9 Miraculous health benefits of pawpaw/papaya leaves

We all know papaya / pawpaw, but do you of the health importance of it’s leaves? If you don’t know the benefits of papaya leaves or pawpaw leaves beyond being the leaf of a yellow fruit, then you are missing in action. It is strange that till today, many people who have pawpaw trees in their compounds don’t know the power of the leaves. It is an effective ingredient for many health problems. Save yourself of some hospital bills and read this article.

Papaya leaf juice, on the other hand, is also fast gaining importance in a world of nutrition for packing incredible health and skin benefits. Like the fruit, the leaf is rich in enzymes like papain and chymopapain, which aid digestion. This also prevents bloating and other digestive disorders. Apart from digestion, the strong alkaloid compounds like karpain works effectively against fighting dandruff and balding. Papaya leaves also contain high amounts of vitamins A, C, E, K, and B and minerals like calcium, magnesium, sodium magnesium and iron.

Benefits of pawpaw of leaves.

1. It fights cancer

Like seriously? Yes, cancer, you heard me right. If you are scared of cancer and you are looking for a natural prevention method to insure your health, then use papaya leaves. It will protect you better. It contains antioxidants, digestive enzymes and other nutritional factors. These can provide protection against developing cancer. Moreover, recent studies shows that, papaya leaves can serve as a potential treatment for those already suffering from the disease. Also, papaya leaves killed cancer cells directly and slowed the growth of tumor cells in tests.

2. Relieve indigestion and heartburn

Inside papaya leaves contain karpain which can eliminate bacteria that cause your stomach growl. Pawpaw leaves also contain a lot of papain, protease enzyme, and amylase enzyme. What are those things? Those are the enzymes which can help your body break down proteins and carbs. It also can help you with gastrointestinal track and acid reflux.

3. Promotes hair growth

The extract of papaya leaf is said to promote hair growth, prevent balding and thinning of hair. It is an important ingredient used in anti-dandruff shampoos because of the karpain compound. This alkaloid component is effective in removing dirt and oil from your scalp. It can also serve as a natural conditioner and bring back the lost sheen to your hair.

4. It lowers high blood sugar

Papaya leaf juice works amazingly for diabetics as well.  It regulates the production of insulin, which in turn checks blood sugar levels. Its strong antioxidant nature also helps to reduce further complications of diabetes such as kidney disease. Don’t miss this for yourself or diabetic love ones.

5. Improves your skin

Papaya leaf juice has a rich content of vitamin C and A. These boosts your skin health and give you a healthier and glowing skin. The extract from papaya leaves suppresses the activity of free radicals. The presence of karpain compounds in papaya leaves checks the growth of excess micro-organisms. Additionally, it cleanses your skin of the toxins, providing protection against skin problems such as pimples, eczema and acne.

6. Reduce menstrual pain

For some girls nowadays, when it comes to their first period of menstruation they will feel unnecessary pain. To relieve this pain, take 6 paw paw leaves and put it in a liter of water. Then boil them for about 15 minutes. You can mix it with any juice to make it taste good. Or you can mix it with tamarind and salt. Drink it 3 times a day.

7. Prevents peptic ulcer disease

Another miraculous benefit of papaya leaves is, it prevents stomach ulcer. Papaya leaf extract also decreased oxidized lipids and increased antioxidant activity within red blood cells.

8. It treats malaria

Guess, you are familiar with this benefit. A combination of papaya and other fruits such as mango, guava,  sweet basil even neem reduces malaria parasites in the body. It also help prevents the infection in the first place.

9. Treats dengue fever

Benefits of paw paw leaves also have some ability to lower your temperature if you have high fever, including dengue fever beside flues and colds. Even works great for malarial disease when it become endemic in some period.

Directions on how to use papaya leaves extract

Wash the papaya leaves thoroughly with purified drinking water.

1. Put them in the juicer jar and blend thoroughly to a smooth consistency.
2. If you don’t have a juicer, use a blender to crush the leaves thoroughly.
3. Strain the contents through a thin cloth or a sieve.
4. Collect the clarified juice into small glasses (shot glasses) or bottles to refrigerate and use later.

That’s it! You’ve made some lovely papaya leaf juice.