Can patients with gout eat tamarind?

Everyone knows what causes gout. Many people do not understand the symptoms of their gout and do not know why they suffer from this disease. Gout is closely related to the usual diet, which is caused by unscientific diet. Therefore, the key to treating gout is to develop good eating habits. So can gout patients eat tamarind?

For gout patients, the usual dietary therapy is the most important. Clinical studies have also shown that compared with some other methods, being able to eat scientifically and understand dietary taboos is the safest and most side-effect-free method of treating gout. So can gout patients eat tamarind?

【celery】

There are two types of water celery: water celery and water celery. Water celery is cool in nature, sweet and spicy in taste, and has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. Celery is rich in vitamins and minerals and basically contains no purine, which is beneficial for gout patients with high blood uric acid.

【cucumber】

It is an alkaline vegetable food that is rich in vitamin C, potassium salt and a lot of water. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cucumbers have the effects of removing heat, promoting diuresis, detoxifying, and promoting salivation and quenching thirst. "Bencao Qiuzhen" once said: "Cucumbers have a sweet and cold taste. Taking them can help relieve heat and diuresis." This is very beneficial for people with gout and high blood uric acid, as they can excrete excess uric acid through the "heat-relief and diuresis" effect. Cucumbers can be eaten raw or as a cold dish.

【Green vegetables】

Commonly known as Chinese cabbage and cabbage, it is an evergreen vegetable that basically does not contain purine. It not only contains more vitamin C and potassium salt, but is also an alkaline food. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" says that it can "promote urination" and believes that green vegetables also have the effects of relieving fever, eliminating restlessness, and promoting bowel movement. Therefore, people with gout can eat it often and more often all year round.

【eggplant】

It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling, dispelling wind and unblocking meridians, clearing away heat and relieving pain. It is not only an alkaline food, but also contains almost no purine substances. Modern research has also found that it has a certain diuretic effect and is suitable for gout patients to eat regularly.

【cabbage】

Commonly known as cabbage, also known as kale, is a vegetable that basically does not contain purine. It contains a large amount of vitamin C and has the function of excreting harmful substances from the body. "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it "replenishes the bone marrow, benefits the internal organs, benefits the joints, and unblocks the qi in the meridians." Therefore, cabbage is also a suitable food for people with gout.

【potato】

It is an alkaline food that basically does not contain purine. It also contains a large amount of vitamin C and rich potassium salts, which can alkalize urine and have a diuretic effect.

【sweet potato】

This food basically does not contain purine, so it is suitable for people with gout to replace food and eat it often.

【pumpkin】

It is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and is an alkaline food. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" states: "Pumpkin runs through the meridians and promotes urination." Therefore, people with chronic gout can eat pumpkin. Not only that, pumpkin is a low-calorie diet, which is more suitable for obese gout patients.

【Winter melon】

It is cool in nature, sweet and light in taste, and has a diuretic effect. "Bencao Zaixin" also says that it can "eliminate dampness and remove wind." Not only that, winter melon itself contains a lot of water and rich nutrients, especially vitamin C, which can promote the excretion of uric acid for those with high uric acid levels. Therefore, people with gout can eat it often.