Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report

Papain or serratiopeptidase, a cysteine protease enzyme present in papaya, has been used for centuries as an anti-inflammatory drug. Now in modern medicine, it is being propagated as an anti-swelling medication. However, reports are mixed on the efficacy of papain in reducing swelling. This case rep...

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Main Author: Devaraj, Navin Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rwanda Health Communication Center 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88746/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88746/1/PAPAIN.pdf
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description Papain or serratiopeptidase, a cysteine protease enzyme present in papaya, has been used for centuries as an anti-inflammatory drug. Now in modern medicine, it is being propagated as an anti-swelling medication. However, reports are mixed on the efficacy of papain in reducing swelling. This case report look at the success of papain in reducing the size of olecranon bursitis in a 50-year-old patient The amazing reduction of the size of the bursitis in just two weeks without any surgical interventions might just swing the pundits to the positive direction of its benefit As evidence on the usage of this drug has been equivocal., this case report can hopefully shed some wonderful benefit of this drug.
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spelling upm-887462021-10-06T07:58:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88746/ Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report Devaraj, Navin Kumar Papain or serratiopeptidase, a cysteine protease enzyme present in papaya, has been used for centuries as an anti-inflammatory drug. Now in modern medicine, it is being propagated as an anti-swelling medication. However, reports are mixed on the efficacy of papain in reducing swelling. This case report look at the success of papain in reducing the size of olecranon bursitis in a 50-year-old patient The amazing reduction of the size of the bursitis in just two weeks without any surgical interventions might just swing the pundits to the positive direction of its benefit As evidence on the usage of this drug has been equivocal., this case report can hopefully shed some wonderful benefit of this drug. Rwanda Health Communication Center 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88746/1/PAPAIN.pdf Devaraj, Navin Kumar (2020) Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report. Rwanda Medical Journal, 77 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2079-097X; ESSN: 2410-8626 https://www.rwandamedicaljournal.org/previous-issues.html
spellingShingle Devaraj, Navin Kumar
Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report
title Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report
title_full Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report
title_fullStr Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report
title_short Efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report
title_sort efficacy of papain in reducing soft tissue swelling- a case report
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88746/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88746/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88746/1/PAPAIN.pdf