78Why Shouldn't Pregnant Women Eat Papaya?
Now there are so many old wives tales and information flooding the media that people should or should not eat this or that, and not more so than Women during Pregnancy. But there is one specific food which I... keep reading →
dcraveiro says
The papaya enzyme that helps soothe indigestion is called papain, or vegetable pepsin. Papain is found in the fruit's latex and leaves.
Researchers have noted that unripe papaya latex acts like prostaglandin and oxytocin, which the body makes to start labor. Synthetic prostaglandin and oxytocin are commonly used to start or strengthen labor contractions.
-from Yahoo Health
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