Hoax or truth: PAPAYA LEAVES NORMALIZES BLOOD PLATELET IN DENGUE PATIENTS
some links which debates/circulates this.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/papaya-leaf-juice-remedy-for-dengue-fever-252188/
http://voiceofsikkim.com/2010/08/19/dengue-fever-remedy-with-papaya-leaf-juice/
http://www.joewein.net/hoax/hoax-papaya-juice-dengue-fever-cure.htm
http://www.usefultipsforlife.com/papaya-juice-a-known-cure-for-dengue-fever
http://chibilicious.com/myworld/cure-for-dengue/
http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=9005
http://agrasen.blogspot.com/2009/01/papaya-leaf-juice-cure-for-dengue.html
It could be true also, so I tried digging in more for some scientific facts /research done on this.
Bingo! Here which you need to access via password lists the following:
Abstract
=====
Following up a popular use of crude leaf preparations from Carica papaya for the treatment of dengue infections, a suspension of powdered Carica papaya leaves in palm oil has been investigated for its effect on thrombocyte counts in mice, administering by gavage 15 mg of powdered leaves per kg body weight to 5 mice. Equal numbers of animals received corresponding volumes of either palm oil alone or physiological saline solution. Thrombocyte counts before and at 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after dosing revealed significantly higher mean counts at 1, 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12 after dosing with the C. papaya leaf formulation as compared to the mean count at hour 0. There was only a non-significant rise of thrombocyte counts in the group having received saline solution, possibly the expression of a normal circadian rhythm in mice. The group having received palm oil only showed a protracted increase of platelet counts that was significant at hours 8 and 48 and obviously the result of a hitherto unknown stimulation of thrombocyte release. The results call for a dose-response investigation and for extending the studies to the isolation and identification of the C. papaya substances responsible for the release and/or production of thrombocytes.
Now that does show, significant platelet count increase at least in mice. screen shot here.
the same paper is referred here and you can read without logging etc.
some links which debates/circulates this.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/papaya-leaf-juice-remedy-for-dengue-fever-252188/
http://voiceofsikkim.com/2010/08/19/dengue-fever-remedy-with-papaya-leaf-juice/
http://www.joewein.net/hoax/hoax-papaya-juice-dengue-fever-cure.htm
http://www.usefultipsforlife.com/papaya-juice-a-known-cure-for-dengue-fever
http://chibilicious.com/myworld/cure-for-dengue/
http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=9005
http://agrasen.blogspot.com/2009/01/papaya-leaf-juice-cure-for-dengue.html
It could be true also, so I tried digging in more for some scientific facts /research done on this.
Bingo! Here which you need to access via password lists the following:
Abstract
=====
Following up a popular use of crude leaf preparations from Carica papaya for the treatment of dengue infections, a suspension of powdered Carica papaya leaves in palm oil has been investigated for its effect on thrombocyte counts in mice, administering by gavage 15 mg of powdered leaves per kg body weight to 5 mice. Equal numbers of animals received corresponding volumes of either palm oil alone or physiological saline solution. Thrombocyte counts before and at 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after dosing revealed significantly higher mean counts at 1, 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12 after dosing with the C. papaya leaf formulation as compared to the mean count at hour 0. There was only a non-significant rise of thrombocyte counts in the group having received saline solution, possibly the expression of a normal circadian rhythm in mice. The group having received palm oil only showed a protracted increase of platelet counts that was significant at hours 8 and 48 and obviously the result of a hitherto unknown stimulation of thrombocyte release. The results call for a dose-response investigation and for extending the studies to the isolation and identification of the C. papaya substances responsible for the release and/or production of thrombocytes.
Now that does show, significant platelet count increase at least in mice. screen shot here.
the same paper is referred here and you can read without logging etc.
While
The enthusiasm by the folks celebrating Onam was infectious.
