At 08:54 AM 3/4/03, you wrote:
>Dear Lactnet Digest:
>What is the name of the enzyme found in cabbage that
>reduces swelling? I have a physician that wants to
>know.
I'll be surprised if anyone knows. A few years ago a company "found" the
enzyme and made cabbage leaves reduce edema. They made a "cabbage gel."
And, surprise, it didn't work.
It's similar to finding the essential fatty acid that make breastfed babies
smarter and see better. :)
Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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