The fact that plantain infusion can cure gout has long been circulated online. But many users have reflected that this plantain infusion drink is really diuretic, day and night toilet flush a non-stop, but the blood uric acid is never reduced. The actual fact is that I’ve read a lot of information and found that plantain does have the effect of lowering acidity, but the posture of taking it is a little more delicate. Why can psyllium lower uric acid? Many studies have pointed out that psyllium has a significant acid-lowering effect on the hyperuricemic mice used in the test. The drug mechanism can inhibit uric acid production while also promoting uric acid excretion. However, because of the complexity of the components within plantain, there is no uniformity as to exactly what substances within plantain can lower uric acid. So I prefer the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the standard used to measure the quality of psyllium – psyllium content, as the active ingredient in this medicine to reduce acid. Why is it that the psyllium you drink does not lower uric acid? A study titled “Study on the extraction process of the active ingredients of plantain to lower blood uric acid” pointed out that the ethanolic extract of plantain had a significant acid-lowering effect on acute hyperuricemia in mice induced by orazin acid and hypoxanthine molding, while the aqueous extract had no significant effect. In other words, the effect of plantain infusion tea, in fact, is not very good. The study specifically gave, plantain ethanol extraction and water extraction group, uric acid-lowering active ingredient psyllium content, with experimental results. The results are also exceptionally clear, ethanol extracted plantain drug, far better than water extracted (tea) to the effect. So the concentration is the essence of this thing, it really does not seem to be blowing. Whether to rely on psyllium to lower uric acid? I believe that after reading the above article, you already understand that plantain can indeed lower uric acid. But don’t rush to buy plantain, one is the ethanol extraction, not you want to soak a herbal wine so simple, not to mention drinking also increases uric acid. Secondly, all the current research results are based on the artificial high uric acid mice test. So for the human body to lower uric acid in the end how much effect, we do not have a clear conclusion. It is only for those who drink plantain tea is not effective for those who have pain, this is always a scientific explanation.