Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0412
ISSN: 2167-0412
Chandra Prakash Kala
Ecosystem & Environment Management, Indian Institute of Forest Management,
P.B. No. 357, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal - 462 003, Madhya Pradesh
India
Research Article
Leaf Juice of Carica papaya L.: A Remedy of Dengue Fever
Author(s): Chandra Prakash Kala
Chandra Prakash Kala
The dengue fever is one of the life threatening diseases caused by dengue virus (Flavivirus) that is borne and transmitted by mosquitoes. So far there is no effective medicine and vaccine approved for the dengue virus. The effect of papaya (Carica papaya L.) leaf juice in curing the dengue fever was studied. The leaf juice of papaya improved the health of patients by increasing the number of platelets.
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-0412.1000109