enzyme therapy

enzyme therapy
in complementary medicine, the oral administration of proteolytic enzymes for the purpose of improving immune system function; used for a wide variety of disorders, including trauma, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and viral infection, and as adjunctive therapy in cancer treatment.

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