| Gout is a disease involving inflammation of the joints | | | | beneficial in reducing the swelling of the joints. |
| and usually it occurs recurrently. The disorder is very | | | | However, this should not be consumed by pregnant |
| painful and if proper care is not taken, serious | | | | women or by patients suffering from kidney troubles. |
| complications like deformity of the bones and other | | | | The leaf of cabbage is believed to contain an |
| critical diseases may ensue. | | | | enzyme that eliminates the crystals formed around |
| Unfortunately, there is no absolute cure for gout. The | | | | the gout-affected joint. At the time of a gout |
| best method to combat gout is to alter the manner | | | | attack, some cabbage leaves should first be chilled in |
| of living, and to take some preventive measures. In | | | | the freezer and then be placed around the affected |
| case of a gout attack, some home remedies can help | | | | joint. Then the leaves should be covered with a piece |
| alleviate the pain and provide some relief. | | | | of cloth and left until the leaves have thawed. This |
| Application of elm leaf tea is said to reduce the | | | | will help reduce the pain. |
| inflammation and the pain. | | | | A ginger bath, prepared by mixing ground ginger with |
| The healing process is quickened if safflower is taken | | | | water, can be used as a home remedy for gout. The |
| in capsule form. | | | | affected joint should be soaked in the bath for about |
| The intake of a few teaspoonful of baking soda in | | | | an hour and then a hot shower should be taken to |
| water increases the blood pH and helps lower the | | | | completely remove all ginger from the skin. |
| possibility of crystallization of uric acid - the primary | | | | Otherwise, ginger sticking to the skin may cause skin |
| cause of gout. | | | | irritation. |
| Celery seeds infused in water and simmered until | | | | Mullein leaves soaked in a mixture of hot vinegar and |
| soft, when taken several times a day help eliminate | | | | water and applied to the affected area has been |
| gout by increasing excretion of uric acid. The celery | | | | shown to allay the sufferings produced by gout. |
| seeds are believed to contain several | | | | If the symptoms of gout persist and increase in |
| anti-inflammatory agents that are supposed to be | | | | severity, then a doctor should be consulted. |