This isn’t a new finding. It was made public around 2006, but hasn’t been widely cited or had much media attention. So I thought some of you nutters might like to know about it. I will say this now, I don’t think snorting your own spit will get you high!
Opiorphin is the name of the pain killing compound found in human salvia. It was shown to be up to 6 times stronger than morphine in some barbaric tests on rats (described in the JAMA link below).
It works by preventing to breakdown of our own natural opioids, the enkephalins (aka endorphins). So it doesn’t directly stimulate the pain relieving opioid receptors, it enhances them.
It makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. Our mouth has The power of a rugby team as we have seen. Our tongue is awash with sensory nerves. Accidentally biting our tongue, like having a rugby player stand on your tongue, hurts like fuck. So our spit/ saliva/ greb helps us chill out the pain.
Chewing our food causes trauma to the inside of the mouth on a frequent basis, but we keep enjoying it. Thanks opiorphin!
JAMA Net Link
I’m sure there will be a man made version of this analgesic at some point. There hasn’t been much data published since its discovery so when this happens is up to God, or possibly @ZeroK as he’s similar to the former.
Have another nice evening. 😎
Opiorphin is the name of the pain killing compound found in human salvia. It was shown to be up to 6 times stronger than morphine in some barbaric tests on rats (described in the JAMA link below).
It works by preventing to breakdown of our own natural opioids, the enkephalins (aka endorphins). So it doesn’t directly stimulate the pain relieving opioid receptors, it enhances them.
It makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. Our mouth has The power of a rugby team as we have seen. Our tongue is awash with sensory nerves. Accidentally biting our tongue, like having a rugby player stand on your tongue, hurts like fuck. So our spit/ saliva/ greb helps us chill out the pain.
Chewing our food causes trauma to the inside of the mouth on a frequent basis, but we keep enjoying it. Thanks opiorphin!
JAMA Net Link
I’m sure there will be a man made version of this analgesic at some point. There hasn’t been much data published since its discovery so when this happens is up to God, or possibly @ZeroK as he’s similar to the former.
Have another nice evening. 😎