Abstract
In a recent letter1 a reader commented on the therapeutic application of a meat tenderizer solution in hymenoptera envenomization. May I inject a note of skepticism.
Since time immemorial the natives of the Polynesian Islands have used the papaya leaf to treat the injuries produced by the jellyfish. Even today when scuba divers meet they usually share one thing in common among their tackle: meat tenderizer.
Both papaya leaves and most forms of meat tenderizer contain the enzyme papain.
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