Papaya Fruit

Papaya fruit contains an enzyme, papain, which aids in digestion of food proteins, similar to pepsin which is another enzyme found in our digestive juices. Papaya fruit is therefore very suitable in treatment of heartburn and acid reflux disease. The action of papain binds carpaine, an alkaloid, which acts on the bile fluid. Both of these substances, i.e., papain and carpaine, when combine together help in digestion of meat and heavy foods inside our stomach. The carpaine also helps in activation of blood circulation inside our body. This beneficial property of carpaine is very interesting at the time of pregnancy when hormonal imbalances cause increase in blood flow and due to the weight of the fetus on uterus, a pregnant female’s blood flow gets decreased through the veins and arteries.