Papaya is such a special fruit! It is medicine and dinner all in one.
I have been assured that papaya seed is a cure for both diarrhea and constipation.
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)
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_papaya