Vol. 10, Issue 8 (2021)

Author(s):
Nagarathna SB, SK Jain, Arun HR, PS Champawat, Renu Mogra and JK Maherchandani

Abstract:
Papaya (Carica papaya Linn.) comes under a family Caricaceae and it is evergreen plant of tropical and subtropical regoins. The various parts of the papaya plant have different uses, and it has been used for therapeutic purposes since ancient times. The review's goal is to describe some phytochemical constituents of papaya as well as their applications. Fruit, leaf, seed, bark, latex, and other components of the papaya plant play an important role in disease management. The active components of papaya extracts, such as alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, and flavonoids, are responsible for the therapeutic activity. In addition, in dengue fever patients, papaya leaf juice increases platelet counts. According to the findings different parts of papaya extracts have anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-malarial, anti-plasmodial, anti-dengue, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, diuretic, and anti-diabetic properties.