In the U.S., Serrapeptase is classified as a dietary supplement. Serrapeptase
is used for painful conditions including back pain, osteoarthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, carpel tunnel
syndrome, migraine headache, and tension headache.
What foods contain serrapeptase?
While
there are no foods that actually contain serrapeptase, doctors who
recommend this enzyme suggest that people to stick to a mainly
Mediterranean diet. Eat organic meats, fish and poultry. Beans, nuts, fruit and vegetables should also be incorporated. Whole foods and raw foods are the best.
Serrapeptase is thought to work in three ways:
- It
may reduce inflammation by thinning the fluids formed from injury, and
facilitating the fluid’s drainage. This in turn, also speeds tissue
repair.
- It may help alleviate pain by inhibiting the release of pain-inducing amines called bradykinin.
- It
may enhance cardiovascular health by breaking down the protein
by-products of blood coagulation called fibrin. Conveniently,
Serrapeptase is able to dissolve the fibrin and other dead or damaged
tissue without harming living tissue. This could enable the dissolution
of atherosclerotic plaques without causing any harm to the inside of the
arteries.
Serrapeptase has been used in Europe and Asia
for over 25 years. Because the enzyme digests or dissolves all nonliving
tissue, including blood clots, cysts and arterial plaque, it is used to
treat a variety of conditions, including sprains and torn ligaments,
postoperative swelling, venous thrombosis (clots in the legs), ear, nose
and throat infections and atherosclerosis.
Abroad, Serrapeptase
is marketed under a variety of names including, DanzenTM, AniflazymTM,
and SerraZymeTM. In the United States, it has been used and marketed as
Serrapeptase since 1997. A pain-reliever and anti-inflammatory
supplement that has anti-clotting activities without the risk of stomach
bleeding? Sounds too good to be true? Let’s look at the research.
