ORIENTAL MEDICINE

I'm also interested as I have gout at the moment, my left foot is looking like a small foot (hehe) ball, gout is a form of arthritis..... I just Googled this for my self, looks interesting https://agelessherbs.com/gout/natural-a … ive-herbs/

That is my single most favorite place in Saigon. The odors are amazing. Unfortunate that few tourists find it, not the best place for walking because of the traffic hub and commercial nature of the place. Whenever I get a chance, like when moving between apartments, or a late arrival from the airport, I stay at a 2 star nhà nghỉ kind of hotel in one of the front rooms with balcony, Truong Giang.

There are many wholesalers of hay-bale size herbs and who-knows-what on the big street, not what you want, but if you cross and walk up Triệu Quang Phục there are also apothecaries with racks of small jars, and I have a feeling they won't be shy with recommendations.

Thank you, that is so very helpful.  Very much appreciated.

Best regards, Simon

MarkinNam wrote:

I'm also interested as I have gout at the moment, my left foot is looking like a small foot (hehe) ball, gout is a form of arthritis..... I just Googled this for my self, looks interesting https://agelessherbs.com/gout/natural-a … ive-herbs/

For 99%+ of the population there are a number of medicines that can easily cure gout. If you have one of the Thalassemias, your red blood cells are more or less small, malformed, short lived and fragile and the the normal gout medicines can be deadly as they stress the red blood cells. Unfortunately, we live where Thalassemia is rather common and Thalassemia does make gout more likely.

Note, thalassemia is a collection of very different impacts on red blood cells

I know this stuff because my wife of 46 years is dying from untreatable, because of thalassemia related, gout. We had access to first class care in America and world class care here in Viet Nam.

Short answer, useful herbs are generally unrefined versions of refined drugs. if you also have undiagnosed thalassemia, the herbs can kill you as quickly as prescription drugs can kill you. You do need to find out if you have thalassemia. See an Oncologist for screening and you may need to go to the Government Blood Hospital in TP HCM for a definitive blood test.

I know that doctors do read this forum. Please add to what I've said as long as you are experienced with thalassemia.