Carica papaya, Kappalanga, Omakkay, Pappaya, Papaw tree, കപ്പളങ്ങ, ഓമക്കായ്, പപ്പായ

Family: Caricaceae
Vernacular names: Kappalanga, Omakkay, Pappaya, കപ്പളങ്ങ, ഓമക്കായ്, പപ്പായ (Malayalam), Papaw tree (English), Erandakarkati, (Sanskrit), Papaya (Hindi), Pappayi (Tamil)
Distribution: Native of Tropical America; cultivated in the tropics and subtropics
Description: Small trees. Leaves large, palmately lobed, apex acute. Plants dioecious or monoecious; flowers fragrant, yellowish-white. Fruit large spherical or pyriform, turning yellow or orange; seeds black, wrinkled, each enclosed in gelatinous membrane, oval in shape.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Cultivated in homesteads
Flowering & Fruiting: Throughout the year

Parts used: Fruits, seeds, leaves and latex
Properties & Uses: Digestive, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, carminative and diuretic. It is also useful in bleeding piles, dysentery, fever and urinary concretions. Seeds are abortifacient and vermifuge. seeds administered in enlarged liver, spleen and in bleeding piles. Leaves are used for dressing wounds and relieve sores. The flowers are used to treat jaundice.
Systems of Medicines: Folk, Unani, Homeo,
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