawpaw is recommended to these patients in order to help them regulate and lower their blood sugar level, because of its high proportion of minerals and fibres.
- pawpaw seeds contain an alkaloid called carpaine that kills intestinal worms and amoeba parasites. And the papain in them helps in effective digestion of protein, as stated above. (However, you should avoid if pregnant).
- Other studies have also shown that pawpaw seeds and pawpaw leaves are effective in tackling cancer and preventing cancer from happening.And this is because the milky sap that pawpaw seeds produce contains acetogenin.
Acetogenin, on the other hand, prevents cancer cells from growing in the body.
Asides from papain aiding digestion, it also eases menstrual pain in women,because it helps to circulate and regulate the proper flow of blood during their menstrual cycle.
Pawpaw also helps in hair growth, consuming pawpaw regularly helps our hair grow better and healthy, soft and dark.
These are just few of its healths benefits, hope we all learnt something.
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