Pineapple for burns
September 24, 2012
THE European Medicines Agency
has recommended a new pineapple
enzyme-based debriding agent for
use in treatment of severe burns.
NexoBrid is the first medical
treatment for the removal of eschar
(dried-out, thick, leathery, black
necrotic tissue) from bad burn
wounds, and is an alternative to
surgical intervention.
The product, which was
designated an orphan medicine in
2002, consists of a mixture of
enzymes extracted from the stem
of the pineapple plant, enriched in
bromelain, and is to be applied
topically to a clean burn wound.
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