RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND GOUT: MEDICINAL PLANTS AS A DRUG ALTERNATIVE

Abstract

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a mucoskeletal system condition caused by mechanical and biological processes that disrupt the normal coupling of articular cartilage breakdown and synthesis. Gout is a clinical condition caused by the deposition of urate (monosodium urate monohydrate crystal) crystals in a joint or soft tissue, which causes an early inflammatory reaction. It is defined by the development of severe acute monoarticular arthritis. Alternative medicine offers a different approach to treating RA and Gout, and a variety of medicinal plants are now being studied in the hopes of developing a new therapy. There is an urgent need to research the full therapeutic potential of these herbals, as well as any potential side effects, in order to develop novel and safer therapy choices. The traditional medications used to treat arthritis and gout have a number of serious side effects. Because of its fewer downsides and greater advantages, plant-based medicine or herbal medicine has attracted a lot of interest for the prevention and treatment of gout and arthritis. Natural therapies that are non-chemical and non-invasive have no significant side effects since they use naturally active ingredients. Alternative medicine offers a different approach to treating RA and Gout, and a variety of medicinal plants are now being studied in the hopes of developing a new therapy. There is a pressing need to research the full therapeutic potential and, if any, harmful consequences of these herbals in order to develop novel, safer therapy choices with fewer side effects.