Papaya seeds are edible and have pungent, peppery, bitter taste. These contain glucosinolates, Benzyl isothiocynate and papaya oil. These are small in size but full of medicinal properties. These are used for expelling intestinal parasites naturally. This is very good, cost effective and without any side effect home remedy for treating intestinal worms. Papaya seeds are antibacterial, anthelmintic, anti-amoebic and effective against E.coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus infections. These seeds can be air dried and used with honey in water as medicine against parasites.
General Information
Latin name: Carica papaya
Common names: papaya, papaw, pawpaw, mamao, tree melon, Papita
How to use Papaya seeds
- Take ground papaya seeds (1 tsp).
- Mix with honey.
- Add in cup of warm water and drink empty stomach before breakfast.
- Do this for four days.
- For kids you can add one teaspoon of air dried papaya seeds in 20 ml of honey.
- This is sweet and masks the taste of seeds and thus helps in easy administration in kids. This can even given to a child as young as three years.
You can also use fresh seeds. For this purpose chew one spoon of papaya seeds daily for a weak empty stomach in morning. You can also mix honey to make it more palatable.