The present study was designed to perform phytochemical and physicochemical analyses of carica papaya leaves, and to. Pdf chemical composition of leaves, fruit pulp and seeds in some. The present study evaluates the chemical constituents and nutrient composition of leaf extracts of carica papaya and vernonia amygdalina. Hiv1 effect of carica papaya aerial parts polar extracts and also the investigation of the chemical content from the polar extracts of the plant. Its origin is in the tropics of the americas, perhaps from central america and southern mexico. Antifungal activity in ethanolic extracts of carica papaya l. Phytochemical screening and hypoglycemic activity of. Seeds of papaya cultivated in somalia, which accounted for about 16% of the fresh fruit weight, were divided into sarcotesta and endosperm. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of gras herbs and other economic plants.
N2 1dept of plant science and biotechnology, abia state university, uturunigeria. Oil extract showed very high levels of oleic and palmitic acids. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change. Chemical constituents and nutrient composition of carica papaya and vernonia amygdalina leaf extracts. The highland papayas, vasconcellea, are considered the nearest relatives to carica papaya although the relationship is not close aradhya et. Pawpaw carica papaya belongs to the family caricaceae with over twenty species but only one member of the genus carica is cultivated as a fruit tree, while the other three genera cyclicomorpha, jarilla and jacaratia are grown primarily as ornamentals. Leaves contain large amounts of alkaloids, carpaine and pseudocarpine which creates. The collected latex was spread on trays and left for dry. Pdf chemical constituents and nutrient composition of. Two important compounds are chymopapain and papain, which are supposed to aid in digestion. Papaya leaves have been used in the treatment of various ailments 2. Pdf the leaves and fruits of five carica papaya morphotypes were.
When ripe, the flesh is sweet and juicy and similar in taste to other melons. Chemical composition of leaves, fruit pulp and seeds in some carica papaya. Phytochemical examination of the leaves of carica papaya l. The methanol and aqueous extracts of carica papaya were tested for their antihiv1 activity using the syncytia formation assay.
Sd on the phytochemicals composition and antioxidant activities of carica papaya seeds, a medicinal plant, was investigated. Defatted and undefatted seeds of papaya carica papaya were analyzed for proximate composition, some toxicants, sugar composition, mineral content, physicochemical properties of the seed oil and the fatty acid spectrum of the seed oil. Document complet disponible sur olis dans son format dorigine. Pdf background carica papaya, treelike herb, is cultivated in more than 50 tropical and subtropical countries in the world.
In some parts of the world, specially australia and some islands of the west indies, it is known as papaw, or pawpaw, names which are better limited to the very different, mainly wild asimina triloba dunal, belonging to the annonaceae. As a dual or multipurpose, earlybearing, spaceconserving, herbaceous crop, it is widely acclaimed, despite its susceptibility to natural enemies. The chemical constituents were analysed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry gcms. Review on nutritional, medicinal and pharmacological. Resident, 3associate professor, 4professor and head, department of medicine, s. Ogant department of biochemistry, division of biological sciences, university of nigeria, nsukka, nigeria received 15 december 1970 abstractthe alkaloid caxpaine has been isolated from the leaves of the nigerian variety of carica papaya l and some new derivatives of the. The min c, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin b6 fresh green tea is an antiseptic whilst the brown, and vitamin k bari et al. Effect of carica papaya leaf extract capsule on platelet. Antifertility activity the antifertility effects of carica papaya. Evaluation of nutritional components of carica papaya l.
Papaya is a small, bushy tree with a hollow trunk, large palmate leaves, and oblong smoothskinned fruits melons. Pdf chemical composition of leaves, fruit pulp and seeds in. Okpe oche 1, attah rosemary 1, ojowu john 1, edenta chidi 2, samuel m. Carica papaya, chemical constituents, gcms analysis, antimicrobial activity. This document is fps106, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. The different parts of the carica papaya plant including leaves, seeds, latex and fruit exhibited to have medicinal value. Pharmacognostic, physicochemical and phytochemical studies on. Chemical composition of various part of carica papaya plant are described table 5. Chemical composition of leaves, fruit pulp and seeds. This work describes biochemical constituents of leaves of carica papaya. The alkaloid, carpaine, was isolated and identified. Evaluation of nutritional components of carica papaya at. Drying methods had significant p carica papaya were analyzed for proximate composition, some toxicants, sugar composition, mineral content, physicochemical properties of the seed oil and the fatty acid spectrum of the seed oil.
Phytochemical screening, antimicrobial and antioxidant. The methanol and aqueous extracts of carica papaya were tested for their antihiv1 activity using the syncytia formation. Pdf the leaves and fruits of five carica papaya morphotypes were harvested from trees in home gardens in umuahia, abia state, nigeria. The latex from unripe papaya fruit contain enzymes papain and chymopapain. The melons are usually picked in a green state and allowed to ripen.
Some chemical compounds occurring in carica papaya. Phytochemical screening and hypoglycemic activity of carica. The highland papayas, vasconcellea, are considered the nearest relatives to carica papaya although the relationship is not close aradhya et al. Chemical composition of papaya carica papaya seeds. This work describes biochemical constituents of leaves of c. Phytochemical screening of the polar extracts of carica.
Pdf biochemical constituents in leaf of carica papaya. Sarcotesta showed higher percentages of ash, crude protein, and crude fiber than did endosperm, but was lacking in fat. Carica is a genus of flowering plants in the family caricaceae including c. The objective of the present investigation was to study the chemical composition of leaves of carica papaya belonging to family caricaceae growing in semiarid region of kachchh district, gujarat.
Carica papaya contains many biologically active compounds. Leaves, fruit and seeds of the carica papaya are used as ethno medicine. K l krishna 1, m paridhavi 2 and jagruti a patel 3 1jss college of pharmacy, ss nagara, mysore570 015, karnataka, india 2rajiv gandhi institute of pharmacy, trikarpur671 310, kasargod district, kerala, india. Effect of drying methods on the phytochemicals composition.
Unless otherwise noted all references are to duke, james a. The leaf tea or extract has a reputation as carica papaya is a source of carotenoids, vita a tumor destroying agent walter 2008. Carica papaya contains an enzyme known as papain which is present in the bark, leaves and fruit. It has been documented in literature for its use by natives of various parts of world and also for its antiinflammatory, antitumour, antidiabetic effects and many others. Seven to eight longitudinal incisions were made in order to allow latex to appear and drain in the collecting devices. Antibacterial activity of seed and leaf extract of carica papaya var. Nutraceutical potential of carica papaya in metabolic syndrome. Biology of carica papaya papayaseries of crop specific biology documents. Chemical constituents and nutrient composition of carica. It has been documented in literature for its use by natives of various parts of world and also for its antiinflammatory. Pdf chemical composition of leaves, fruit pulp and seeds.
Pdf phytochemical studies on carica papaya leaf juice. Role of carica papaya leaf extract for dengue associated. The basic constituents of the leaves of carica papaya. Amongst such medicinal plants is pawpaw carica papaya. Drying methods had significant p of the seeds, with freezedrying. Chemical composition of various parts of carica papaya linn. Chemical composition of byproducts from papaya processing. The hypoglycemic activities of carica papaya have been previously described for its fruit and leaves aruoma et al. The stem, leaf and fruit of papaya contain plenty of latex. Antibacterial activity of seed and leaf extract of carica. Chemical composition of leaves, fruit pulp and seeds in some carica papaya l morphotypes article pdf available january 2012 with,854 reads how we measure reads.
From the times immemorial, the whole papaya plant including its leaves, seeds, ripe and unripe fruits and their juice is used as traditional. These active principles or ingredients occur naturally in such plants bamisaye, et al. The morphotypes were based on fruit shape and pulp colour and are oblong red, oblong yellow, pear orange, round orange and round yellow. Effect of carica papaya leaf extract capsule on platelet count in patients of dengue fever with thrombocytopenia ajeet kumar gadhwal1, bs ankit1, chitresh chahar1, pankaj tantia 2, p sirohi3, rp agrawal4 1sr.
The seed is a rich source of proteins 278% undefatted, 444% defatted, lipids 283% undefatted and crude fibre 226% undefatted, 318% defatted. Pdf chemical composition of papaya philippa c ojimelukwe. Carica papaya leaf extracts are prescribed as a tonic for heart and also for the treatment of fever, pyrexia, diabetes, gonorrhea, syphilis, inflammation and for. The leaves and fruits of five carica papaya morphotypes were harvested from trees in home gardens in umuahia, abia state, nigeria. Chemical composition of various part of carica papaya plant. Maradol leaves are a potential source of secondary metabolites with antifungal properties. Antifungal activity in ethanolic extracts of carica papaya. This study focuses on the latex coming from its fruits of papaya cx variety.
In reference to the phytochemical analysis of carica papaya l. Caricaceae papaya originates from tropical central and south america, ranging from mexico to bolivia. Its origin is in the tropics of the americas, perhaps. Jan 30, 2011 the antifungal compounds of the le of c. Pusa dwarf linn jyotsna kiran peter, yashab kumar, priyanka pandey and harison masih department of microbiology and fermentation technology, jsbb, shiats deemed to be university, naini, up, india 211008. Index terms antisickling, carica papaya l, folk medicine, magifera l, moringa oleifera l, total antioxidant, total flavonoid content, total phenolic content. Review on nutritional, medicinal and pharmacological properties of papaya carica papaya linn.