Gout attack
A friend called to complain that their gout had flared up repeatedly over the New Year due to overeating. My friend is only 40 years old and started experiencing occasional joint pain about 10 years ago, but didn't take it seriously. In recent years, they were diagnosed with gout.
Many people think gout is a disease of the elderly, but with changing dietary habits, it has shown a trend of affecting younger people in recent years.
To understand gout, one must understand uric acid and purines. Gout is a condition where uric acid cannot be excreted from the body, leading to the deposition of crystals in joints and surrounding tissues, causing joint inflammation. In severe cases, it can lead to joint deformity.
Many people say that gout is a "rich man's disease," meaning it's caused by eating too well, especially foods high in purines. Purines undergo a series of transformations in the body, eventually converting into uric acid. Foods high in purines include organ meats, seafood, mushrooms, legumes, alcohol, soda, and carbonated beverages.
No flow, no relief. To avoid uric acid accumulation, it's crucial to consume sufficient water, which can help excrete uric acid and is very important for reducing gout attacks.
Gout patients can drink chrysanthemum and corn silk tea regularly. Simply steep 20 grams of fresh corn silk and 5 grams of chrysanthemum in hot water for 15 minutes, or boil for 5 minutes, and it's ready to drink.
This tea promotes diuresis and can help excrete uric acid from the body. However, since corn silk also has the effect of lowering "three highs" (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood lipids), it is not suitable for people with low blood pressure or low blood sugar.
Corn silk is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and acts on the liver, kidney, and bladder meridians. It can promote diuresis, reduce swelling, calm the liver, and benefit the gallbladder. Chrysanthemum is sweet and bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and acts on the lung and liver meridians. It can dispel wind and clear heat, detoxify and reduce swelling, soothe the liver, brighten the eyes, and pacify hyperactive liver yang.
Many people think gout is a disease of the elderly, but with changing dietary habits, it has shown a trend of affecting younger people in recent years.
To understand gout, one must understand uric acid and purines. Gout is a condition where uric acid cannot be excreted from the body, leading to the deposition of crystals in joints and surrounding tissues, causing joint inflammation. In severe cases, it can lead to joint deformity.
Many people say that gout is a "rich man's disease," meaning it's caused by eating too well, especially foods high in purines. Purines undergo a series of transformations in the body, eventually converting into uric acid. Foods high in purines include organ meats, seafood, mushrooms, legumes, alcohol, soda, and carbonated beverages.
No flow, no relief. To avoid uric acid accumulation, it's crucial to consume sufficient water, which can help excrete uric acid and is very important for reducing gout attacks.
Gout patients can drink chrysanthemum and corn silk tea regularly. Simply steep 20 grams of fresh corn silk and 5 grams of chrysanthemum in hot water for 15 minutes, or boil for 5 minutes, and it's ready to drink.
This tea promotes diuresis and can help excrete uric acid from the body. However, since corn silk also has the effect of lowering "three highs" (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood lipids), it is not suitable for people with low blood pressure or low blood sugar.
Corn silk is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and acts on the liver, kidney, and bladder meridians. It can promote diuresis, reduce swelling, calm the liver, and benefit the gallbladder. Chrysanthemum is sweet and bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and acts on the lung and liver meridians. It can dispel wind and clear heat, detoxify and reduce swelling, soothe the liver, brighten the eyes, and pacify hyperactive liver yang.