Carica Papaya Essay

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Carica papaya belongs to caricaceae family is used in ayurvedic medicines from very long time. It is used as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, diuretic, antibacterial, abortifacient, vermifuge, hypoglycemic, antifungal activity, antihelmenthic and immunomodulatory etc. Scientific evidences suggest their versatile biological function that supports its traditional use in different diseases. Phytochemical studies showed that plant contains mainly alkaloids carpaine, pseudocarpaine, tannins, flavnoids, carcin, gamma terpine, glycoside carposides, sugars etc. Roshan et al (2014) Upgade and Bhaskar (2013) investigated the phytocompounds of the methanolic extract of C. papaya using GC-MS. Crushed fresh young leaves were sequentially extracted in a …show more content…

Chemical composition of the pulp was determined. Phytochemical screening of mature unripe pulp of Carica papaya (dry weight) showed the presence of saponins and cardenolides, while chemical analysis revealed the presence of potassium (223.0mg/100g) as well as sodium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, copper, magnesium and manganese in considerable quantities. Proximate analysis of the pulp showed that it contained starch (43.28%), sugars (15.15%), crude protein (13.63%), crude fat (1.29%), moisture (10.65%) and fibre (1.88%). All these results indicated that the pulp of mature unripe Carica papaya contained nutrients and mineral elements that may be useful in nutrition. The presence of some phytochemicals like saponins and cardenolides explained the astringent action of the plant encountered in the numerous therapeutic …show more content…

The efficiency of these two methods was assessed by comparing the physicochemical properties and oxidative stability of papaya seed oil. The analytical tests were color, unsaponifiable matters, iodine value, acid value and peroxide value. Analysis of fatty acid composition revealed that 13 kinds of components were present and the total amount of fatty acids accounted for 93.13% of papaya seed oil, the predominant fatty acids in papaya seed oil were oleic (18:1, 72.60%), palmitic (16:0, 18.00%), linoleic acid (18:2, 5.80%) and stearic (18:0,

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