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Papaya

Papaya

Papaya is such a special fruit!  It is medicine and dinner all in one.

papaya seeds

papaya seeds (Photo credit: noii’s)

I have been assured that papaya seed is a cure for both diarrhea and constipation.

Pawpaw (Carica papaya)

Pawpaw (Carica papaya) (Photo credit: Kew on Flickr)

and have also witnessed the miracle of the green papaya’s milk (used as a topical medicine for relief of the burning feeling due to sea urchin spines in the foot of a friend)

Sea urchin

Sea urchin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Papaya fruit is a rich source of nutrients such as provitamin A carotenoids, vitamin C, B vitamins, dietary minerals and dietary fibre. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carica_papayaMpaipai

 Papaya’s sweet fruit is such a treat!

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