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Carica papaya

(Papaya)

Caricaceae

Traditional remedy or use: Cooked and eaten or eaten raw once ripened. Used as a meat tenderizer. Used to treat cuts or scrapes, intestinal disorders, roundworms, cirrhosis of the liver; Abortifacient.

Modern remedy or use: Most traditional uses are still employed today.

Comments: Possible cancer treatment.

 

 

 

 

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