ThankQ! Good info!
KittenClaws wrote:
“Another interesting bit about the paw paw there are several sites that mention the paw paw and cancer, as well as the narcotic effect of the seeds.
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/american-pawpaw
Asimina triloba, commonly known as pawpaw, is native to North America and has edible bean-shaped fruits.
In vitro studies show that pawpaw extract has cytotoxic effects against cancer cell lines including those resistant to adriamycin (1), as well as antiangiogenic activity (9). Compounds known as acetogenins are thought to be the active constituents (2). Clinical studies have not been conducted.”
ThankQ! Good info!
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It can be an interesting dive. There is a bunch of paw paw stuff out there that isn’t necessarily about the fruit. . Nigerian actor Osita Iheme plays the character “paw Paw”
This is one of the milder Nigerian comedies with paw paw:
Food and women are the only things that make us happy - Paw Paw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osita_Iheme
Early in his career, Osita Iheme was often typecast in the role of a child. In 2003 he rose to fame when he starred together with Chinedu Ikedieze in the comedy film Aki na Ukwa in which he played the role of Pawpaw. In this role, Iheme played a mischievous child. He has played the role of a child in many of his films but later has adopted more mature roles. Subsequently, the duo became one of the funniest Nollywood comedians of all time.[7]