Can chicory root tea lower uric acid?

Chicory root tea actually has a relatively high health value. For gout patients, drinking these teas appropriately can reduce the occurrence of gout, because it does have the effect of lowering uric acid. At the same time, it can also help protect the liver and accelerate cell repair. It can also have a good improvement effect on some intestinal inflammations and can also help enhance the body's immunity.

1. Lowering uric acid

Studies have shown that the active components of chicory root can significantly reduce the levels of serum triglycerides, uric acid and blood sugar in animals with hypertriglyceridemia, hyperuricemia or hyperglycemia, and the lipid-lowering effect is significantly better than the control drug fenofibrate. It also has a reducing effect on uric acid and hypertriglyceridemia, and the effect is long-lasting and stable. For people with high uric acid levels, you can take 5-10g of chicory root each time, add hot water to soak and drink as tea, 2-3 times a day, and persist for a month to reduce uric acid and the occurrence of gout.

2. Protect the liver

The hepatoprotective effect of chicory root extract is due to the presence of choline, which accelerates phospholipid synthesis, thereby accelerating cell repair and having a significant protective effect on liver cells. Both the fat-soluble and water-soluble components in chicory root extract have significant protective effects against chemical or alcoholic liver damage.

3. Improve enteritis

The various nutrients contained in chicory itself make it have multiple health benefits such as improving endocrine disorders in the human body, regulating gastrointestinal function, clearing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, reducing heat and moisturizing dryness, slimming and protecting the skin, and enhancing human immunity.

Chicory rhizomes contain more active ingredients, chicory polysaccharides, which have excellent health benefits and have a relatively good effect on colitis, and are known as the nemesis of colitis.