Pawpaw! Not everyone I’ve met likes it though but it is a very great fruit. On looking at the fruit from the outside, it might look ugly and unattractive, but when you slice it and see the inside? You just might not be able to deny the beauty of this succulent fruit. The way the black small seeds inside decorate it, I mean, how can you not love pawpaw?
Anyway, today, I’ll be writing on thebenefits of Pawpaw, just because, a lot of people take this fruit, without knowing the good it brings to their health. Do you know that the benefits of eating pawpaw go far beyond the generic boost of vitamin C? No, you dont, thats why this article is coming up. And for those who dont like it or are indifferent, i hope after you read this article, you change your mind.
Papaya Contains Antioxidants
One of the benefits of eating papaya is that it helps to prevent cancer. Papaya is a rich source of antioxidants that the body needs to fight against cancer-causing cells. Vitamin C, E and beta-carotenes are antioxidants that prevent all kinds of cancers. So adding a daily serving of papaya to your diet may lessen your risk of developing cancer.
Pawpaw is Used to Treat Digestive Disorders
Pawpaw is a great source of proteolytic enzymes that are very important in digesting food. The most important of these proteolytic enzymes found in papaya is papain. Papain breaks down proteins in food, allowing for better digestion. Papain is used in prescription of digestive enzymes to treat individuals with cystic fibrosisor pancreatic conditions; producing for them what the body cannot produce naturally. Eating Pawpaw is also a benefit because papain taken orally treats less serious digestion disorders such as bloating and chronic indigestion. In these cases papain is extracted, dried and sold as tablets.
Pawpaw Boosts Male Virility
Another great benefit of Pawpaw is to boost male virility. Pawpaw contains an enzyme called arginine which is known in the medically community to boost blood flow around the man-hood. Arginine boosts nitric acid in the body to relax the muscles surrounding the blood vessels tat supply the man-hood. These blood vessels then dilate and increase blood flow. A more concentrated form of arginine is used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Pawpaw Prevents Premature Aging
Many alternative medical practitioners believe that one of the benefits of papaya is to control premature aging. Pawpaw helps the body to properly digest food and when the body digests all the nutrients it needs, the body will remain vital for a long time.
Pawpaw is Used as a Cleanser
Taking a quarter pint (150ml) of papaya juice, cucumber juice and green bean juice in alternating hours for 12 hours can be a benefit to your colon. These juices work as potent natural cleansers when combined.
Pawpaw is also rich in fiber, which travels through the body and binds itself to cancer-causing toxins in the colon. The fiber in Pawpaw flushes out the toxins in the colon and so one of the benefits of Pawpaw is that it helps prevent colon cancer especially, due to its antioxidants and its fiber content.
Pawpaw Prevents Heart Attacks and Strokes
The antioxidants in Pawpaw prevents cholesterol from oxidizing. When cholesterol becomes oxidized it forms plaque in the blood vessel walls that can eventually build up and cause a heart attack or stroke.
Also, fiber is known to lower cholesterol. The fiber in Pawpaw converts a substance called homocysteine into harmless amino acids that the body can process, but without the breakdown, homocysteine can eventually damage blood vessel walls, causing strokes or heart attacks.
Pawpaw Treats Inflammation
Papain and chymopapain, protein-digestive enzymes found in papaya lowers inflammation and improve healing from burns. Papain breaks down the inactive proteins in the skin, removing dead tissue from burns. This benefits the body as it helps heal skin injuries, relieves psoriasis, removes warts, treats ringworms and cold sores.
Also vitamins C, E and beta carotenes are good at reducing inflammation and as such these nutrients are used to treat asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis among many other inflammatory ailments.