TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Besides having a distinctive taste, leaf papaya has long been believed to provide health benefits.
Many people in Indonesia believe that. For example, there are herbs from leaf papaya which is believed to increase appetite.
Quoting from Healthline, several studies have shown that leaf papaya does have pharmacological potential.
Here are some of the benefits leaf papaya for health:
1. Treat dengue fever
One of the benefits leaf papaya well-known is its potential to treat dengue fever.
As reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), dengue is a virus transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Severe cases of this infection can cause a decrease in the level of platelets in the blood thus increasing the risk of bleeding.
Although there is currently no cure for it dengue fever, Several treatments are available to treat the symptoms, one of them leaf papaya.
Dalam penelitian berjudul “Effect of Carica papaya Leaf Extract Capsule on Platelet Count in Patients of Dengue Fever with Thrombocytopenia”, leaf papaya proven to increase platelets in patients dengue fever.
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