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NattoMax™
Jarrow FORMULAS® NattoMax™ is an extract of the Japanese superfood Natto, which is made using soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilus natto.
NattoMax™ is concentrated without solvents. Each capsule offers 2,000 fibrinolytic units. Nattokinase is a fibrinolytic enzyme that promotes healthy circulation by its effects on serine protease-mediated digestion of fibrin.*
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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I wouldn't be happy with that if I thought it would work; dumping anti-clotting agents into your blood could be hazardous. Aspirin and ginger are strong enough, I'd think.
Thing is, though, that enzymes are specially structured proteins that need their structure in order to work. And guess what happens to proteins when they hit your stomach? Even if the enzyme weren't ripped to shreds in the stomach and small intestine, your gut wall will not absorb something that size intact (thousands of amino acids).
There. Ubergeek biochemistry lesson of the day. Aren't you glad you asked?
There are probably at least 1000 research articles on ginger. I'm not really up on all of its uses.
All that and it tastes great, too.
FWIW, the fine, highly accurate resource Wikipedia says that oral nattokinase has some effect in rats and dogs, but hasn't been tested in humans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natto#Medical_benefits