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10 Health Benefits of Raw Green Papaya

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Dr. Santosh RayabagiAyurvedic Doctor • 14 Years Exp.Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)
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Green papaya comes fully loaded with health benefits for the presence of vital nutrients like vitamin c, B, and E along with potassium, fiber, magnesium and minimal calories in it. Read ahead 10 amazing benefits of unripe green papaya for better health and vitality.

10 Health Benefits of Unripe Green Papaya

1. Aids digestion: Green Papaya helps in smooth digestion of food, it contains a digestive enzyme namely papain that supplements for lack of gastric juice. It renders benefits in cases of intestinal irritation and excessive mucus in the stomach.

2. Soothes inflammation: Green papaya has anti-inflammatory properties for benefitting patients of asthma, osteoarthritis, gout and rheumatoid arthritis. It also has vitamin a that decreases lungs' inflammation in smokers. Fresh green papaya juice can also treat inflamed tonsils.

3. Eliminates toxins: Green Papaya helps in removing toxin or free radical particle from body. The laxative fibers of green papaya get entangled with cancerous toxins and eliminate them via bowel movements. It also renders relief from constipation, piles and diarrhea.

4. Gree Papaya Good For Skin Infection: Intake of green papaya offer lots of benefits to the skin. Topical application of green papaya can show an impressive improvement in psoriasis, acne, skin pigmentation, freckles, or inflamed skin.

5. Arrests Bad cholesterol: Green papaya rich in nutrition, unripe green papaya is full of antioxidants that prevent stroke or heart attack.

6. Eases Menstrual pain: This food helps women in periods of pain. Consumption of unripe papaya contracts the womb's muscles for easy and regulated menstrual flow. It also prevents menstruation cessation.

7. Controls Bowel Movements: Green papaya is anti-parasitic and anti-amoebic in character thus is able to regulate bowel movement that consequently eases constipation, indigestion, acid reflux, ulcers, heartburn, and gastric problems.

8. Green Papaya Prevents Heart Problem: Green papaya maintains regulated blood flow and keeps check on the sodium content present in the body. This reduces the chances of heart ailments.

9. Helps in Losing weight: Raw papaya for weight loss used by lots of people. Papaya is full of vitamin a, E, and E for trimming down extra pounds.

10. Develops Mammary Glands: The enzymes present in green papaya develop mammary glands and increases the production of breast-enhancing hormones. Its content of vitamin a stimulates the secretion of ovarian estrogen and female hormones.


Update From Lybrate: To keep your Gut Health on track and to avoid constipation and gastric troubles, we suggest you buy Digestive Care products available on Lybrate at affordable prices.

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