permaculture

[Hannah Roessler <hannahroessler@hotmail.com>]

Once again, to echo what someone posted earlier, I think that there may be a 
mix up going on in this discussion between "pawpaw" and "papaya" (which some 
people also call pawpaw).  I have also frequently nibbled on PAPAYA seeds to 
avert parasitic problems (also makes a very nice pepper when dried and 
ground, kind of horseradish-like), but I have heard that PAWPAW seeds are 
actually quite rough (slightly toxic) on the system when taken internally.  


Hannah  
 

> From: bwaldrop@cox.net
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:04:46 -0500
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] paw paw seeds
> 
> This is pretty interesting. Do you eat them raw? 
> Chew them or crack them or swallow them whole?
> 
> Bob Waldrop, OKC
> www.barkingfrogspermaculture.org
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Pittman" <scott@permaculture.org>
> To: "'permaculture'" 
> <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] paw paw seeds
> 
> 
> When I am in the tropics I eat a few paw-paw seeds 
> to kill intestinal
> parasites that I may pick up - particularly worms. 
> I eat four or five a day
> and have never suffered any ill effects.
> 
> Scott Pittman
> Director
> Permaculture Institute
> www.permaculture.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On 
> Behalf Of Paul d'Aoust
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 4:25 PM
> To: permaculture
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] paw paw seeds
> 
> Further to what Jordan says, PFAF says the seeds 
> contain toxic
> alcaloids, and are emetic (i.e., make you barf):
> 
> http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Asimina+triloba
> 
> El vie, 17-10-2008 a las 16:53 -0700, Jordan Fink 
> escribió:
> > I would say "NO"
> > paw paws are already slightly carcinogenic, and 
> > their seeds are very
> > poisonous from what ive read.
> >
> > -j
> >
> >
> > > Can I eat the seeds of the paw paws now that 
> > > the fruit stage has gone
> > > by (which I missed..) I am able to pick up 
> > > some of the dried up pods
> > > with seeds. Are they ok to eat?
> > >
> > > Paul K..southern Illinois
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