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Papaya
Carica papaya
Papaya · Adibati · Aɖiba · Bobai · Bofere · Fruta bomba · Gedang · Kates · Lechosa · Lesi · Mamoeiro · Mamão-formosa · Mamão-havaí · Mamão-papaia · Melon tree · Melonenbaum · Melontræ · Mpwapwaia · Mpwapwayi · Mīkana
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Java, Panama(Choco), Trinidad, Mauritius, Mexico, Turkey, Malagasy, India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Amebiasis, Anodyne, Antibiotic
Science studied: N-ACETYL-HEXOSAMIDASE, AMYL-ACETATE, ASH, ASPARTIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Caricaceae
Scientific name: Carica papaya
Common names: Papaya, Adibati, Aɖiba, Bobai, Bofere, Fruta bomba, Gedang, Kates, Lechosa, Lesi, Mamoeiro, Mamão-formosa, Mamão-havaí, Mamão-papaia, Melon tree, Melonenbaum, Melontræ, Mpwapwaia, Mpwapwayi, Mīkana
History
The source record documents this plant in Java, Panama(Choco), Elsewhere, Trinidad, Mauritius, Mexico, Turkey, Malagasy and 23 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Amebiasis
- Anodyne
- Antibiotic
- Antiphlogistic
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Cancer
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- Cardiac
- Cholagogue
- Constipation
- Corn
- Decoagulant
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Diphtheria
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Ecbolic
- Elephantiasis
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Flu
- Freckle
- Fumitory
- Fungicide
- Gravel
- Hemoptysis
- Hypertension
- Infection
- Laxative
- Leucoderma
- Longevity
- Madness
- Oliguria
- Pectoral
- Pediculicide
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatism
- Scorpion
- Soap
- Sore
- Stomachic
- Suppurative
- Tea
- Tenderizer
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tuberculosis
- Tumor
- Ulcer
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Wart
- Wound
- Bactericide
- Boil
- Dysuria
- Enteritis
- Ringworm
- Cardiotonic
- Colic
- Epithelioma
- Itch
- Liver
- Splenitis
- Tumor(Uterus)
- Ache(Head)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Java
- Panama(Choco)
- Elsewhere
- Trinidad
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Turkey
- Malagasy
- India
- Panama
- China
- Japan
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- New Caledonia
- Panama(Cuna)
- Haiti
- Ivory Coast
- Samoa
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Malaya
- South America
- Jamaica
- South Africa
- Indonesia
- Sri Lanka
- Peru
- Australia
- Dominican Republic
- Philippines
- St Vincent
- Indochina
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Amebiasis
- Anodyne
- Antibiotic
- Antiphlogistic
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Cardiac
- Cholagogue
- Constipation
- Corn
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- Decoagulant
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Diphtheria
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Ecbolic
- Elephantiasis
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Flu
- Freckle
- Fumitory
- Fungicide
- Gravel
- Hemoptysis
- Hypertension
- Infection
- Laxative
- Leucoderma
- Longevity
- Madness
- Oliguria
- Pectoral
- Pediculicide
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatism
- Scorpion
- Soap
- Sore
- Stomachic
- Suppurative
- Tea
- Tenderizer
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tuberculosis
- Tumor
- Ulcer
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Wart
- Wound
- Bactericide
- Boil
- Dysuria
- Enteritis
- Ringworm
- Cardiotonic
- Colic
- Epithelioma
- Itch
- Liver
- Splenitis
- Tumor(Uterus)
- Ache(Head)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Neuroprotective Effects of Carica papaya in Experimental Models of Neurodegeneration: A Comprehensive Review · 2026 source ↗
- Genome characterization of a begomovirus isolated from Brazilian Carica papaya plants. · 2026 source ↗
- Unveiling the Phytoconstituents and Health Benefits of Carica papaya L.: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Therapeutics. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- N-ACETYL-HEXOSAMIDASE
- AMYL-ACETATE
- ASH
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BENZYLSENEVOL
- BUTYL-BENZOATE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CARICIN
- BETA-CAROTENE
- GAMMA-CAROTENE
- CARPAINE
- CARPOSIDE
- CHYMOPAPAIN-A
- CHYMOPAPAIN-B
- CITRIC-ACID
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- COTININE
- DECANAL
- EO
- ETHYL-ALCOHOL
- ETHYL-BENZOATE
- FAT
- FIBER
- D-GALACTURONIC-ACID
- GERANYL-ACETONE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HEPTANAL
- HISTIDINE
- 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE
- ISOAMYL-ACETATE
- KILOCALORIES
- KRYPTOXANTHIN
- LAURIC-ACID
- LEUCINE
- LYCOPENE
- LYSINE
- MAGNESIUM
- MALIC-ACID
- MANGANESE
- METHIONINE
- METHYL-ALCOHOL
- 3-METHYL-BUTYL-BENZOATE
- 6-METHYLKEPT-5-EN-2-ONE
- METHYL-HEXANOATE
- METHYL-OCTANOATE
- METHYL-THIOCYANATE
- MUFA
- MYOSMINE
- MYRCENE
- MYROSIN
- NEOXANTHIN
- NIACIN
- NONANAL
- (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE
- OCTANAL
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PENTADECANE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHYTOFLUENE
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- PROPYL-ALCOHOL
- PROP-2-YL-BUTYRATE
- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SERINE
- SFA
- STEARIC-ACID
- SULFUR
- TARTARIC-ACID
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- THIAMIN
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- WATER
- ZEAXANTHIN
- ARGININE
- BORON
- DEHYDROCARPAINES
- ALKALOIDS
- BUTYL-ALCOHOL
- ETHYL-BUTYRATE
- FLAVONOLS
- GERMACRENE-D
- HEXANAL
- IRON
- 5,6-MONOEPOXI-BETA-CAROTENE
- (E)-BETA-OCIMENE
- SODIUM
- SUCROSE
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- TERPINOLENE
- TRIACETIN
- ALANINE
- BEHENIC-ACID
- BUTYL-HEXANOATE
- CALLOSE
- EPSILON-CAROTENE
- CHRYSANTHEMEXANTHIN
- COPPER
- DEHYDROCARPAMINES
- ETHYL-OCTANOATE
- D-GALACTOSE
- GLUCOTROPAEOLIN
- HEXADECENOIC-ACID
- ISOLEUCINE
- KRYPTOFLAVIN
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- METHYL-GERANATE
- METHYL-SALICYLATE
- MUTATOCHROME
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- GAMMA-OCTALACTONE
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PENTAN-2,4-DIONE
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHYTOENE
- PUFA
- TANNINS
- 4-TERPINEOL
- THREONINE
- VIT-B-6
- ZINC
- VIOLAXANTHIN
- CAOUTCHOUC
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- PROTEIN
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- 5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL
- 7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- BUT-2-ENOIC-ACID-BENZYL-ESTER
- BUT-2-ENOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- 2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-AL
- BUTANEDIONE
- BUTANOIC-ACID
- BUTANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- N-BUTANOL
- BUTYL-ACETATE
- ISOBUTYL-ACETATE
- ISOBUTYL-ALCOHOL
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAPROIC-ACID
- CARICA-PAPAYA-ALKALOID-(C-11-H-14-N-2-O)
- CARICA-PAPAYA-AMYLASE
- CARICA-PAPAYA-ANTICOAGULANT
- CARICA-PAPAYA-POLYSACCHARIDE
- CARICA-PAPAYA-POLYSACCHARIDE-PP-I
- CARICA-PAPAYA-POLYSACCHARIDE-PP-II
- CARICACIN
- BETA-BETA-CAROTENE
- BETA-EPSILON-CAROTENE
- BETA-PSEUDOCAROTENE
- PSEUDO-PSEUDOCAROTENE
- BETA-BETA-CAROTENE-3-DIOL
- DEHYDROCARPAINE-I
- DEHYDROCARPAINE-II
- PSEUDOCARPAINE
- CARPASAMINE
- CARPASEMINE
- CHOLESTEROL
- CHOLINE
- CHYMOPAPAIN
- BENZALDEHYDE
- PHENYLACETONITRILE
- CRYPTOXANTHIN
- CRYPTOXANTHIN-MONOEPOXIDE
- CYCLOARTANOL
- CYCLOARTENOL
- 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL
- CYCLOBRANOL
- METHYL-CYCLOHEXANE
- N-DOCOSANE
- N-DODECANE
- N-DOTRIACONTANE
- N-EICOSANE
- ETHANOL
- ETHYL-ACETATE
- FATTY-ACIDS
- FIXED-OIL
- N,N-DIMETHYL-FORMAMIDE
- FRUCTOSE
- GALACTOSE
- GENTISIC-ACID
- GLUCOSE
- BENZYL-GLUCOSINOLATE
- PHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROL
- SULFOQUINOVOSYL-DIACYL-GLYCEROL
- N-HENEICOSANE
- N-HENTRIACONTANE
- N-HEPTACOSANE
- N-HEPTADECANE
- HEPTAN-2-ONE
- HEX-2-ENOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- N-HEXACOSANE
- N-HEXADECANE
- HEXANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- HEXYL-ACETATE
- HEXYL-ALCOHOL
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- 6,7-EPOXY-LINALOOL
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LYSOZYME
- METHANOL
- METHYL-ACETATE
- MYRISTOLEIC-ACID
- METHYL-NICOTINATE
- NICOTINE
- N-NONACOSANE
- N-NONADECANE
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-OCT-7-ENE-2,3,6-TRIOL
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,7-DIENE-3,6-DIOL
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3,7-DIENE-2,6-DIOL
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-CIS-2,7-DIENE-1,6-DIOL
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-TRANS-2,7-DIENE-1,6-DIOL
- N-OCTACOSANE
- OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID
- N-OCTADECANE
- OCTADECENOIC-ACID
- DELTA-OCTALACTONE
- OCTAN-3-OL
- OCTANOIC-ACID
- OCTANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- PAPAIN
- PAPAYA-PEPTIDASE-A
- PAPAYA-POLYSACCHARIDE-II
- PAPAYA-PROTEINASE-OMEGA
- PECTIN
- N-PENTACOSANE
- N-PENTADECANE
- PAPAYA-PEPTIDASE-B
- PROPYL-ACETATE
- ISOPROPYL-ALCOHOL
- PROTEASE
- PROTEINASE
- PRUNASIN
- PYRIDINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SQUALENE
- STIGMASTEROL
- DELTA-5-STIGMASTEROL
- STYRENE
- N-TETRACOSANE
- N-TETRADECANE
- TETRAPHYLLIN-B
- BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- TOLUENE
- N-TRIACONTANE
- N-TRICOSANE
- TRICOSANOIC-ACID
- N-TRIDECANE
- N-TRITRIACONTANE
- 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE
- O-XYLENE
- XYLITOL
- ANTHERAXANTHIN
- BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN-PALMITATE
- BETA-CAROTENE-5,6-EPOXIDE
- CAROTENOIDS
- LINALOOL-OXIDE-A
- LINALOOL-OXIDE-B
- SALICYLATES
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LINALOOL
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- FUMARIC-ACID
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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