Experiment 638289
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | EXTERNAL |
| Organism | Carica papaya (CARICACEAE) |
| Citation | STARLEY,IF: MOHAMMED,P: SCHNEIDER,G: BICKLER,SW:. (1999). THE TREATMENT OF PAEDIATRIC BURNS USING TOPICAL PAPAYA.. 25(7) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | CARICA PAPAYA IS CURRENTLY USED IN GAMBIA AS THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF BURN DRESSINGS. THE PULP OF THE PAPAYA FRUIT IS MASHED AND APPLIED DAILY. IT IS EFFECTIVE IN DESLOUGHING NECROTIC TISSUE PREVENTING BURN WOUND INFECTION. POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF ACTION INCLUDED THE ACTIVITY OF PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES AS WELL AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY. |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | CONC USED |
| Extract | PULP |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |