The fruit of the papaya.

Since the discovery of the Americas, the famous Explorer Christophe Columbus has honored the papaya is the "Lord" of the fruit (fruit of the angels) by its delicious taste, easy to eat and had a healing effect very well. One of the first compounds of papaya is papain, the enzyme is beneficial to the human digestive system, limiting viruses, pathogenic germs.

The main nutrients composition

Papaya is the scientific name of Carica Papaya l., growing from 6-7 metres, the area has many in the mountains, divided into 6-7 lobes ovate margins are serrated, leaf, stem length 50 cm-30 empty, white, egg-shaped fruit is 20-30 cm, diameter 15-20 cm, green at first, ripening to yellow. When ripe, the fruit papaya contains 90% water, 5% sugar, no starch, many organic acid caretenoid, vitamins A, B, C, protein; 0.9% fat, cellulose; 0.5% calcium, sheets and the antioxidant protein should work good for the cardiovascular system, preventing colorectal cancer. In addition, papaya also contains many useful enzyme, papain-like bromelain in pineapple, good for digestion, cure injuries, allergies ...

Cardiovascular protective effects

As many studies show, the papaya is good for preventing cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, because papayas contains many antioxidants such as vitamins C, E and A, which are nutrients that prevent oxidation of cholesterol, limiting the platelet plate due to the oxidation of cholesterol make sticking to the blood vessels, causing blockage and blood do not circulate. Vitamin E and C of papaya combine to create a compound called paraoxonase, known as enzymes, can inhibit the oxidation process generates the bad cholesterol (LDL). In addition, papaya fruit is also rich in fiber should have reduced the fat of blood (cholessterol), specifically folic acid contained in the papaya has the metabolism of amino acids needed to raise homocysteine levels such as cysteine or methionine. If not converted, then raise homocysteine levels can cause damage directly to the blood vessels, even if higher, which can cause heart disease or stroke.

Health promotion for the digestive system

For a long time, science has researched and found to eat papaya is good in preventing colorectal cancer. Fiber in papaya can be "picked up" the pathogenic toxins in the colon and protecting healthy cells before the risk of infection. In addition, papaya also contain nutrients such as folate, vitamin C, beta-carotene, vitamin E has the effect of reducing colorectal cancer, especially in preventing the attack of free radicals cause DNA damage. So, eating papaya also precautions colorectal cancer is good for everyone.

Anti-inflammatory medication

The papaya contains 2 important compounds called papain and chymopapain, here are 2 kinds of digestive enzymes proteins efficiently, which reduces the inflammatory process and heal the injury. In addition, papaya also contain more vitamin C, E and betacarotene should work to prevent infection at the highest level, so people with asthma, rheumatism are usually prescribed by a doctor for taking the nutrients listed above.

Increased resistance

Vitamin C and a. papaya provides the body will help the immune system work better, especially on the risk prevention of the disease usually appear when the flu season, such as otitis, ...

To prevent the risk of macular degeneration

The journal of Ophthalmology (AOO) of the United States of the beginning of 2009, have recommended that people should eat a green vegetable 3 fruits each day (each equivalent to 1 small bowl), will reduce the risk of macular degeneration diseases related to age (AMRD). Specifically reduces to 36% the risk compared to those who eat only 1-1.5. Fruits can best prevent ARMD include: carrots, papaya fruit because it is rich in vitamin C, A, E, carotenoids, antioxidants. Prepare papaya as a salad, juice or eat it directly.

Minimize the risk of rheumatoid arthritis disease

Although the use of high doses of vitamin C can increase the risk of osteoporosis, but vitamin C in food, especially in the papaya has protective effect the body in front of risk polyarthiritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis. The conclusions were based on research with over 20,000 people use vitamin C contained in the papaya and found to have a very high effect in preventing the inflammation causes pain in patients.

Boost lung function

Those who smoke or have to live in an environment where there are tobacco smoke (passive smoking), you should add foods rich in vitamin A, which has papaya. According to the study by experts at the University of Kansas (USA) shows, this is the nutrient that prevents inflammation and lung disease emphysema (enphysema) by the carcinogen compounds in cigarette smoke and benzopyrene in cigarette smoke-induced, it increases the risk of vitamin A deficiency in humansespecially in the elderly.

Prostate cancer vaccine

Eat rich foods often lycopen like papaya and drinking green tea regularly, will have positive effects for men in reducing prostate cancer. This is the newest recommendations published in the journal of clinical nutrition in Asia-Pacific region the past 2, based on research at 130 prostate cancer patients are treated at 274. Accordingly, those who have the habit of drinking green tea are 86% risk compared to those who did not use the green tea, while those who have the habit of eating rich foods lycopen as: papaya, tomato, carrot, grape, watermelon color dark ... then reduced to 82% of the risk of prostate cancer compared with people who did not eat the food. Therefore, the dietitian recommends men should use 2 foods to limit risk.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.MHDT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUNS=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.29/10/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).