The reason Mara Moja works so well is cause it has something most other pain relievers don't.

Here's a ka-short (unpaid ) thread real quick! https://twitter.com/Mwirigi/status/1365989298181390337

So Mara Moja packs the following ingredients: 200mg of Paracetamol, 400mg of Aspirin, & 50mg of caffeine, ok?

For context, the kawaida, normal Panadol contains 500mg of Paracetamol alongside a bunch of other smoll-smoll ingredients.

Now, this will surprise you but the EXAAAAACT mechanism of action of Paracetamol (PCM) isn't that well known.

Our resident pharmacists (heyya, @DaniellaMunene @PSofKenya ) can go much deeper on this, but what we do know is that Paracetamol works on the brain pain pathways.

The downside of this is that it relieves PAIN but doesn't necessarily deal with the INFLAMMATION that is an important part of your pain.

Yaani, Paracetamol serves an analgesic role but not an anti-inflammatory one, you understand?

Say for example you have pain after busting your shoulder in the gym, yeah?

The reason you're in pain isn't because you're just "in pain"; it's cause the muscle tendons at your shoulder are inflamed/ "on fire".

So when you take PCM, it deals with the "pain" but doesn't really deal with the pain, y'know what I'm saying?

Now, in comes someone like DICLOFENAC.

Diclofenac is a non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID for short.

it's primary role is to reduce inflammation, ok? to turn down the heat.

and let me tell you Maina, it does this role veeeeeeeery well.

However, Diclofenac only REDUCES the inflammation but doesn't deal with the pain pathway, you follow?

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yeeeeeesssssss. you see where I'm going with this, don't you?

In comes MARA MOJA tablets;

"kicking in the door waving the 44,
all you heard was Mara Moja don't hit me no more!"

So Mara Moja comes in carrying that solid Paracetamol Power, that badass Aspirin Ability (Aspirin is also an NSAID, btw) (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ie), & to top it off, some of that good-good Caffeine Content.

Now, full disclosure, I didn't know much about the caffeine, but turns out it works by directly blocking the receptors (adenosine ones) that are found at the organ in pain.

that is, the Paracetamol works on brain pathways, Aspirin reduces inflammation, then caffeine tells the organ to stop feeling pain.

the pain is just zimwa'd like "shhh, it's okay"

Now, I'd end there but here's a disclaimer;

because of the high Aspirin, this drug can be very crude on your gastrointestinal tract.
Gastric & duodenal ulcers are common in ppl who use them frequently.

Like for me, I've had issues with acidity so I go for other pain-relievers before going for this one.

(haha, I made this gif myself. hope you like it. #BOBBYSHMURDAFREE )

Now here's an academic question for you to think about;

WHY does Paracetamol still exist if its role seems to be done "better" by other pain relievers?

Maybe it's cause of Big Pharma...

Maybe I'll answer that question in a future thread so that's why you should consider following me ().

Maybe I also don't know the answer.

tons of possibilities!!!

Another IMPORTANT disclaimer, btw, is that there's tons of fake drugs out there, especially for drugs that are well known to work well like this one.

That said, please be sure to purchase your medications from reliable pharmacies/chemists/shops.

If this was a sponsored thread I would have plugged those guys who are an online drugstore and I'd have said how their drugs are all original & said how they're affordable & reliable & koso-koso but behold, I will not...

Heniweiii, it's March!

Have a great month ahead!

I never did tell you or do a thread about why Paracetamol is still used even though Mara Moja seems to be a 'better' fit for pain relief?

Here's why. https://twitter.com/voteforhani/status/1474072193634029569?t=YaEwMWnM4L_leSixu85IOA&s=19