Perilla leaves for gout

Perilla leaves are familiar to many people. This plant also has certain health benefits and functions, and is very beneficial to human health. Gout is also a very common disease, especially among middle-aged and elderly people, and gout patients are countless. Perilla leaves can relieve the symptoms of gout to a certain extent, but this folk remedy cannot cure all gout patients.

1. Can fresh basil relieve gout symptoms?

Gout is a difficult disease to cure and is highly recurrent. Especially with the upcoming Spring Festival, many patients don’t know what to do. As long as you eat properly and control your mouth, you won't suffer from the disease. There is some truth to what you said about fresh perilla relieving gout.

Because Perilla has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, it is highly valued in Indian and European folklore and used in traditional medicine. The Daily Mail reported that a latest study announced at the Manchester Pharmaceutical Conference in the UK found that eating fresh basil can relieve gout and joint pain.

Relevant studies have found that the concentrate extracted from two types of perilla can reduce swelling of swollen joints by 73% within 24 hours; some arthritis drugs usually cause side effects such as gastrointestinal discomfort and abdominal pain, but no side effects of perilla have been found so far.

However, this folk remedy is not suitable for every patient, so it is best to go to a professional hospital for diagnosis and treatment to avoid delaying the best period of treatment.

2. Several simple methods to treat gout

1. Move your joints frequently. Move your fingers and toes, knees and elbows more often and do stretching exercises. This will drive away the deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints.

2. For the treatment of gout, you can grind 5 grams of cinnamon into powder and take it with 20 grams of honey. Massage the painful joints, which can usually relieve the pain in 30 minutes.

3. Soak your feet in gout hand and foot bath for at least 30 minutes before going to bed at night. It is not only beneficial for the treatment of gout, but also can relieve pain and dissolve uric acid crystals and excrete them out of the body.

4. Uric acid is easily dissolved in an alkaline environment, so you should eat more alkaline foods such as vegetables, fruits, and nuts. You can adopt a periodic plant-based diet, such as cucumber day, watermelon day, apple day, etc.

3. Simple methods for preventing and treating gout at home

1. Simple home massage. The medicines to be prepared are very simple: ginger (mashed into juice, filtered with gauze), medicinal wine (you can ask for local medicinal wine for injuries and buy it yourself), and strong liquor with a concentration of more than 50%; any of these will do;

2. For gout in a small area, such as the toes of the hands and feet, you can use hot compress or soak in medicine. The compress method is to soak gauze or towel in ginger juice or medicinal wine, and boil it. After taking it out, don't make it too hot (60-70 degrees). Apply hot compress to the affected area, usually 3 to 5 times, and the time is 30 minutes to 1 hour; this method can be applied to the whole body.

3. Soaking in medicine. As the name suggests, it is similar to foot soaking, and can be used on hands and feet. Aged vinegar can be added, which is also a kind of Chinese medicine. If conditions permit, the whole body can also be soaked. This is no joke. Patients with serious injuries but not internal bleeding can recover quickly by soaking their whole body in a large amount of strong liquor and aged vinegar. Similarly, people with gout all over the body can also use this method, but it also requires conditions.