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Potent Anti-inflammatory and Circulation Booster.  This remarkable enzyme, known as the silkworm enzyme, is actually produced by a friendly bacterium found naturally within the silkworm. The enzyme is utilised by the silkworm to dissolve its protective cocoon without having a detrimental effect on the living cells of the emerging silk moth. The bacterium responsible for this enzyme is Serratia E15 and the enzyme is also known as Serratia peptidase. The enzyme was discovered in the early 1970’s and is now produced commercially through a fermentation process ensuring that the silkworm population is not affected. The enzyme is what is known as a proteolytic enzyme and is consequently able to digest non-living tissue, blood clots, cysts, and arterial plaques and helps inflammation of all types.Since the discovery of this remarkable enzyme over 30 years ago its benefits have been studied in many scientific studies and these combined with practitioners observations have given us a comprehensive list of areas it may help. In Germany and in other European countries, serrapeptase is commonly used for inflammatory and traumatic swellings and it is this part of the world where most of the research has been carried out. One particular study carried out in Germany was a double-blind study focusing on a group of 66 patients who were surgically treated for rupture of the lateral collateral ligament of the knee. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of serrapeptase on the pain and swelling following the surgical intervention. On the third day following surgery, the group that had been receiving the serrapeptase exhibited a 50 percent reduction of swelling, compared to the control group. The patients receiving serrapeptase also showed a more rapid reduction in pain than the control, so much so, that by the tenth day following surgery the pain had completely disappeared. Other studies on the benefits of serrapeptase have focused on areas as diverse as fibrocystic breast disease, sinusitis and also the potential benefits on the cardiovascular system. These studies have shown that serrapeptase is superior to placebo for breast pain and swelling, reduction of the viscosity of mucus (easing elimination) and supports its role in preventing the build up of arterial plaque. The late German physician Dr. Hans Nieper was a great believer in the use of serrapeptase for coronary care and used it to treat arterial blockage. The benefits of serrapeptase are certainly wide ranging and this fact coupled with the fact that, unlike the harmful NSAIDs, serrapeptase exhibits no side-effects make it a logical choice in the fight against inflammatory and circulatory disorders. Many people find that an initial daily intake of 60,000iu three times daily to be beneficial. After a few weeks at these levels, levels may be adjusted depending on the individual to just one 60,000iu tablet a day to be effective. It is important that this useful supplement is enterically coated since when this enzyme is consumed in unprotected tablets or capsules the enzyme is destroyed by the acid in the stomach. Tablets that have been enterically coated enable the enzyme to pass through the stomach unchanged and then absorbed in the intestine from where it enters the blood stream. |