Papaya
Botanical name - Carica papaya
Family - Caricaceae
A fruit tree growing up to 6m. Fresh leaves are a useful dressing for foul wounds. Milky juice from unripe fruit is applied to corns, arts, pimples and horny excrescence of skin and other skin diseases. The juice removes freckles and makes the skin smooth. Paste of seeds and latex is applied to skin diseases like ringworm.
Family - Caricaceae
A fruit tree growing up to 6m. Fresh leaves are a useful dressing for foul wounds. Milky juice from unripe fruit is applied to corns, arts, pimples and horny excrescence of skin and other skin diseases. The juice removes freckles and makes the skin smooth. Paste of seeds and latex is applied to skin diseases like ringworm.
