Just wanted to let you all know that we are still having great results from fermented papaya. I was wondering if anyone else has tried making it yet?
I was doing well during the daytime with my tincture, but at night..my symptoms were not good one the nightly trip to the bathroom.
My right foot was dragging/ left arm pulled up to my chest/ right arm flailing to keep my balance! After increasing the amount of dried fermented papaya, these night time symptoms " my hunchback of Notre Dame" debue abated and I've had normal nite time excursions. Taking a small amount daily improve my nitetime vision for driving...which alone was greatly appreciated, but this was an unexpected and much enjoyed bonus.
Here is the recippe:
Take a papaya. Wash with dishsoap and rinse very well.
Peel the skin off/ cut and remove the seeds.
Place the cut up papaya into a very clean container (glass)
Mash as good as you can. Stir in 1 teas turmeric spice
& 1 teas cinnamon /and 1/2 teas salt ..per about 3 cups of mashed papaya.
Place a peice of plastic wrap directly on the surface...pushing out any air.
Seal around the edges as tight as possible to keep out air
Cover with another peice of plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature
for 6 to 7 days. After that, remove the cover/ spoon out any discolored papaya and discard that.
Mash and stir well again and add a Tablesspoon of agave / 3 TBs ground flax and mix and drop by spoonfuls on parchment in the dehydrator and dry about 15 hrs. Then I refrigerate it in a jar. Good Luck

Does it have to be fermented or does raw (unfermented) have the same effect?

Is the fermentation bacteria based (like yogurt) or yeast based (like wine)?

John

Fermenting the papaya for 7 days brings out enzymes that are highly beneficial and makes it almost "Pre-digested" and easy to assimilate. It is what the last Pope took that helped his symptoms .

Looking over papaya info,..some interesting things that go along with Ricks research...Papaya has papain (which acts like the bromelain taken from pineapple ) to break down proteins. And it has Quercetin , too A perfect coombination it looks like!

You know the fava bean tincture was using brandy as a base. Have you considered that the dopamine replacement "effect" might have something to do with the fermentation??? This is especially more possible given your success with the papaya. Discussion?

Peggy

Just as an aside, papaya mush is also great for the skin as the enzymes dissolve the old skin cells and enable the new fresh ones to surface.
Now, after I eat my papaya and rub the skin all over my face......... I will next ferment it for a few days and eat it again. HAAAA. What a world!

Yes Peg...the fava tincture is made with brandy, which does by itself cross the blood brain barrier in small doses....do you think a 1/4th teaspoon is small enough when left in the mouth for over 5 minutes and most of it becomes sublingual????
There may be some type of fermentation of the fava tops while in the brandy....someone who is an actual chemist would have to figure that one out for us. I just hope if how it works for me is a dream, that I never wake up! God is good.

I am actually considering trying a fermentation of the fava bean sprouts to see what will happen. Thanks for the encouragement Peggy!

Aunt Bean, thanks so much for the recipe for fermented papaya. I notice that in the You Tube video the guy doesn't use a dehydrator. Do you think this process can be done without a dehydrator?

The way the man on U Tube made it and mixed with Aloe Vera juice, I couldn't tolerate...can't swallow the stuff...don't know if I am alergic to it or what, but my body says no to it. Dehydration was the firtst thing that popped into my head as a way to preserve it and make a quantity at one time.. I can get three papayas into my dehydrator which becomes oone large gallon ziploc of dryed fermented papaya chips.
I eat 2 every morning with my breakfast, as does my dad (86 yr old) and it helps his balance too. I want to keep him around and he will eat just about anything for me that is healthy....even raw garlic on buttered bread when he gets a cold. (Puts hair on your chest!!!!) GiGGLE......God Bless