Bromelain, a complex of enzymes extracted from pineapple stems, restricts excessive pro-inflammatory influences through a number of routes. It is the most extensively researched of the anti-inflammatory enzymes and has demonstrated usefulness in accidental or surgical traumas (sports injury, whiplash, oral surgery and rhinoplasty).

Soft tissue and joints may be most affected. Bromelain inhibits thromboxane synthetase, thereby preventing pro-inflammatory prostanoids from accumulating, however, bromelain does not inhibit synthesis of prostacyclin and related anti-inflammatory mediators.

Bromelain benefically modulates cardiovascular health by maintaining blood coagulation health. If taken with food, bromelain promotes healthy digestion. Finally, bromelain can increase absorption of other compounds, including antibiotics.

Administered orally while fasting, bromelain can be absorbed into the blood, altering the metabolism of prostanoids in a manner that favors the resolution of inflammation.

The consensus of medical opinion suggests that orally-administered bromelain exerts a salutary effect on recovery and healing in cases of inflammation, injuries and tissue traumas of various kinds, including post-operative problems.

Bromelain, taken with meals, acts as a protease, enhancing the release of short peptides and amino acids from food proteins.

BromeZyme 2400 contains twice the gdu’s per tablet as the BromeZyme formula.

One tablet provides:
Bromelain (2400 gdu/gm*) 500 mg
*gdu/gm -‘gelatin digestive units?per gram-, a standard rating index of enzyme potency, equivalent to approximately 3600 mcu/gm (milk clotting units/gram).