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Tag: Natural products

  • Nattokinase

    Your patient may inquire whether he/she can take Nattokinase instead of staying on warfarin to prevent future venous thromboembolism; or what you think about the effectiveness of Nattokianse in preventing a first or recurrent DVT or PE.

  • Nattokinase

    Nattokinase is a soybean food content, produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis (natto) during fermentation of soybeans. It is a 275 amino acid peptide. It is also called “Subtilisin NAT” [ref 1]. It is claimed to have clot-dissolving abilities, similar to plasmin.