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‘Papaya leaves are no cure of dengue’

Health minister said papaya or its leaves do not have any positive effect on dengue patients

Our Correspondent September 21, 2022

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KARACHI:

Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho said in a video message that use of papaya and its leaves is not a cure for dengue, but the use of papaya leaves increase the risk of diarrhea, which can worsen the condition of the patient.

She expressed these views in a video public message while explaining the preventive measures related to dengue and malaria.

She added that dengue is a viral disease and using papaya and papaya leaves to treat dengue is a wrong remedy. The health minister said that use of papaya or its leaves does not have any positive effect on the patient of dengue, but their use can cause diarrhea.

She said that Aspirin reduces platelets in the body. Only Panadol is useful for dengue fever.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 21^st, 2022.

COMMENTS (3)

Muhammad Asim Javed | 2 years ago | Reply Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho saying wrong. Papaya leaves is good remedy i have my own exprience Papaya leaves gave me relief to my having dengue fever.

najam abid Miraj | 2 years ago | Reply Conclusions Fresh C. papaya leaf extract significantly increased the platelet and RBC counts in the test group as compared to controls. Therefore it is very important to identify those chemicals of C. papaya leaves as it can be recommended to be used as a medication to boost thrombopoiesis and erythropoiesis in humans and in animals in which these cell lineages have been compromised. https www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc articles PMC3757281

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