Salivary Amylase. Salivary amylase initiates the digestion of starches, one of the more complex forms of carbohydrate. Secreted in the saliva, salivary amylase breaks down long-chain and branched carbohydrates, known as amylose and amylopectin, into two- and three-molecule sugars called maltose. The individual subunits that make up maltose are glucose, your bodyâs primary fuel source.
Aspirin has many effects because it reduces the bodyâs production of prostaglandins, a hormone-like substance that acts in numerous ways. Reducing prostaglandins diminishes pain and fever and weakens plateletsâ ability to stick together and form clots.
1 Do not use aspirin to treat your childâs fever or discomfort. 2  Aspirin has been linked with side effects such as an upset stomach, intestinal bleeding and, most seriously, Reye syndrome. 3  If your child is vomiting and cannot take anything by mouth, a rectal suppository may be needed.