Treatment of Gout with Folk Remedies – Healers’ Advice #2

Gout is a chronic condition associated with impaired uric acid metabolism, leading to an increase in uric acid levels in the blood and the deposition of urate crystals (sodium salt of uric acid) in tissues. Clinically, this manifests as recurrent acute arthritis and the formation of gouty nodules (tophi). Gout has been known since ancient times, but the first detailed description was provided in 1685 by T. Sydenham in the book “A Treatise on Gout.” Later, it was noted that people with gout have elevated uric acid levels in the blood (hyperuricemia). In the 19th century, scientists discovered urate crystals in the joint fluid during an acute gout attack. However, it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that experts established the role of sodium urate crystals in the development of acute gout attacks.

TREATMENT OF GOUT WITH FOLK REMEDIES Folk Treatment of Gout: The following medicinal herbs and folk remedies can be used for gout:

• Herb Blend: Mix 1 part St. John’s wort, 2 parts chamomile flowers, 1 part linden flowers, and 1 part elderberry flowers. Pour 200 ml of boiling water over 1 tablespoon of the mixture, steep for 1-2 hours in a thermos. Take half a glass 4-5 times a day for 2-3 months.
• Herbal Decoction: Take 1 part meadowsweet flowers, 1.5 parts bearberry leaves, 1 part soapwort herb, 1.5 parts corn silk, 1 part bean pods, 1.5 parts field horsetail, 1 part knotweed, and 2 parts cornflower. Pour 1 liter of cold water over 4 tablespoons of the mixture, steep overnight, boil in the morning on low heat for 5-10 minutes, steep for 30 minutes, strain, and take 6-7 times a day for a month.

Other Remedies:

• Elderflower Decoction: Elderberry decoctions (using flowers, bark, leaves, and roots) have long been used to treat gouty arthritis. Take 20 g of flowers, pour a glass of boiling water over them, steep for 1 hour, strain, and drink a third of a glass 3-4 times a day before meals with 1 teaspoon of honey. The last portion should be taken hot at bedtime.
• Pain Relief: During a gout attack, acute pain can be alleviated by applying a slice of pickled apple to the gouty lump and securing it with a bandage overnight.
• Herbal Infusion: Take equal parts of St. John’s wort, chamomile flowers, linden flowers, and elderberry flowers. Pour 0.5 liters of boiling water over 3 tablespoons of the dry mixture in a thermos, steep for 1.5 hours, strain, and drink a glass twice a day 30-40 minutes before meals to normalize metabolism and promote the excretion of uric acid.
• Bee Pollen: Simultaneously, take 0.5-1 teaspoon of bee pollen and perga (bee bread), pre-infused in 50 ml of boiled water at room temperature for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, 2-3 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals. The treatment course lasts 40 days.
• Butter and Vodka Ointment: Melt 100 g of fresh unsalted butter, remove the foam after boiling, add 100 ml of vodka infused with golden mustache (a shoot at least 20 cm long) for 10 days, ignite the mixture to burn off the alcohol. Use the remaining mass to rub into the affected area once a day for a month. Warm the ointment slightly before use and massage the affected area until a feeling of warmth is achieved.
• Gentian Root Decoction: Boil 3 teaspoons of finely chopped gentian root in 3 glasses of water on low heat for 7-10 minutes, strain, and drink a glass 3 times a day an hour before meals or 1.5 hours after.
• Sedge Decoction: Boil 30 g of chopped rhizomes with roots of sandy sedge in 3.5 glasses of water in a closed pot until about 2 glasses of liquid remain. Steep for 2 hours, strain, and take a quarter glass 3 times a day before meals.
• Saxifrage Decoction: Pour 15 g of saxifrage roots with 0.5 liters of water, boil for 15 minutes on low heat, steep wrapped for 4 hours, strain, and take a third of a glass 3-4 times a day before meals.

Folk Remedies:

• Autumn Crocus Vinegar Tincture: Prepare a tincture of autumn crocus tubers in apple cider vinegar. Pour 12 parts vinegar over 1 part dried, crushed tubers, steep for 2 weeks, and use for rubbing.
• Apple Skin and Leaves: For gout and polyarthritis, take 1 tablespoon of powdered dry apple peel and leaves, pour a glass of boiling water, steep for half an hour, and drink half a glass of the infusion 2-3 times a day. The treatment course lasts 1 month.
• Herbal Collection: Mix 2 tablespoons of chopped burdock root, 1 tablespoon of chopped couch grass rhizome, and 2 tablespoons of violet tricolor herb. Pour 1 liter of boiling water over the mixture in a thermos, steep for 1-2 hours, strain, and take half a glass 5 times a day an hour after meals for gout.
• Mullein Tincture: Pour 0.5 liters of vodka or 70-degree alcohol over 50 g of mullein flowers, steep for 3 weeks, strain, and use for rubbing.
• Colchicum Root Tincture: Finely chop the roots of autumn colchicum, pour 50-60-degree alcohol over them at a ratio of 1:5, steep in a dark place, shaking occasionally. Use for rubbing.
• Málaga Wine Tincture: Take 30 g of colchicum bulb and ash tree leaves, pour 300 ml of Málaga wine, steep for 8 days, strain, add 1 teaspoon each of aconite and foxglove tincture. Take 1 teaspoon in the morning and evening with a cup of tea.
• Sherry Wine Tincture: Mix 500 ml of sherry wine, 250 g of colchicum bulbs, 60 g of self-sowing poppy, and 30 ml of rum. Pour the wine over the colchicum, add the poppy and rum (for flavoring). Take 20 drops in a glass of water twice a day.