The most powerful analgesic extracted naturally from the human body
The most powerful analgesic extracted naturally from the human body
Scientists from the French Pasteur Institute have found a drug in human saliva that is more effective than “morphine” and does not cause addiction. According to ToDay News Ufa.
According to the site, one of the components of saliva is a powerful pain reliever and its effect is so strong that it exceeds morphine.
The discovered substance is called “opiorphin” and it belongs to the group of natural opiates, and in terms of its properties, it is six times superior to morphine and its analogues, and it is not addictive unlike its synthetic analogues.
The scientists also reported that the effect of the drug was tested on laboratory mice, and clinical trials will be on volunteers in the next stages.
It is reported that "Apiorphine" prevents the destruction of enkephalin, which interacts with opiate receptors in the central nervous system and causes an effect similar to morphine. However, apiorphin may play a role not as an analgesic but as part of the general process of pain relief.
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