<He believed it would reduce the swelling.>

I have used digestive enzymes (bromelain, from pineapple) as an
anti-inflammatory. To reduce inflammation, they are given away from food.

I am interested in learning more about the papaya juice would help protect the
stomach. Thanks, Sue for sharing this.

Lynn


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-----Original Message-----
From: Dorothy Dunning <dody@...>

Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:25:33
To: <LP@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [LP] Rocky's Mom-info for group too


Papaya is a tropical fruit that has a lot of a particular enzyme,
papase, in its flesh. This is one of the first protein-digesting
enzymes to be discovered and is still given for digestive problems.
I don't know why, specifically, as any protein-digesting enzyme will
itself be digested in a healthy small intestine, but maybe in a
less-healthy one it breaks down some other proteins before it's
denatured, making them easier to absorb.

I was given it by an olde-tyme doctor when I broke a bone, for he
believed it would reduce the swelling. Didn't do me any harm, as far
as I could tell, and in the fullness of time, the swelling
diminished. Don't know whether the enzyme had anything to do with
that, but what the hey. Unfortunately he prescribed it as a pill,
not as the fruit. That was impossible in MA in October, back then.
Ripe papaya is yummy; when not quite ripe it's yucky and certainly
has less papase in it.
--
Dody Dunning
Mt Morris, PA
IACP #1184



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