The miracle of Papaya leaves - Dengue Fever Remedy

The Dengue-Papaya hoax stated way back in 2005 when chain emails spread claiming that leaf extracts can be used in the treatment of Dengue except it was making the claims for a completely different plant:
Pegaga Juice – Cure for Dengue.

In due course Pegaga was changed to Pepaya. Since then many scientific investigations were made but scientists neither were able to identify any substance with pro platelet properties nor was it tested in laboratories. Not to speak of any placebo controlled double blind studies.

The advocates of Papaya juice harp on the scientific fact that 100% of Dengue patients will have a dramatic rise of platelet counts starting from the 6th day of their illness. This is a documented physiological phenomenon only.
The scientific reasons are many.
1. Hyperactivity of bone marrow in response to the low platelet count
2. Appearance of IgM antibodies which will neutralize the antiplatelet effect of the virus. This happens around the 6th day of the illness.
3. In the recovery phase of dengue, there is rapid resorption of the leaked fluid into the bloodstream which causes a dramatic increase in platelet counts and improvement in the health of the patient.
If you take papaya juice or pine apple juice or any other juice the effect will be the same.

 

This is the paper that was presented in the International Congress of infectious diseases which disproved this hoax
15th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID)

Please see this graph from wiki and note that there is a rapid rise of platelets with the appearance of IgM antibodies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Course_of_Dengue_illness.png

Papaya is a strong abortifacient and contraceptive. The phytochemicals in it can interfere with Progesterone synthesis. A US study done by the National Institute of Health spending two billion dollars has shown that many raw leaf juices given to children can cause reproductive problems in later life. Remember that papaya has been successfully used for centuries by sex slaves for not getting pregnant. Was this hoax aimed at population control?

 

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