Soft, Fleshy Fruit – Papaya

Author(s): S. Swati, Asif Ali Meer, Rakesh Kumar Kodavati, lakshmaiah Pallepati and Uppuluri Spandana

Abstract: Papayas are a soft, fleshy fruit that can be used in a wide variety of culinary ways. Papaya have more on the health benefits, it is a tall herbaceous plant in the genus carica, its edible fruit is also called as papaya. It is native to tropical region of America, mainly from southern Mexico to Central America. chemical constituents like carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, alkanoids, saponins, tannins, steroids, flavonoids, are present. papaya have many biological activities and many pharmacological activities like, Antioxidant activity, Antiulcer activity, Antibacterial activity, Antifungal activity, Anti-amoebic activity, Wound-healing activity, Antihelmintic activity, Antiulcerogenic activity, Hypolipidemic activity, Hypertensive activity, Diuretic activity, Anti-fertility activity.

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