bromelain

December 21, 2001 by Linda Lazarides  
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Bromelain

A dietary supplement extracted from pineapples, used as an aid to protein digestion. It may be combined with papain, a similar enzyme extracted from papaya fruit. Bromelain can also be used in cookery as a meat tenderizer.

Cautions: take after a meal on a full stomach.

Linda Lazarides is Course Director of the School of Modern Naturopathy and author of eight books on health, nutrition and naturopathy.

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