Effect of papaya flowers, people hunt for male papaya flowers to detoxify the lungs

Dried male papaya flowers soaked in honey 500ml bottle cost 300-400 thousand VND. A bottle of this honey-soaked papaya flower is advertised as being able to cure Covid-19, especially for elderly people with accompanying lung disease and anorexia, full stomach, papaya flowers also solve the problem. this.

On the male papaya flower trading group, many people come to buy the whole weight, soak it with honey and then retail it in bottles. On this market, every day, there are several dozen people selling male papaya flowers from provinces and cities to Hanoi and even to the South.

Ms. Dao Thanh Hoa, (Chuong My, Hanoi) said that many years ago her family used dried papaya flowers to gradually use them. When the Covid-19 epidemic spread, Hoa took advantage of buying a lot of papaya flowers to soak in honey and sell online. Hoa is determined to have enough flowers to soak in honey and drink anything to cough. Every day, cough people only need to drink 15-20 ml to calm the cough and after 2-3 days, it will completely disappear.

Hoa also buys 200 ml jars and sells them for 70-80 thousand VND/jar.

The price of fresh male papaya flower buds is offered for sale from 80 to 120 thousand VND/kg depending on the place. If the male papaya flower is dried, it sells from 300-400 thousand VND/kg.

Not only honey-soaked papaya flowers, male papaya flower syrup is also offered for sale by many people. Ms. Vu Thi Ha – Binh Phuoc has 4, 5 male papaya trees. Ms. Ha said that in the past, she often left it alone, but recently, many people asked to buy it, so she picked it up and sold it. Not only selling at the garden, she joined the group to buy and sell male papaya flowers and also sold a few kilos. Ms. Ha hand-picked and dried and sold for 500,000 VND/kg.

Does honey-soaked papaya flowers help the lungs?

Even, many online sales sites offer dried male papaya flowers according to modern technology, the flowers are advertised to be grown in medicinal areas according to organic technology for from 1 to 1.2 million VND/kg. .

According to the seller, flowers made by hand drying in the sun can reduce the medicinal properties of the flowers enough, so the dried goods according to the correct technique will be more expensive and of better quality than the ones that people dry themselves. Papaya flower has the effect of tonifying the lungs, detoxifying the lungs after contracting Covid-19.

Dr. Pham Viet Hoang – Former Deputy Director of Tue Tinh Hospital, Hanoi From the point of view of traditional medicine, male papaya flower buds are very bitter, average, and non-toxic. Male papaya flowers have anti-inflammatory effects, reduce swelling, relieve pain, relax muscles, stimulate urination.

The advertising words lung detox or lung tonic are not accurate. Dr. Hoang said that if male papaya flowers really tonic lungs, many pharmaceutical enterprises are ready to produce many types of lung tonics from this flower.

Fresh papaya flowers cost from 80 to 120 thousand VND.

According to research, male papaya flowers contain vitamins A, B1, C, carbohydrates, proteins, tannins, antioxidants, minerals,…

For the respiratory system, papaya flowers help antibacterial, natural anti-inflammatory, prevent and support the treatment of cough, sore throat, hoarseness, sore throat.

In the instructions to use male papaya flowers in addition to making syrup, soaked in honey, people can use sharp male papaya flowers with other remedies to drink. For example: 15g male papaya flower, 20g dried tangerine peel, soaked in star ginger juice, 30g strawberry root bark, soaked in honey, star, 30g sour star fruit, yellow star, sour tamarind yellow flower 30g, ground licorice 30g, leaves 30g young lemon, 15g yellow turmeric, 40g guise leaves, 40g centella asiatica.

All dried, sharp with 400ml of water to 100ml, drink twice a day. Using 7 days is 1 course.

Or male papaya flowers 20g, bare skin 20g, strawberry root bark 20, cypress 12g, alum phi 12g. Yellow star papaya flower, honeydew strawberry root bark, star. All mix well, finely grind, sifted fine powder. Drink 3 times a day. Children 1 – 5 years old 1 – 4g each time; 5 – 10 years old, 5 – 8g.

Lesson 3: Male papaya flower 100g, silk thread 100g, centella asiatica 70g, river bone leaf 40g, shallot leaf 30g. Sac with 3 liters of water, 1 liter left, remove residue, add 150g white sugar. Drink twice a day, each time 200ml.

People with hoarseness can take 15g male papaya flowers, 15g chives leaves, 10g lemon seeds, 20ml water. Crush medicinal herbs with water, add a little honey or sugar drink 3 times a day, use for 5 days.

However, Dr. Hoang noted that male papaya flowers are only supportive and may be suitable for one person but not for another. Dr. Hoang said it’s best if you have it available, if not, use other remedies such as steamed kumquats with honey, white roses with alum sugar, etc. to treat coughs instead of trying to buy male papaya flowers.

Khanh Chi