High uric acid is a warning sign of many dangerous metabolic diseases. High blood uric acid is the leading risk factor for causing extremely painful acute gout attacks. There is a wild herb that helps reduce uric acid effectively and cheaply – the pot plant.
Soi pot grass – a medicinal herb that protects the liver, prevents osteoporosis, detoxifies cells… Graphic: Huong Giang
Pothos is also known by names such as: Ha Lien Thao, Ink Grass; It is a plant in the daisy family, has many branches on the stem, grows straight or opposite, and has hairs. This plant often grows in places with poor drainage conditions, mud, ditches, rivers…
In the pot plant there are a number of ingredients such as: Tannins, Flavonoids, Lsoflavonoids, Saponins or terthienyl aldehydes, Glycosides triterpene, organic acids… These are all very good substances for human health, so the pot plant is Used to treat many different diseases, including gout.
In case the patient has kidney problems that disrupt the process of eliminating uric acid from the body, pot grass is a superior choice. This herb contains many natural compounds that help nourish kidney yin and enhance kidney function. Thanks to that, filtering and excretion of waste including uric acid are circulated, helping to effectively prevent gout and kidney stones.
The reason why the pot plant is used in gout remedies is because it contains ingredients that help reduce gout symptoms effectively. Specifically, the Flavonoid group in the plant has anti-inflammatory effects, reducing swelling in joints affected by gout; Saponins in this plant are good for bones; Soybean grass supports kidney function. This helps facilitate the excretion of uric acid through urine. Besides, the remedy for gout using the pot plant is quite benign.
Normally, all aboveground parts of the pot plant can be used as medicine in fresh or dried form. To use the dry form, you must cut the plant before it flowers, wash it, drain it, cut it into 3 – 5cm pieces and then dry it until golden.