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Papaya is a familiar plant to Vietnamese people. Papaya fruit is very delicious and nutritious but not many people know the use of papaya leaf juice. So what are the health benefits of drinking papaya leaf juice?
1. Papaya is a very familiar plant
Papaya has the scientific name Carica papaya belongs to the herbaceous plant, belongs to the Papaya family. The origin of papaya is southern Mexico, eastern Central America and northern South America. Currently, papaya appears popular in tropical climates such as Brazil, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Vietnam.
Characteristics of this tree species is that it has a height of 3 - 10m, rarely branches (if there are branches, usually at the top), leaves are quite large, propeller-shaped, leaves grow alternately, alternately and not. accompanied by leaves.
In our country, if provided with enough water and nutrients, papaya trees can grow about 55 - 60 leaves per year. The shelf life of papaya leaves is about 3-4 months. Besides the fruit, papaya leaf juice is also considered a remedy to treat many diseases.
2. What are the health benefits of drinking papaya leaf juice?
2.1. Skin health care
Papaya leaf juice contains high levels of vitamin A and vitamin C, so it is very good for the skin. In particular, vitamin C has the same role as an antioxidant, helping the body fight free radicals and fight skin damage.
Besides, papaya leaf juice also has the ability to prevent and eliminate other skin symptoms such as acne, acne, dark spots and wrinkles. From there, drinking papaya leaf juice can help give them a bright, healthy, youthful and vibrant skin.
2.2. Control blood sugar
Nutrition experts say that papaya leaf juice contains natural ingredients that are able to stimulate the action of insulin hormone in the body. Thus, drinking papaya leaf juice helps the body to control and regulate blood sugar more closely, reducing the risk of diabetes, obesity, hypertension, kidney damage and cardiovascular disease. .
2.3. Increased platelet count
A lower than normal platelet count can lead to bleeding of the skin and mucous membranes. At a serious level is the state of internal bleeding, brain bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding ... Therefore, supplementing with foods that increase the quantity and quality of platelets is very necessary.
And one of the outstanding effects of papaya leaf juice is to stimulate increased platelet count. The results of many studies around the world prove that papaya leaves contain components that help significantly supplement the number of platelets for the body.
2.4. Regulate menstrual cycle
Women with irregular menstrual cycles are often caused by hormonal disorders in the body. This condition causes various problems such as hot flashes, acne and sometimes serious health consequences such as polycystic ovary disease, uterine fibroids, endometriosis. , ovarian cancer...
Drinking papaya leaf juice can be a great solution to help solve menstrual problems. Thanks to the inherent properties, papaya leaves have the effect of balancing hormones, regulating the menstrual cycle and minimizing the risk of serious gynecological diseases.
2.5. Relieve menstrual pain
Also related to menstruation is dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain during menstruation and this is really an obsession for many women because of the discomfort of lower abdominal cramps. A remedy for this situation, women just need to use a little papaya leaf juice to cook with sesame and salt to help quickly repel abdominal pain during menstruation.
2.6. Slow down the aging process
Papaya leaf juice is a source of many different amino acids such as glutamic acid, glycine, valine, leucine, tryptophan, cystine, histidine... These amino acids are the main ingredients found in cosmetics. skin firming and anti-aging products.
Therefore, drinking papaya leaf juice regularly is considered a measure to slow down the aging process on the skin. The advantage of papaya leaf juice is that the price is much cheaper than cosmetics and usually does not cause side effects on the skin.
2.7. Digestive system support
Papaya leaf juice contains active ingredients such as papain, chymopapain, protease and amylase enzymes, so it is classified as a group of foods that can perfectly support the function of the digestive system.
When taken into the body, the above compounds in papaya leaf juice help the intestines break down and quickly absorb nutrients that are difficult to absorb such as proteins, carbohydrates and minerals in food.
At the same time, papaya leaves also bring the ability to fight dangerous gastrointestinal diseases such as stomach ulcers, stomach pain, diarrhea...
2.8. Prevent cancer
Referring to foods that are the cure for cancer, we cannot help but mention papaya leaf juice. This effect is due to the effect of a compound acetogenin, which has the ability to help fight cancer very effectively.
2.9. Promote hair growth
Papaya leaf extract can promote hair growth and prevent hair loss and baldness. Papaya leaf juice contains the ingredient used in anti-dandruff shampoos, which is a compound called karpain that has the ability to remove dirt and excess oil from the scalp. Karpain also functions as a natural conditioner and gives shine to the hair.
3. Should you drink fresh or dried papaya leaf juice?
The question of many people is whether to drink fresh or dried papaya leaf juice to bring real effects? Health experts recommend that we use dried papaya leaves.
The reason is that fresh papaya leaves often have a very bitter taste, difficult to drink, but also contain a lot of resin, so when cooking water, it will be difficult to remove this amount of plastic.
Meanwhile, dried papaya leaves both remove the disadvantages of fresh leaves and allow us to observe the intensity of the water color.
4. How to cook papaya leaf juice at home
Currently there are many recipes to make papaya leaf juice from fresh leaves, dried leaves or even a combination of other ingredients such as lemon, lemongrass...
4.1. How to cook dried papaya leaf juice
If fresh papaya leaves are not available, we can use dried papaya leaves to cook water according to the following steps:
Ingredients:
Dried papaya leaves; About 2 liters of filtered water. How to do:
Put filtered water and dried papaya leaves in the pot; Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat to continue cooking; Cook the above mixture until the amount of water is reduced by half; Proceed to filter the residue and then enjoy the dried papaya leaf juice.
4.2. How to cook fresh papaya leaf juice with lemon
Fresh papaya leaf juice is difficult to drink due to its bitter taste. Therefore, we can combine fresh papaya leaves with some ingredients to bring out a more delicious and easy-to-drink taste.
Ingredients:
10 fresh papaya leaves; 2-3 spoons of sugar; juice of half a lemon; About 240ml of water. How to do:
Wash papaya leaves and cut them into small pieces; Grind fresh papaya leaves with warm water; Strain the blended mixture with a sieve or mesh cloth; Then add some prepared lemon juice; Add sugar to the mixture of papaya leaf juice and lemon juice. If you don't like sugar, you can use honey; Add a little water if the mixture is too thick, then continue to grind until the mixture is smooth; Put the processed papaya leaf juice in the refrigerator to cool and then enjoy.
4.3. How to cook fresh papaya leaf juice with lemongrass
Lemongrass is the ingredient that makes papaya leaf juice delicious and more nutritious.
Ingredients:
Dried lemongrass: 10 grams; Papaya leaves: 90 grams; Filtered water: 2 liters. Method:
Pour clean water into the pot, add lemongrass and papaya leaves and bring to a boil; When the water boils, turn down the heat and cook for another 30 minutes; Turn off the stove, filter the papaya leaf juice to drink during the day. Papaya leaf juice contains high levels of vitamin A and vitamin C, along with many other nutrients, so it is very good for overall health. You can add this water every day to protect your health.
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