People with gout have painful and swollen joints during acute attacks, making it difficult to move. In addition to using Western medicine to quickly reduce acute pain symptoms, you can use traditional medicines that help reduce uric acid in the blood, limiting the recurrence of acute attacks. A familiar medicine that is widely used in traditional medicine is banana seeds.
- 1. Active ingredients in banana seeds
- 2. Remedy to reduce uric acid from banana seeds
- 3. Notes when using banana seeds to reduce uric acid
Plantain is one of the typical plants of Southeast Asia, known as the ancestor of fruit bananas.
Unlike regular bananas, seeded bananas have sharper edges and contain many firm and hard seeds inside. Seeded bananas are not only used in life as a nutritious food but are also considered a medicine with many uses in treating diseases.
There are two types of banana seeds: large and small. Small banana seeds are used more, especially for soaking in wine. Banana seeds can be used fresh or dried.
The banana seeds used for medicinal purposes are the ones with many seeds. The seeds have a black shell and contain white powder inside. The process of extracting the banana seeds is quite laborious; the bananas must be ripe before the seeds can be extracted. The seeds are dried until they have a light aroma. The banana seeds can be used to soak in wine.

Plantain seeds are a medicinal herb with many medicinal uses.
1. Active ingredients in banana seeds
According to modern pharmacological research, banana seeds contain the following chemical components: Flavonoids, anthocyanosides and uronic compounds, saponins, coumarins, tannins, essential oils, phytosterols...
These active ingredients have many uses such as: Pain relief, swelling reduction; treatment of digestive tract ulcers; constipation treatment; visceral pain treatment; prevention and treatment of urinary tract stones; diabetes treatment; delirium; heat stroke, reducing uric acid levels in the blood...
According to traditional medicine, banana seeds have a sweet, astringent taste, neutral properties, and enter the Lung, Liver, and Spleen meridians.
Banana seeds have the following effects: Detoxification, fever reduction, blood cooling, diuretic, antiseptic, and relief of abdominal pain symptoms.

Banana seeds combined with elephant foot yam reduce uric acid.
2. Remedy to reduce uric acid from banana seeds
Recipe 1: Crush 200g of banana seeds and soak them in 1,000ml of 40-degree alcohol for at least 10 days; the longer the better, shake well occasionally. Drink 2 times a day, 15ml each time before meals or before going to bed, can drink continuously for about 1 month.
Lesson 2: Use 3g of dried banana fruit, 4g of elephant foot yam, 2g of spleen, 1g of bitter melon; wash the herbs, put them in a pan and stir-fry until golden brown, then bury them in the ground. Mix the above herbs with 1 liter of boiling water to drink; drink 2-3 times/day, can drink continuously for about 1 month.
Recipe 3: 20g dried and sliced elephant foot yam, 20g dried old banana seeds. Fry all until golden brown, add to about 1.5 liters of water, boil twice, drink during the day; can be used continuously for 1-2 months.
In addition to reducing uric acid, these remedies also relieve pain, reduce swelling, and treat back pain, aching limbs, and rheumatism.
3. Notes when using banana seeds to reduce uric acid
- Choose the right source of reputable wild banana medicinal herbs, ensure safe and hygienic processing, no preservatives.
- Do not abuse banana wine.
- Banana seeds only have a supportive effect, not a substitute for gout treatment medicine.
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