Graded against 173,636 supplements + 177 published clinical interactions, sourced from PubMed, FDA CAERS, openFDA, NIH DSLD
Paw Paw
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AVELOR SUMMARY
North American paw paw (NOT papaya) contains acetogenins — compounds that inhibit mitochondrial Complex I in cancer cells. Related to Graviola (Annona muricata). The anticancer mechanism is validated in vitro but ZERO human clinical trials exist. Acetogenins are also neurotoxic at high doses — epidemiological link to atypical parkinsonism in Caribbean populations consuming large quantities of Annona species. Our assessment: anti-cancer mechanism real, human evidence absent, neurotoxicity concern.
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*Reviewed by the Dose AI Research Team and Clinical Advisory Board*
*Last updated: 2026-04-06*
Independently graded against 173,636 indexed supplements with 177 published clinical interactions, sourced from PubMed, FDA CAERS, openFDA, and NIH DSLD | Last updated:
Not medical advice. Based on published clinical research and systematic reviews.