The Paw-Paw fruit (Asimina triloba), also known as Papaw or Papaya is an edible
fruit associated with the custard-apple family. It is also a cousin of
Graviola, Guanabana, Sweetsop and Soursop fruit. The Paw-Paw fruit is yet another food that has been added to our anti-cancer diet. As one of the healthy
things to eat, the Paw-Paw fruit
is known to have beneficial medicinal effect on the human body. This fruit is
one of the few anti-cancer foods
used for alternative cancer
treatment because it contains food
chemicals that can pass through the blood-brain barrier. In fact, this food chemical form the Paw-Paw fruit, and the tree as well
have shown anti-cancer activity
against a wide range of cancers
especially adeno-carcinoma, colon and prostate cancer.
