Herbal remedies for gout - These herbs, and a spice, might do itHerbal remedies for gout? They are a popular idea among gout sufferers since they offer to at least relieve the disease without using drug medications. Many herbs and a spice or two are featured in the gout literature. Those discussed here are among the most prominent and best researched of the herbal remedies for gout and are included in many herbs for gout supplements. Three of the herbs on this page are reputed to lower uric acid levels. And the spice, Turmeric, is an anti inflammatory which works like NSAIDs medications to reduce pain. Please note that the dosages shown on this page are guideline dosages only. Consult your doctor about your dose. TURMERIC Turmeric is a yellow-orange coloured spice with a pepper-like flavour. Why could it be one of the herbal remedies for gout? Moreover, its anti inflammatory effect is well researched and documented by confirming studies. It is used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine as an anti inflammatory and for many other medical problems. So turmeric is sold as an anti-arthritic and for gout sufferers its attraction is its ability to reduce pain and inflammation. It's also a strong antioxidant, a property that’s well researched.
If you have read the antioxidants page you’ll know they are important for gout sufferers.
So you definitely need to use a dietary supplement of turmeric. Or take it in one of the herbal cures for gout formula products, where it is usually one of five or six substances included in the formula. Dosage Buy Turmeric extract, standardised to 95% curcumin. Take 500mg of Turmeric extract one to three times daily. DEVIL’S CLAW Devil’s Claw may be a herbal treatment for gout. It comes from the fruit of a Southern African plant. The fruit is shaped like a claw, hence its unusual name. Its medicinal properties have been known to herbalists for centuries. Its reputation as an anti-arthritic has been confirmed by a study at the University of Freiburg in Germany. So it’s a known anti-inflammatory but is it one of the herbal remedies for gout? The anti-inflammatory substances in Devil’s Claw are called harpagosides. What makes Devil’s Claw a possible herbal treatment for gout is that harpagosides are reputed to lower uric acid. Some gout posters to internet forums have said Devil’s Claw helped and even worked. Dosage Take 50/60mg two or three times daily. The best form is a dietary supplement containing a standardized extract of harpagosides. Warning Devil’s Claw is known to cause many side effects. It should certainly NOT be taken without your doctor’s, or your health care professional's approval. YUCCA Yucca Schidegera (one species of the Yucca plant) grows in the south west deserts of the United States and in Mexico. Native Americans have used it for centuries for many medicinal purposes including arthritis relief, and as a poultice. It’s sold as a herbal treatment for gout, and it is often included in some herbal remedies for gout formula products. This is because it contains phytochemicals called saponines. These have been shown to reduce pain and inflammation in some people. Dosage Yucca is available as a standardized extract capsule of 5% saponines. Take two – four 500mg capsules or tablets daily. Possible side effects include Yucca is regarded as generally safe but it can cause diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, upset stomachs and a bitter taste in the mouth. LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA Lagerstroemia speciosa (other names: Crepe Myrtle, Queen’s flower or Banaba) is a flower that grows in the Philippines and some other Asian countries, where it has been a traditional folk remedy for a variety of ailments for centuries. The leaves are used to obtain a recently discovered (2004) herbal treatment for gout called Valoneic Acid Dilactone (VAD), which is used as an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase to lower uric acid levels. Dosage VAD is included in a formula for a natural cure for gout product called Goutcleanse. For more details see the page on gout supplements. STINGING NETTLE And here’s a would-you-believe-it herb for gout! Your commonplace garden stinging nettle may also be one of the herbal remedies for gout. Nettle (urtica dioica) has been a folk remedy for gout and a host of other ailments including arthritis, for centuries. Nettle roots, not the leaves, are used to make standardized extracts because it’s a diuretic that aids excretion, especially of uric acid. Don’t eat the stinging nettles leaves from your garden. Nettle tinctures can be bought, but most tinctures contain alcohol which gout sufferers do not need. Non alcholic tinctures can be found on the Internet. Dosage 300-600mg of freeze dried extract daily.
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