Details of Plants:Carica papaya

Plant details

Family: Caricaceae
Phytochemicals

Carotene
Carpaine
Carposide
Chymopapain
Cryptoglavine
Dehydrocarpines
Free Fatty Acid
Papain
Pectin
Sucrose
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Vernacular Name

Mizoram: Tingfanghana
Nagaland: mamazu (Ao)
Sikkim: Mewa
Arunachal Pradesh: Kaadong
Assam: Amita
Ailments cured

Dysentery
Gastritis
Hypertension
Ringworm
Vomiting
Plant parts used and methods

Fruit: Taken orally
Leaves: Extract taken orally
Plant References

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Shankar.R; et al. Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Mizoram, World Journal of Science and Technology, 2(12):42-45, 2012.

Kichu, M; et al. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Chungtia village, Nagaland, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 166, 5-17, 2015.

Bora. U; et al. Medicinal Plants used by the People of Northeast India for Curing Malaria, Phytotherapy Research, 21, 800-804, 2007.

Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012.

Phytochemical References

Akhila, S; Vijayalakshmi, N. G; Phytochemical studies on Carica papaya leaf juice. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 6.2: 880, 2015.

Akhila, S; Vijayalakshmi, N. G; Phytochemical studies on Carica papaya leaf juice. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 6.2: 880, 2015.