Papaya (Tag.)

Papaya (Tag.)

Carica papaya L.

Respiratory

Tree Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not Provided Flowers: Not Provided Fruits: Not Provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Dengue Fever. Preparation: Pound three leaves using mortar and pestle. Take the extracts.. Part used: Leaf | Dengue Fever. Preparation: Get a piece of leafbud, pound, squeeze using a cloth to extract the juice.. Part used: Leaf bud | Dengue Fever. Preparation: Pound a leaf to extract juice.. Part used: Leaf | Fever. Preparation: Boil 2 pieces of leafbud in 1 glass of water, let it cool.. Part used: Leaf bud | Cough. Preparation: Pound 2 pieces of leaves then strain juice using a clean cloth.. Part used: Leaf | Swelling. Preparation: Wrap a Papaya leaf with another leaf, heat over low fire.. Part used: Leaf | Cough. Preparation: Gather papaya leaves, squeeze juice in a bottle.. Part used: Leaf | Fever. Preparation: Gather a papaya leaf, pound to extract juice.. Part used: Leaf | Fever. Preparation: Crush 1 leafbud. And extract juice.. Part used: Leaf bud | Fever. Preparation: Pound 7 pieces of leaves and strain extract in a glass using a clean cloth.. Part used: Leaf | Gastroenteritis. Preparation: Boil a handful of flowers in 2 glasses of water, let it cool.. Part used: Flowers | Tonsilitis. Preparation: Wash and clean fruit thoroughly.. Part used: Fruit | Skin infection/furunculosis. Preparation: Scrape skin of papaya trunk.. Part used: Trunk | Bughat. Preparation: Pound dried Papaya leaves into small pieces, then heat over fire.. Part used: Leaf | Increase breastmilk supply. Preparation: Boil 4 roots in water.. Part used: Roots | Increase breastmilk supply. Preparation: Wash and boil 7 roots in water.. Part used: Roots | Fever. Preparation: Boil 5 pieces of leafbuds in 3 glasses of water for 5 minutes.. Part used: Leaf bud | Vomiting, Diarrhea. Preparation: Fry a handful amount of fresh Papaya flowers (without oil) in a pan. Add corn grits. Once flowers are already burned, remove pan from heat. Mix plant materials in 1 pitcher of boiling water. Then strain decoction.. Part used: Flowers | Cough. Preparation: Cook 20 fresh flowers in a pan (without oil) until these turns to powder. Mix powder with 1 glass of water.. Part used: Flowers | Cough. Preparation: Gather 3 bunch of flowers from a Male Papaya, wash and boil in 4 glasses of water. Add extract from 1/4 kilo of Kalamansi, 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Stir well until mixture is caramelized.. Part used: Flowers | Dengue, Fever. Preparation: Gather 3 pieces of leafbud, pound to extract juice.. Part used: Leaf bud | Dengue. Preparation: Gather 3-7 pieces of leaves (male papaya) wash and pound, squeeze and filter using a cloth, add some sugar.. Part used: Leaf | Pasmo (overfatigue). Preparation: Cut a papaya trunk into half legnthwise, collect the inner part of the trunk by scraping, squeeze and mix juice with half glass of water, then bring up to a boil.. Part used: Trunk | Gastroenteritis. Preparation: Boil 10 fresh Papaya flowers in 3 glasses of water for 15 minutes.. Part used: Flowers | Pantanggal sa gisumpa (Remove hex). Preparation: Get a root, wash and clean thoroughly and pound it. Add a small amount of water with the pounded root.. Part used: Roots | Pasmo (trembling of hands). Preparation: Cut the papaya trunk into half lengthwise, scrape the inner part of the trunk, squeeze to extract juice, add a little bit of water, add whole plant of hilbas and add some water then bring up to a boil.. Part used: Stem, Whole plant

Preparation

Pound three leaves using mortar and pestle. Take the extracts. | Get a piece of leafbud, pound, squeeze using a cloth to extract the juice. | Pound a leaf to extract juice. | Boil 2 pieces of leafbud in 1 glass of water, let it cool. | Pound 2 pieces of leaves then strain juice using a clean cloth. | Wrap a Papaya leaf with another leaf, heat over low fire. | Gather papaya leaves, squeeze juice in a bottle. | Gather a papaya leaf, pound to extract juice. | Crush 1 leafbud. And extract juice. | Pound 7 pieces of leaves and strain extract in a glass using a clean cloth. | Boil a handful of flowers in 2 glasses of water, let it cool. | Wash and clean fruit thoroughly. | Scrape skin of papaya trunk. | Pound dried Papaya leaves into small pieces, then heat over fire. | Boil 4 roots in water. | Wash and boil 7 roots in water. | Boil 5 pieces of leafbuds in 3 glasses of water for 5 minutes. | Fry a handful amount of fresh Papaya flowers (without oil) in a pan. Add corn grits. Once flowers are already burned, remove pan from heat. Mix plant materials in 1 pitcher of boiling water. Then strain decoction. | Cook 20 fresh flowers in a pan (without oil) until these turns to powder. Mix powder with 1 glass of water. | Gather 3 bunch of flowers from a Male Papaya, wash and boil in 4 glasses of water. Add extract from 1/4 kilo of Kalamansi, 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Stir well until mixture is caramelized. | Gather 3 pieces of leafbud, pound to extract juice. | Gather 3-7 pieces of leaves (male papaya) wash and pound, squeeze and filter using a cloth, add some sugar. | Cut a papaya trunk into half legnthwise, collect the inner part of the trunk by scraping, squeeze and mix juice with half glass of water, then bring up to a boil. | Boil 10 fresh Papaya flowers in 3 glasses of water for 15 minutes. | Get a root, wash and clean thoroughly and pound it. Add a small amount of water with the pounded root. | Cut the papaya trunk into half lengthwise, scrape the inner part of the trunk, squeeze to extract juice, add a little bit of water, add whole plant of hilbas and add some water then bring up to a boil.

Location & Habitat

REGION XI (DAVAO REGION), DAVAO DEL SUR, CITY OF DAVAO, Tropical lower montane rainforest

Research

Kinasang'an Foundation Inc: Documentation of Medicinal Plants and Healing Rituals of the Obu-Manuvu Tribe of Marilog District, Davao City.

Additional Images

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Quick Info

Scientific Name
Carica papaya L.
Local Name
Papaya (Tag.)
Family
Caricaceae
Category
Respiratory
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026