Related medicinal materials: papaya root, papaya branch, papaya, papaya leaf, papaya, wild papaya, autumn papaya, papaya.
Efficacy: eliminating dampness and regulating stomach, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals.
Indications: used for vomiting, diarrhea, rheumatic joint pain, tendon contracture, beriberi, cholera, heatstroke and rheumatism.
Tropism of nature and taste: sour and warm. Liver and spleen meridians.
Usage and dosage: for oral administration, 3-9g, and for external use, appropriate amount.
Alias: Japanese Begonia (China Dendrology), Papaya (Taiwan Province Province), and Stichopus japonicus (Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica).
Distribution of animal and plant resources: native to Japan. Garden cultivation in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Taiwan Province and Shaanxi provinces.
Latin name: Japanese papaya. )Lindl。
Textual research: First published in Flora of China.
Chemical components of traditional Chinese medicine: leaves contain quercetin glycoside, kaempferol -3- triglycoside and epicatechin; The fruit contains dimers and multimers of proanthocyanidins, (1) epicatechin, (+) catechin and malic acid.