Does papaya really work for breast enhancement?

The claim that papaya can enlarge breasts has been around for a long time, but many people are not clear about the correctness and accuracy of this claim. So in this case, many people still have doubts about using papaya to enlarge breasts. Everyone must understand this kind of situation clearly, so as not to waste time and energy without achieving the desired results. So, is papaya really effective in breast enhancement? Here is a detailed introduction.

Ancient records?

The most famous "connection" between papaya and breasts in ancient books is that An Lushan once injured Yang Guifei's breast with a papaya. However, everyone knows that Yang Yuhuan's plump figure has nothing to do with this erotic anecdote. The origin of the saying that papaya can enlarge breasts is probably due to the plump and seed-filled appearance of papaya, which gives people the imagination space of "like cures like". You should know that there were many sayings based on similar reasons in ancient times, such as men with yang deficiency should eat sea cucumbers, women with yin deficiency should eat abalone, etc.

Many people think that the saying of "papaya breast enlargement" comes from traditional Chinese medicine. Regarding this issue, the first thing to clarify is that the papaya mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine refers to the "Xuan papaya" (Chaenomeles, Rosaceae, Papaya genus), while the variety we see on fruit stalls now is the papaya (Carica papaya, Caricaceae, Papaya genus). As for Xuan papaya, neither traditional medical literature nor modern pharmacopoeia mentions breast enhancement. In discussions about breast enhancement, papaya is mentioned more often.

Among the rumors that papaya can help enlarge breasts, some rumors explain its "principle" as follows: papaya enzyme and vitamin A can stimulate the secretion of female hormones, which helps to enlarge breasts. Papaya enzyme can also break down protein and promote the body's absorption of protein.

Papain: breaks down protein, does not enlarge breasts

In fact, the word "enzyme" comes from Japanese, which is translated into Chinese as "enzyme". Papain and papaya enzyme are the same thing. Papain in a broad sense refers to a complex enzyme composed of papain, chymopapain, amylase, etc.

The so-called "protease" has the function of breaking down protein. It can break down large protein molecules into small fragments. The main ingredient of the famous meat tenderizer (related reading: Science Squirrel Club: "Meat Tenderizer" and Papain, the Problem of "Ancient" and "Natural") is papain. It can break down the protein in meat, reducing the mechanical strength of the meat, making the meat softer and tender. Tenderizer powder is not only used in the food industry, but also in foreign countries, people also use papaya juice to drip on beef to make it more delicious.

However, proteases must be in direct contact with proteins to have an effect. When we put papaya into our mouths, papain slides down the esophagus into the stomach, where it is broken down by pepsin (papain itself is also a protein). There is no complete and active papain at all to play the role of breast enhancement. What's more, the above considerations are still about eating papaya raw. If you are cooking papaya soup, the papaya enzyme would have lost its activity due to the heat. In short, using this point of view to prove that eating papaya can enlarge breasts is pure nonsense.

Is papaya really effective in breast enlargement? The claim that papaya can enlarge breasts does exist, but it is wrong to think that papaya can achieve a good breast enlargement effect. Maybe papaya can have a certain effect on breast enhancement, but if you want to enlarge your breasts, you cannot rely solely on papaya, and excessive consumption of papaya is harmful to the body.