CARIA PAPAYA
(Pop-Tree)
Let us see first whether it is an Indian tree. No, it is not so. In the twelfth century the Arabian merchants fetched some seeds of this tree to Arabiya from New Guinea. The use was started after full growth of the tree. Ultimately, the seeds were brought to India through merchant shipments. By investigating the therapeutic benefits, Indian physicians planted out the same in various states of India. Now papaya is available in all parts of India. The fruits are available in green or ripe condition. Time of cooking meat may be reduced either by incorporating its gummy juice into the rew mix as it makes meat tender or wrapping the raw meat with papaya leaves. Some people like to cook meat along with the slices of papaya. Papaya or, Papain has been recognised by all therapies. Its usefulness in bile disorders is incomparable.
The tree attainds a height level of 20-25 ft. Branches are often absent. Old tree stretchesout one or two branches. The leaves are palmatipartite; have alternate and octastichous phyllotaxy. Stalks are tubular and 3 ft. long. Florescenee commences at the stalk; There are five parts of the gynoecium. Fruits are long and round. Green fruits are available through out the year which contain a milky gum.
Name:
In Sanskrit-Paaris; Bengali-Pempe;
Hindi-Papaya or, Papita;
Gujarati-Papeti;
Telegu-Bappeti;
Tamil-Popeti;
English-Pop-Tree; Latin-Caria Papaya.
Family: Passifloraceae.
Chemical Composition: The milky juice of Papaya contains a ferment which has an extra-ordinary energetic action upon nitrogenous substances and like pepsin, curdless milk. This juice differs from pepsin in being active without the addition of free acid; more over the ferment acts at a higher tempera-ture than animal pepsin.
The leaves of the papaya tree have been shown to contain an alkaloid called "CARPAINE" and a glucoside named "CARPOSIDE". This alkaloid was first discovered by Greshoff and has been further examined by Merck and Van Rijn who found that it is a secondary base. The present accepted formula is C14 H25 O2 N. The alkaloid can be purified by repeatedly crystallising the base from dilute spirit when it occurs in the form of colourless, lust rous, needle-shaped crystals with a melting point of 121°C.
Therapeutic action: It is a refeshing and spermatic appetizer. The extract is antibilious and is helpful in piles. The milky juice is anthelmintic. Dr. Fleming advocated that it prevents the enlargement of the spleen.
Symptomps
Mind: Two contrasting symptoms may be seen in the patient. First symptom is dull headed, can not understand anything easily, annoyed and absent minded; second-the patient is very intelligent, too much concentrated in educa-tion and concerned matters; does not feel tired; some times likes people and some times dislikes.
Head: Giddiness (dyspeptic patient); nausea, often after taking sweets or, in the afternon. Pleasure in cold weather.
Face: Pain in the left portion; facial paralysis.
Nose: Choked nose; difficulty in taking breath; running at nose. :
Lungs Cough: huskiness or aphonia; shooting pain in the lower left lung. Aggravation on movement.
Stomach: Dyspepsia; rumble in the bowels; constipation or diarrhoea; vomiting tendency after taking meals; food-aliments protrude out of the stomach; the patient becomes weak and anaemic. Face becomes pale. But remember that papaya (car. pap.) should not be given to diarrhocic pasients.
Urine: Paraffinic or yellowish discharge; hindrance in passing urine as if some thing is obstructing the flow; painful micturition; burning sensation in the urethra before or after urinal discharge; drop wise or trickling discharge of urine with pain in the bladder. This drug has effective action on primary gonorrhoea.
Male Rep Organ: Pain in the testicles excitement of the organs without semenal efflux. Some times. noctunnal emission happens without any excitement. Pain in the corinium to glans penis.
Female Rep. Organ: Weakness during menstruation and benumbed state by itching, and burning sensation in the ovaries; itching of the vaginal passage.
Skin and Limbs: Itching of the whole body, particularly in the left portion; appearance of urticaria preceded by itching; shivering hands and legs, generally in the left side; rheumatic pain in the left leg.
According to Shri Shivakali Bhattacharyya, well versed and famous practitioner in Ayurveda therapy. papays is very much useful in the treatment of constipation but admini-stration of this drug is forbidden in case of diarrhoeic symptom.
Dose: 5-10 minims twice or thrice daily.
