Ethnobotanical Plant Carica papaya | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Katela gantung, Papaya, Chich Put, Kavunagaci, Mapaza, Wan Shou Kuo, Gandul, Papaye, Mu Kua, Papailler, Fan Kua, Papaw, Pawpaw, Betik petik, Papayer, Pawpaw Tree, Pepol, Tinti, Kepaya, Lechoso, Kates, Kuntaia, Lohong Si Phle

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending	Country/Region	Reference
Abortifacient	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	Panama(Choco)	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Ache(Head)	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth)	Samoa	Duke, 1992 *
Amebiasis	Japan	Duke, 1992 *
Amebiasis	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic	Trinidad	Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Antiphlogistic	Elsewhere	ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Arthritis	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Asthma	Mauritius	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide	India	Duke, 1992 *
Boil	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer	Mexico	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer	Australia	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.