Dandelion is a common wild vegetable and a Chinese medicinal herb with a long history. In Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", it is listed as a "vegetable department" and is considered to be a safe and effective medicine that can clear heat and detoxify. However, common herbs are often overstated and are seen as a "panacea" for a variety of problems. Now there are claims about dandelion that it can lower uric acid, but is that really the case?Let's do it once**.
First, the efficacy of dandelion
Dandelion is a common and widely distributed plant with rich medicinal properties for its roots, leaves, and flowers. Dandelion has a variety of effects such as heat clearing and detoxification, diuretic and laxative, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, detoxification and liver nourishment.
First of all, dandelion can clear away heat and detoxify, help to remove heat and damp toxins from the body, and is conducive to the prevention and treatment of heat diseases. At the same time, dandelion also has a diuretic and laxative effect, which can promote the excretion of urine and feces, help remove metabolic wastes and toxins in the body, and help regulate the balance of water and salt.
In addition, dandelion also has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, which can inhibit the growth and reproduction of bacteria and viruses, which is conducive to the prevention and prevention of infectious diseases. At the same time, dandelion also has the effect of detoxification and liver nourishment, which can promote the detoxification function of the liver, is conducive to improving liver function, and plays an important role in protecting liver health.
All in all, dandelion has a variety of effects, such as heat clearing and detoxification, diuretic and laxative, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, detoxification and liver nourishment, etc., which is of great significance for protecting human health.
2. Can dandelion lower uric acid?
The main cause of high uric acid is the disorder of uric acid metabolism in the human body, resulting in excessive uric acid production and poor normal excretion. Dandelion is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and can be antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. But to say that it can lower uric acid is a bit of a stretch.
Dandelion has a diuretic effect, but whether it can effectively promote the excretion of uric acid has not been proven. Sometimes diuresis does not necessarily reduce uric acid excretion, but may affect uric acid excretion. Thiazide diuretics antihypertensive drugs, although diuretic, can produce *** that elevates uric acid*** Therefore, more clinical studies are needed to prove whether the diuretic effect of dandelion on high uric acid is positive or negative.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the methods of controlling high uric acid should mainly focus on strengthening the spleen, dissipating dampness, dissipating turbidity and removing stasis. Therefore, dandelion is not the most suitable Chinese herbal medicine with high uric acid. At present, the Chinese herbal medicines recommended by the relevant guidelines include Coix seed, Poria cocos, Japanese knotweed, Rhizome, Radix leather, Gardenia and Plantain, not including dandelions. If you want to treat high uric acid through traditional Chinese medicine, it is recommended to choose the above Chinese herbal medicines to try it after combining your own physique and going through a reliable Chinese medicine diagnosis.
the end
Finally, Dr. Cheng needs to remind everyone that there are two aspects that need to be paid attention to for the treatment of high uric acid. On the one hand, it is necessary to choose the herbs that have a symptomatic effect according to the individual situation, and on the other hand, it is necessary to confirm the efficacy.