EFFECTS OF THE JUICE OF THE PAPAW, 245 



XV. — Account of the Effects of the Juice of the 

 Papaw Tree, (Carica Papaya), in Intenerating 

 Butcher' s-meat 



By the late Dr Holder. 



(Read 30th March 181 6.) 



T he effects of the juice of the Carica Papaya? 

 or Papaw Tree, whether of the fruit, stem, or leaves, 

 or even of the exhalation from the plant, in lessen- 

 ing the cohesion of the muscular fibre, and acting 

 on the fibrin of the blood, are matters of common 

 observation in the Island of Barbadoes ; the inha- 

 bitants availing themselves of this property, to ren- 

 der more delicate, when thought necessary, the beef, 

 mutton, pork, and poultry of their tables. If the 

 milky juice, which is readily procurable by incision 

 into the tree, or unripe fruit, be thoroughly rubbed 

 on the flesh of a tough or old animal, and the ani- 



