==Benefits and uses of Amylase are==
* Alpha-Amylase is used to replace the enzymes that should be present in the digestive tract but are not due to a medical condition. Those suffering from chronic pancreatitis, cancer of the pancreas, cystic fibrosis or surgery of the abdomen region might be prescribed Alpha-Amylase enzymes. Amylase digests carbohydrates (polysaccharides), breaking them down into smaller units called disaccharides, which are later converted into monosaccharides (simple sugars) such as glucose and fructose. People who can’t digest fats often eat–and tolerate–large amounts of sugar to make up for the lack of fat in their diet. If their diet is excessive in sugar, they can develop an amylase deficiency in addition to the original lipase deficiency.
* Possessing antihistamine properties amylase can relieve many kinds of skin problems, such as hives and rashes, contact dermatitis, and allergic reactions to bee stings, bug bites, and poison oak or ivy. * Amylase, combined with certain herbs, relieves herpes of any kind, including canker sores, genital herpes, shingles, and chickenpox. Combined with certain skin-healing herbs, it can heal acne, eczema, and psoriasis.
* Although asthma is a direct result of sugar intolerance, amylase combined with lung-healing herbs helps alleviate the wheezing of asthmatics. This combination acts as a lung expectorant and relieves the coughing accompanying colds and bronchitis. Amylase is useful for athletes because it eases muscle soreness and pain following exercise. It also can treat writer’s cramp and joint stiffness that is worse in the morning upon rising or after sitting for long periods.
* Amylase is important in preventing the proliferation of dead leukocytes (white blood cells), which manifest as pus. For example, if you have an infected gum area, which antibiotics don’t heal, it may not be an infection, but rather an abscess–that is, pus with no bacteria. With adequate amylase, the abscess could disappear or at least be dramatically diminished within 48 hours.