In Suriname's traditional medicine, the boiled green leaves of papaya are used against malaria and as an anthelmintic, the seeds as a vermifuge and tea of the fallen leaves against hypertension. Eat half of a ripe fruit against constipation.
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Other uses
Stimulates stomach secretions and releases histamines from body tissues. As a treatment for intestinal parasites.