Herbal Remedies for Gout
Gout is an ailment that results from an increase of uric acid in the blood, and its deposit on the joints (known as uric arthritis or arthritis) as well in the renal tissues.
Gout only affects males, and its most characteristic symptom is a painful inflammation of the toe joint, though it can also affect other joints.
The following medicinal herbs are very effective in eliminating uric acid because of their uricosuric diuretic properties.
Herbal remedies for gout
1) Lemon tree: Alkalinizes bloods, promotes dissolution and elimination of uric acids and of urates (uric salts)
2) Watercress: Blood depurative, diuretic ” Recommended for gout”
3) Nettle: Depurative, diuretic, alkalinizant, promotes elimination of uric acid
4) Dandelion: Diuretic, depurative, promotes elimination of waste substances
5) Celery: Diuretic, promotes elimination of urea and uric acid
6) White birch: Diuretic, depurative, eliminates uric acid
7) Wild strawberry: Depurative, alkalinizant, eliminates uric acid
8. Juniper: Depurative, eliminates uric acid
9) Kidney bean: Diuretic eases elimination of uric acid
10) Winter cherry: Diuretic, good uricosuric
11) Meadow saffron: Anti-inflammatory, calms aches of gout attack
12) Meadowsweet : Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, calms joint aches
13) Ash tree: Diuretic, depurative, laxative, eliminates excess of uric acid
14) Devil’s claw: Anti-inflammatory, antirrheumatic, promotes elimination of uric acid
15) Burdock: Diuretic, depurative, sudorific, eliminates uric acid
To find out more about these herbs and how to prepare or find them please consider purchasing the Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants.
