diet

  The fresh pulp is used as a dressing on cuts and wounds to allay pain and encourage healing. Juice or flower are used to treat diabetes and urethritis.

Bananas and plantains are cultivated and eaten throughout the tropics, native to Asia. Bananas are eaten fresh or lightly fried. Plantains are fried or boiled before eating.

Bananas are use medicinally to treat; tuberculosis, pulmonary scars, bronchitis,

  Ripe papayas not only are a treat for the taste buds, they contain papain enzymes that promote digestion. The most potent form of papain is in the sap collected by making an incision in the unripe fruit. Aztecs called papaya “flower of the chest”, and it is still used today to treat chest-related infirmities such as bronchitis and asthma. In 16^th century Spain the unripe fruit was used to cure

The flesh of a ripe mango contains about 15% sugar, up to 1% protein, and significant amounts of vitamins A,B and C.

The roots, bark, leaves and immature fruits, are astringent and therefore , commonly employed to halt gastroenteritis, diarrhea and dysentery, throughout the tropics. Crushed leaves are applied on wounds, ulcers and rheumatic places, and leaves are chewed to relieve toothache. Leaf decoctions are taken as remedies for coughs, throat and chest ailments, gargled to relieve oral ulcers and inflamed gums.

Copomo is a popular coffee substitute. The seed pod that is roasted, ground and prepared in the same way as coffee . Green seeds are also ground and used as flour for baking. Nutritionally high in protein and bioflavonoids

This plant is locally used in the prevention of cancer.

Rich in Beta-Carotene / vitamin A, Chaya helps reduce free radical damage to the immune system. Following a healthy diet that is high in fresh fruits and vegetables, like Chaya ,will build up the body’s supply of cellular antioxidants.