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Anti Inflammatory
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Sarsaparilla is a potent anti-inflammatory, this makes it a useful treatment for inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and other causes of joint pain including the swelling caused by gout. (uric acid)
studies in mice and rats support this benefit: sarsaparilla and several of its components lowered blood uric acid levels, increased its flushing with urine, and enhanced the effect of a conventional drug for gout (allopurinol)
Several Sarsaparilla species and their active component astilbin also reduced joint inflammation due to rheumatoid arthritis.
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