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Bromelain - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Bromelain, also known as bromelin, is a protein-digesting enzyme extracted from the flesh and stem of the pineapple plant, . Although the people of Guadeloupe introduced Christopher Columbus to the ft....

Bromelain, Ananas comosus, Bromelainum

Bromelain is a mixture of protein-digesting (proteolytic) enzymes found in pineapples ( ). Pineapple has been used fo...

Insect bites and stings

Insect bites or stings can be from a host of agents including bees, spiders, fleas, hornets, wasps, and mosquitoes. S...

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term (chronic) disease that causes inflammation of the joints and surrounding tis...

Gout - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Gout is a form of acute arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in the joints. It most commonly affects the bi...

Quercetin

Quercetin belongs to a group of plant pigments called flavonoids that are largely responsible for the colors of many ...

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