We investigated the antiplasmodial properties of crude extracts from Carica papaya leaves to trace the activity through bioassay-guided fractionation. The greatest antiplasmodial activity was observed in the ethyl acetate crude extract. C. papaya showed a high selectivity for P. falciparum against CHO cells with a selectivity index of 249.25 and 185.37 in the chloroquine-sensitive D10 and chlor...

Thrombocytopenia is a disorder in which there is a thrombocyte count of less than 150×103/μL. Thrombocytopenia is life threatening in many diseases particularly in dengue which is an escalating problem in the world. There was an outbreak of dengue in 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan and it was public opinion that Carica papaya leaf extract helps in recovery of platelet count. The aim of present study w...

Carica papaya belonging to the Caricaceae family is an effective medicinal herb that is used as a folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases throughout the world including Bangladesh. It can be used for treatment of a numerous diseases like warts, corns, sinuses, eczema, cutaneous tubercles, glandular tumors, blood pressure, dyspepsia, constipation, amenorrhoea, general debility, expel...

Ethanolic extracts of Canarium schweinfurthii stem bark and Senna alata leaf, and aqueous extract of unripe Carica papaya fruit, at two different doses (150, 400 mg/kg), were evaluated for antihyperglycaemic and hypolipidemic effects on alloxan-induced diabetic rats following daily oral administration for 28 days. While antihyperglycaemic effect was lacking in Senna alata, it was persistent (P<...

1. Home Cure for Dengue Death Sting. Available from: http:/ /articles.timesofindia. indiatimes.com/2012-09-12/ kolkata/33788187_1_platelet-dengue-patients-papaya. Accessed October 22, 2013 2. Otsuki N, Dang N H, Kumagai E, Kondo A, Iwata S, Morimoto C. Aqueous extract of Carica papaya leaves exhibits anti-tumor activity and immunomodulatory effects. J Ethnopharmacology. 2010;127:760-7. 3. Ranas...

UNLABELLED Dengue virus belongs to the virus family Flaviviridae. Dengue hemorrhagic disease caused by dengue virus is a public health problem worldwide. The viral non structural 2B and 3 (NS2B-NS3) protease complex is crucial for virus replication and hence, it is considered to be a good anti-viral target. Leaf extracts from Carica papaya is generally prescribed for patients with dengue fever,...

A study was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of aqueous seed extract of Carica papaya L. on gentamicin induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in Wistar rats. A control group (Group I, n=12) was compared with rats administrated with 40 mg/kg gentamicin, once daily for 14 days (Groups II, III and IV, n=12 each). The effect of aqueous extract of Carica papaya L. at a dose level of 20...

Many lines of genetically modified (GM) papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus) have been developed worldwide to resist infection from various strains of papaya ringspot virus (PRSV). We found an unidentified and unauthorized GM papaya in imported processed papaya food. Transgenic vector construct that provides resistance to the PRSV strains isolated in Thailand was detected. An original and specific r...

In this study, we reported the feasibility of using papaya skin extract (Carica papaya L.) as an alternative to enzyme pepsin in harvesting Gnathostoma spinigerum third-stage larvae. From experimental digestion, we found that the different numbers of recovered larvae between papaya skin extract and pepsin were not statistically significant (p >0.05). When the derived larvae from pepsin and papa...

Carica papaya Linn. is commonly called as paw-paw and it belongs to the family Caricaceae. Papaya possess excellent medicinal properties for treatment of different ailments. The different parts of the Carica papaya plant including leaves, seeds, latex and fruit exhibited to have medicinal value. The stem, leaf and fruit of papaya contain plenty of latex. The latex from unripe papaya fruit conta...