The mixed results of two studies on intradiscal therapy with collagenase versus chymopapain are presented. The first study was performed from January 1983 to March 1984 and consisted of 71 ...

Rich in Digestive Enzymes: Papaya contains enzymes like papain and chymopapain, which aid in the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Eating papaya on an empty stomach allows these ...

and , Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. Contraindications. Contraindications to lumbar chymopapain chemonucleolysis include allergy to papain or papaya, cauda equina syndrome ...