Bromelain is an effective enzyme derived from pineapple stems with beneficial effects, in particular for the treatment of inflammatory conditions.

It is a proteolytic substance with many beneficial effects to human health. It has different functions:

Extracted and purified using various methods, it contains different enzyme compositions and it is a combination of  different inhibitors of protease, glucosidase, phosphatase; this enzyme is commonly used as an anti-inflammatory agent It has been reported as having positive effects on the respiratory, digestive and circulatory system and potentially on the immune system too.

Its effects on cardiovascular pathophysiology are not yet fully understood while its efficacy for the prevention and treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis is still well known.

Some recent research has highlighted the regulatory mechanisms of bromelain in mice, reporting data of oral administration to 16-week-old male mice for four weeks. The daily administration of bromelain reduced hyperlipidemia, or rather the increase of fat levels in the blood.

Other studies have shown that bromelain exhibits different fibrinolytic, antithrombotic and anti-inflammatory activities, supporting its application for many therapeutic benefits; new recent scientific research has investigated on the effects of bromelain on cell regeneration activities with reference to the epidermal stratum corneum.

Recent scientific reports have investigated the possible application of bromelain in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis disorders, infectious diseases and inflammation.

Due to its low toxicity, high efficiency, high availability and its easy acquisition, bromelain is the subject of inexhaustible interest for scientists, appearing as a safe phytotherapeutic remedy.

WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES OF BROMELAIN

Based on the above studies, this is a list of the main beneficial properties of the bromelain enzyme:

– it helps fight pain and swelling associated with inflammation;

– it promotes capillary microcirculation by promoting blood clotting.

Therefore, its consumption is suggested to reduce inflammation, to slow the clotting, and to fight arthritis and other rheumatic disorders, hay fever.

It is also sometimes recommended to remove dead cells or cells damaged from burns, to prevent pulmonary edema, relax muscles, stimulate their contraction or to prevent their aching after exercising. It is also recommended to shorten the labor and to help body to release fat.

BROMELAIN SUPPLEMENTS.

For its anticoagulant, decongestant and antioxidant properties, bromelain is a substance that is widely used within a large number of supplements: in Vifra we have focused on this enzyme right because of its potentiality and of the results of the most recent studies mentioned above, which show it to be a safe and potential-rich nutraceutical.

Therefore, we used it in the formulation of several products, exploiting the bromelain properties, also for prevention and physiological supply typical of nutraceuticals.

This enzyme is particularly interesting for VifraIntegra, which is the formulation line that, thanks to the use of titrated and standardized plant extracts, satisfies the different needs of the market by proposing innovative and performing associations.

Here are some products from the line containing Bromelain:

Urogenital from the Vifraintegra line: a dietary supplement that preserves urinary tract health in which bromelain acts as an effective substance for the treatment of urinary tract infections.

Hair and Nails a supplement from the VifraIntegra line that contributes significantly to the health and beauty of hair and nails in which the microencapsulated bromelain, makes the enzyme effectively resistant for the passage through the gastric tract, improving the microcirculation, even in the hair bulb and allowing a longer anagen phase of the hair.

Discover Bromelain food supplements on Vifra.