Papaya (Carica papaya L.)

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a plant originating from southern Mexico and northern parts of South America, and is now widespread and widely grown throughout the tropics for its fruit is taken. Name papaya in Indonesian language derived from Dutch, "Papaja", which in turn took the name of the Arawak language, "papaya". In Javanese papaya called "Kates" and in Sundanese "papaw". Papaya trees are generally unbranched or slightly branched, growing to 5-10 m tall with leaves that form a spiral similar to the upper trunk. The leaves are pinnate five with a long stalk and hollow in the middle. The form can bercangap or not. Papaya cultivars usually bercangap inside.

Papaya is monodioecious' (single homeless once married two) with three other plants sex between males, females, and effeminate (hermaphrodites). Male plants are known as "papaya hanging", which although males can sometimes produce fruit also is "parthenogenesis". The fruit is sterile (do not produce fertile seeds), and be used as a traditional medicine. Papaya flowers have pale yellow petals with a stalk or sit on the trunk. Male flowers on male plants grow on long stalks. Flowers are usually found in the area around the shoots. Shape of a round, elongated, with tapered ends normally. Color dark green fruit when young, and after cooking light green to yellow. Shape of a round when derived from female plants and elongated (oval) when the plant produced a sissy. Pansy plants in cultivation is preferred because it can produce more fruit and larger fruit. Karpela pulp derived from a thickened, yellow to red, depending on the variety. The middle of the hollow fruit. The seeds are black or black and wrapped in a layer of mucus (pulp) to prevent it from drying out.

Eaten papaya flesh, both when young and ripe. Young fruit pulp cooked as a vegetable. Meat ripe fruit eaten fresh or as a mixture of fruit cocktail. Papaya leaves are also used as a vegetable and meat tenderizer. Young papaya leaves eaten as a salad or used as a wrap kit. Papaya latex can be found in the stems, leaves, and fruit contains the enzyme papain, a kind of protease, which can soften the meat and other protein conformational change. Papain has been mass produced and became a commercial commodity. Papaya leaves also have medicinal and juice are used in traditional medicine to increase appetite.

Usefulness improving digestion, treat stomach, reduce body heat, reduce heart disease, anti-amoebic, laxative urine, breaking fibers, overcome diarrhea, fever, sores, allergies, rheumatism and gout. The trick: take 100 grams of ripe papaya, seeded with the skin, and then blended with 50 cc of water, drink 1 cup a day in the morning or afternoon.