It is a small fruit tree up to 2 to 10 meters high environment with straight bole, the leaves are grouped towards the top, all parts of the plant contain latex, the papaya is mostly dioecious and the fruit is fleshy. It is an ovoid berry, of varying size, shape and colour according to the variety. It is to be noted that the three being dioecious, we do not know by planting the seeds if we are going to have a female or male tree. If the fruits seem scarce, it is usual to split machetes transversely downwards and on the sun side to the trunk of the tree. This makes it possible to transform a male and sterile tree into a fruiting tree.
It is a perennial plant up to 50cm tall. The pink or white flowers have a corolla with lobes shaped wheel. The leaves are simple and opposite. The roots are very developed. This plant is grown as ornamental in all urban gardens and is easily grown in sandy soils..
THE LEMON IS A MAJOR NATURAL REMEDY, a common food with many medicinal properties, high content of vitamin C, promoting resistance to infections, making it a valuable ally against colds and flu preventively in a case of gastritis, circulatory problems and arteriosclerosis (thickening of the arterial walls).
Curative Action
The trunk bark used in Cameroon in jaundice has been studied in detail. An extract has been tested on animals in a jaundiced state caused by saponosides. The clearance was as fast as Carica Papaya extract. The substances responsible for this action seem to be sugars, in particular xylitol, which increases the resistance of red blood cells to hemolysis. This experience confirms the use in traditional medicine. The proteolytic enzyme papain contained in the latex of the plant has been used for a very long time in the treatment of helminthiases, parasites especially pinworms and tricephalic are proteolyzed and killed, then they must be eliminated with a laxative.
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Curative Action
The periwinkle of Madagascar is the plant that has given rise to the greatest number of works in the last twenty years. The alkaloids responsible for the antidiabetic action have been isolated and it has been discovered in the aerial parts two very antimitotic alkaloids currently used in leukemia. The root contains an indole alkaloid ajmalicin responsible for antihypertensive action.
Established Properties
Once digested, the lemon has an alkaline effect, which makes it effective in the case of rheumatism favored by acidity. The essential oil is antiseptic and antibacterial Flavonoids strengthen the inner lining blood vessels and promote the disappearance of vances and the resorption of a hematoma.
Preventive action
Lemon is a remarkable preventative remedy its antiseptic and depurative properties make it a valuable ally for people prone to arteriosclerosis, fevers, and infectious diseases (stomach, liver, and of the intestine). Its action on the lining of the blood vessels helps to prevent circulatory disorders and gingival bleeding. It is also an excellent tonic effective against certain chronic diseases.
Toning of venous walls
The fruit and the white skin prevent arteriosclerosis, callipary fragility and vances.
Curative Action
Uses
Icteries
Cook a green fruit or 10g of root bark with chicken and take it as a meal.
Worms
To get rid of pinworm and roundworms, take 4 to 8 grams of fresh latex for children and double for adults, then take a laxative to eliminate worms
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Tension
A decoction of 5 grams of powdered roots in 150 ml of water is drunk and you drink it in the morning on an empty stomach.
Diabetes
We drink a decoction of 30g of periwinkle leaves in one liter of water in one day.
Uses
Icteries
Cook a green fruit or 10g of root bark with chicken and take it as a meal.
Worms
To get rid of pinworm and roundworms, take 4 to 8 grams of fresh latex for children and double for adults, then take a laxative to eliminate worms
Against the cold mix 20ml of lemon juice and 50ml of hot water a crushed garlic clove and a pinch of cinnamon powder. Drink three times a day.
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