- 파파야, Papaya
. 학명 Carica papaya
. 개요; 파파야과의 상록활엽수. 중미원산. 높이 6미터내외.
. 효능; 단백질소화, 여드름, 말라리아, 낙태, 상처에 효과
. 사용법; 열매를 먹거나 잎을 상처에 두룬다.
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Carica papaya
- 약용부위
. Fruit, leaves.
. 열매, 잎
2 통명
- 영어; Custard apple, melon tree, pawpaw.
- 한글; 파파야, 목과, 파우파우, 마망, 트리멜론
3 개요
- 중미원산의 상록교목
. 전세계 열대지역에서 재배
- 줄기; 손바닥모양으로 비목질화
. 잎; 큰 손바닥모양
- 꽃; 암수이체의 황색
. 바람이나 곤충에 의해 수분
- 열매; 5키로이상으로 성장
. 녹색이나 익으면 황색
The papaya tree is found growing to a height of up to 25 feet in tropical America. The palmlike trunks have soft wood and sometimes divided into several erect stems, each with a head of large, palmately lobed leaves that are nearly orbicular in outline. The lobes themselves are pinnately lobed. The hollow petioles are two feet long or more. Male and female flowers are usually onn sevparate trees: slender racemes of funnel-shaped, yellow male flowers become up to 3 feet long; the female flowers have five yellow, twisted petals and grow singly or in sparse corymbs. The fruit is a large, oblong or neearly shperical, fleshy berry with a yellow or orange rind like a gourd. It may be from 3 to 20 inches long and weigh up to 12 pounds or more.
4 효능
- 소화제, 위장제, 구충제
. 녹색열매는 단백질소화제; 펩신유사
. 주근깨제거
- 잎; 곪는 상처치유
- 녹색열매; 알레르기가능
Digestive, stomachic, vermifuge, vulnerary. Papaya is probably best known for its ability to aid digestion, an ability which is due to its content of papain, an enzyme similar to pepsin (which is produced by the gastric juices of the stomach). This protein-digesting enzyme makes papaya helpful for dyspepsia and other digestive difficulties. Either the fresh milky juice of the unripe fruit or the brownish powder to which it dries can be used. This juice has also been used to remove freckles, and internally it acts as an effective vermifuge. Papaya leaves are sometimes used to dress festering wounds. Improper protein breakdown in the system often leads to allergies. Papaya is effecive in relieving allergies by its ability to denaturize proteins.
5 사용법
- 녹색열매;
. 유백색과즙이나 분말로 사용
- 잎;
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