Your Saliva Has A Painkiller Stronger Than Any Other Medicine

Your Saliva Has A Painkiller Stronger Than Any Other Medicine

According to a research done few years back, an average amount of medicinal pills a human take in their lifetime is 14,000 to 40,000 and more even. Out of so many medicines that we take in our entire life the maximum number is utilized by painkillers.

We take pain killers in many forms and for varying reasons. Painkillers are nothing but powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous systems transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain. Out of the most used, Morphine is the one that is often prescribed by doctors. It is a type of medication found naturally in a number of plants and animals. It is known for its long lasting effectiveness.

OPIORPHIN- Painkiller Found In Human Saliva

OPIORPHIN is a painkiller compound considered more stronger than Morphine. And which is found in human saliva. It was first isolated from saliva itself.

When the body feels pain, it releases a flood of chemicals called ENKEPHALINS, which act as a natural pain killer for the body. Eventually the compounds break up, but opiorphins prolongs their lifespan. It works by stopping the normal breakup of enkephalins, natural painkilling opioids(medicines that relieve pain), in the spinal cord.

The Research

Dr. Catherine Rougeot, director in Pasteur Institute’s laboratory of Pharmacology of Neuroendocrine Regulation, said that their first study was held in the human saliva and that they are looking forward on the matter. She added that where in the body the compound is formed is still to be found.

The discovery was made after the researchers identified a powerful pain-inhibiting molecule in rats. Their search for a similar molecular in humans turned up Opiorphin. In the studies carried over rats, injections of one milligram of opiorphin per kilogram of body weight equaled the pain killing power of 3 to 6 milligrams of morphine per kilogram.

The substance was so powerful at blocking pain that in a test involving a platform of upended needle pins, the rats were made to stand on the platform. Rats needed six times as much morphine as opiorphin to provide them for the pain of standing on the needle points. Opiorphin was equally effective against chemical induced inflammation and acute physical pain.

Naturally produced painkillers might help to avoid many of the side effects experienced by patients treated with synthetic compound, including addiction and tolerance with prolonged use. However more research and studies are required to find if the compound has no other side effects to the body itself. And also a source other than human saliva.