Not exact matches
Among the 72 boxers who did not take
bromelain,
at the end of 4 days only 10 had completely healed of their bruises; the remainder took 7 to 14 days to heal completely.
Bromelain is known as a proteolytic enzyme, which means it is helpful
at breaking down and digesting proteins.
In one study, researchers
at the University of Connecticut found that
bromelain reduced airway inflammation in animals with allergic airway disease.
Refrigerating a pineapple will deactivate some of the valuable
bromelain and papain enzymes, while a study found that leaving a pineapple in the fridge
at 5 degrees led to a 10 % drop in vitamin C and 25 % drop in carotenoids.
(10)
Bromelain in pineapple helps decrease inflammatory leukocytes and cytokines, which are often found
at the site of inflammation.
Bromelain is available
at many health stores and the recommended starting dose is 30 mg per lb of body weight, divided into two or three daily doses and given two hours away from meals.