42.4 % of group two patients experienced a complete disappearance of pain and inflammation within 72 hours, compared to 50 % in
the bromelain group.
Only one member of the high
bromelain group had persistent pain after 72 hours compared to 5 members of the lower
bromelain group.
Even more promising for acne was a very similar study which compared a high
bromelain group and a non-bromelain surgery group.
Not exact matches
The
bromelain in pineapple consists of a
group of proteolytic enzymes that help with digestion.
Bromelain, a
group of proteases, is found in the stem and in the juice; it was first isolated from the pineapple in the 19th century.
One
group consisted of 22 patients who took
bromelain 4 times per day for 48 - 72 hours prior to surgery and continued for 72 hours after surgery, another
group consisting of 33 patients who took
bromelain starting on the day of surgery with the first dose administered just one hour before surgery.
This study not only shows that
bromelain lowers inflammation, as the enzyme was deactivated in the boiled
group, but that pineapple as a whole retains these benefits.