Earlier today my older sister texted me to look for papaya flowers. She was at work on a job order at the barangay health clinic. She said,she was not feeling well again. She thought her U. T. I is already gone for she felt fine last night after drinking lemon grass tea and another tea from a certain root tea. But, a while ago she felt bad again. I then go look for papaya flowers, its good I was able to collect atleast 2cups..
She had been suffering urinary tract infection for a long time already.She had taken synthetic drugs to cure it but she said she felt it had also negative side effects so she tried herbal teas but it's not as effective as the synthetic ones. Until, one time I told her to look for papaya flowers, specifically the male papaya flowers and try it.
Because her U. T. I comes and goes and when it does, she feels excruciating pain that's why she wouldn't be able to do her work or any activity or her house chores. One time at the fields it was again triggered.It so happen that she saw male papaya flowers on her way home and picked some. She made decoction out of it. And voila, it worked miracle to her.
What is a urinary tract infection(U.T.I)?It is an infection in any part of the urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Most infections involve the lower urinary tract — the bladder and the urethra. Women are at greater risk of developing a UTI than are men.
The male papaya flowers contains flavonoids which has polyphenols that have anti-oxidants, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-viral properties which makes it a good medical herbal tea..
I also have learned from one of my husbands relative that the seeds of a ripe papaya also aids in bladder and kidney cleansing. She also told that papaya seeds contains varius vitamins essentially needed by the body.
Its leaves also has many benefits.It is usually used to aid dengue fever coz it increases platelets count which was loss in this kind of virus.. Some would really make it as a dish together with the flowers.
However,decoction from papaya flower has a bitter taste so it would be best to add some honey to sweeten it a little bit. Even the seeds is also bitter,others would eat it with its ripe fruit..
Perhaps you have tried it also or anyone you knew,on what case did you use it for?
I actually don't wat papaya when it's ripe, i can eat it when it's cooked with chicken, the so called tinola. I really love chicken dish❤ in contrary, my mom don't eat papaya when it's a veggie only eat when it's a ripe fruit haha