Herbs for Gout

22 Jul

Posted by Dr John Anne as Herbs

Gout is one of the most painful forms of arthritis. Gout attack can strike without warning with intense pain usually in the joint of the big toe. But, it may also include the ankles, heels, instep, knees, elbows, hips, thumbs, or fingers.

Gout Herbs

For the problem with weak organs, we need to strengthen organs related to uric acid such as liver and pancreas. As herbs for gout, Ganoderma Lucidum herb and Cordyceps Sinensis herb can strengthen your internal organs and balance uric acid metabolism.

Before taking any herbs for gout, remember to first take care of your lifestyle and diet as mentioned above. If you don’t control these two important aspects, taking any supplements or herbs for gout will be less effective or even useless.

Green Tea is full of polyphenols which work as antioxidants and help reduce gouty attacks, green tea also contains Vitamin C and Vitamin E which also are beneficial to Gout sufferers.

Kava Kava (piper methysticum) This herb has a long standing reputation as an aphrodisiac, it is taken by the people in the Pacific Islands for it’s intoxicative euphoric effects. Apart from this it has many wonderful properties, one of which is it’s analgesic cleansing diuretic effect, this makes it most beneficial for people with arthritic complaints. It brings relief from pain and removes waste products from the affected joint

Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is the herb from which the drug colchicine was originally isolated. Colchicine, a strong anti-inflammatory compound, is used as a conventional treatment for gout. Both the herb and the drug have significant toxicity and should only be used under the guidance of a physician.

Folate

Folate has been recommended as a preventive treatment for gout for at least 20 years. Some clinicians report that it can be highly effective. However, what little scientific evidence we have on the method is contradictory.1,2,3 It has been suggested that a contaminant found in folate, pterin-6-aldehyde, may actually be responsible for the positive effects observed by some clinicians.

Devil’s Claw

The herb devil’s claw is sometimes recommended as a pain-relieving treatment for gout based on evidence for its effectiveness in various forms of arthritis.4 However, it has not been tested in gout.