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  • From: "Ava Devenport" <essenheal AT iname.com>
  • To: market-farming
  • Subject: Re: Does anybody have any info on enzymes....?
  • Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 11:10:10


Joseph:

Enzymes are often broken down into two main categories, digestive enzymes
(amylase, protease, lipase) and metabolic enzymes (SOD, catalase). To
date, scientists are unable to manufacture enzymes synthetically and most
commercial enzyme products on the shelf are made from animal enzymes,
others are extracted from a type of fungus called aspergillus.

Enzymes are extremely sensitive to heat and temp. of 118 degrees and above
will desrtoy most enzymes in food, so to obtain enzymes in the diet, one
must eat raw foods. Plant sources are an excellant source of enzymes.

The enzyme papain extracted from papaya is a proteolytic enzyme (digestive)
and should be taken after meals, unless you are eating processed and/or
cooked foods, in which case it is best to take them during the meal.
Protease is found naturally in the stomach, pancreatic and intestinal
juices and helps to digest protein. As we grow older, the body's ability
to produce enzymes decreases and malabsorption of nutrients, tissue
breakdown and chronic health conditions increase.

You can make your own digestive enzymes by drying the papaya seeds, put
them in a coffee or herb grinder and sprinkle them over your food. They
have a nice peppery flavor. Liquid enzyme from the papaya stem can be
refrigerated, but powder and capsule forms should not, as they are
susceptible to moisture. Store them in a cool, dry place.

The strained pulp of the papaya also makes an excellant facial mask, as the
cosmetic properties of papain (a protein digesting enzyme) help dissolve
the dead outer layer of skin revealing the new layer beneath. It also
helps restore the skin's natural pH level.

The leaves can be used fresh or dried and crushed as an exfolliating skin
scrub. They are also an excellent meat tenderizer when the meat is wrapped
in the leaves and were used in this fashion by the Native Americans.

The papaya as a food (also considered an herb) has an unsurpassed
nutritional value. Richer in nutrients than any other fruit it also
contains an abundance of vitamins A,C,D,E and K, the minerals calcium,
phosphorus and iron, along with amyolytic enzyme, caricin, myrosin, and
peptidase. The papaya contains hardly any starch , is made up of simple
sugars that are readily absorbed into the bloodstream (already broken down)
and can be tolerated by the stomach when other foods cannot. It cuts
excessive mucoid formation in the digestive tract, helps cleanse the
intestinal tract of decayed matter, protects against bad breath, offensive
body ordors and cleanses the teeth and mouth.

It's the near perfect product as far as I can tell, plant it, care for it,
harvest it and sometime during the season, decide how your going to use it.
It would seem a waste to cultivate it only for the seed to get the enzyme,
maybe you could get someone else to work along with you so that the whole
fruit is utilized in some manner, market it locally perhaps already sliced
and packaged, minus the seeds.

Blessings,
Ava




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