Due to the richness of nutrients celery is a really effective adjuvant and the main ingredient of gout drugs. Detailed familiarization with its unusual properties, composition and methods of use will help you in the treatment and prevention of this disease.
What is gout
It is a lesion of the joints, provoked by endocrine disorders. When it is deposited salts of uric acid and growths (tophi) appear. Chronic disturbance of metabolic processes is manifested due to excessive protein breakdown and accumulation of uric acid, since the kidneys cannot deduce it. It is rarely found in children and young people, in the strong half of humanity it appears by the age of 40-45, and in women after menopause.
People who have stepped over the 60-year-old milestone are more likely to get sick, and it is also not uncommon for people suffering from hypertension, diabetes, and urolithiasis. The disease affects the finger joints, elbow, knee, foot, etc.
Gout on feet
The symptoms are so individual and specific that they are almost impossible to confuse with the symptoms of another disease. Initially, pain manifests itself in the area of the big toe (one or both). In most cases (95%), this is where the disease begins.
Standard symptoms of this disease:
- redness of the skin and edema;
- joint pain;
- white knotted formations in the area of the inflamed area;
- the appearance of subcutaneous cones (tophus);
- high body temperature;
- symptoms of kidney stones: blood in the urine, pain in the body, etc.
Did you know? Even in the V century BC. er acute pains in the foot were called gout (trap for legs), the founder of medicine - Hippocrates.
Learn about the developing disease by the occurrence of sudden pain in the joint. The place becomes red, swollen, fever rises. To +39 ... + 40 ° С body temperature can increase. Usually exacerbation occurs at night or in the early morning.
During the day, the painful condition weakens a little, but towards the evening it gets worse and can last from two to seven days, sometimes longer. In affected areas, tophi burst, causing pain and discomfort, it becomes impossible to lead a normal life. Having the form of specific sharp crystals, they tear down soft, bone tissues and cartilage, which can later damage the human musculoskeletal system and even cause disability. 
To combat this disease are used as drugs, and folk remedies. The composition of the green pharmacy certainly includes celery, where it occupies one of the leading places due to its medicinal properties.
We advise you to read about the properties of celery for the human body.
Can I Use Celery for Gout?
Excessive concentration of uric acid leads to its further crystallization on the joints. To optimize the removal of the excess of this substance is used celery, applying it as a component of the diet, as well as a separate product. He knows how to bind and remove uric acid, because of the excess of which the joints and periarticular tissues can not function properly. It also improves the mobility of compounds and eliminates pain.
Treatment and prevention of gouty arthritis with the use of this vegetable has a positive effect:
- removes inflammation in the affected areas;
- eliminates pain;
- having a diuretic effect, washes away toxic substances from the organs;
- regulates the water-salt balance;
- improves joint mobility;
- prevents the formation of urate stones.
Important! Uric acid is chemically similar to caffeine; therefore, patients with gouty arthritis, avoiding exacerbations, cannot drink coffee and strong tea..
Celery is popular not only as an interesting vegetable, but also as a medicinal fruit and spice. It has its own biological features and specificity of use.
Celery Types
This is a biennial herb with a fragrant smell and an unusual taste that looks like parsley. Initially grow roots and leaves. The next year there are flowers, trace and seeds.
There are three types of celery:
- Root. First, a round, juicy white root crop is formed with a peculiar spicy smell, weighing 0.3-1 kg. The top of the vegetable is small. Eat root and foliage of this species.
- Sheet. The ground part of the plant has a strong effective rosette of leaves that are on long sprigs. Use green mass.
- Stalked. The upper part of the vegetable is represented by well-developed thickened petioles, reaching a height of up to half a meter. The root system is poorly developed. Grown to obtain fleshy and succulent stems. This plant has healing properties that you need to know and be guided by when treating for gouty arthritis.
Useful properties and composition of vegetables
It has tonic properties: it improves brain function and promotes physical activity, appetite and reduces the pain in the affected joint. Frequent use regulates the metabolism, the work of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and urogenital system, strengthen the immune system. Very good effect on the cardiovascular system, increases the level of hemoglobin in the circulatory system and significantly reduces puffiness.
We advise you to find out if you need to peel celery before use.
All parts of the plant (root vegetable, leaflets and petioles) contain a number of useful substances:
- vitamins: A, B1, B2, B3, B9, C, PP;
- amino acids: pectin, asparagine, tyrosine, nicotinic acid;
- trace elements: sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus;
- macronutrients: iron, zinc, manganese.
The use of this product improves health, increases activity and ability to work. Essential oils in it stimulate the secretion of glands and accelerate the secretion of gastric juice, which is good for digestion and metabolism in general. Antioxidants prevent premature aging and rejuvenate the body, remove toxic substances.
Flavonoids prevent the development of cancer cells, prevent the development of thrombosis and atherosclerosis. Because of the low amount of carbohydrates, it is advised to patients with diabetes, helps with skin lesions, stimulates recovery from eye diseases. You can eat all its parts: leaves, stem, rhizome. Before you buy this plant, you need to know how it looks fresh and other criteria for choosing a good product.
Did you know? According to the EWG environmental working group in the annual ranking for 2018 “Dirty dozen” - the top 12 vegetables and fruits with the highest content of pesticides, celery ranked 10th.
How to choose a vegetable
You should pay attention to the following commodity characteristics of culture:
- the color of fresh young celery is saturated, green, uniform;
- leaflets and stem elastic, juicy, dense, having a light shine and a pleasant aroma;
- on the vegetable there are no different spots and points;
- green mass of the plant is clean, without pollution;
- when the stems are separated, a characteristic crunch should be heard;
- root crops are small in size (large specimens may be too hard).
The presence of yellow or brown spots on the plant, small specks, drying of greenery, signs of damage to the root and stems indicate that the product is stale or that a large amount of pesticides are used when it is grown. From such a purchase should be abandoned.
When buying a vegetable, ask for a quality certificate for the product or buy it from trusted vendors. The prevention and treatment of gouty arthritis with celery juice has a faster and more effective effect than other uses of this culture. When using a healing liquid as a medicine, there are some aspects that need attention.
Read also about the features of the use of celery in diabetes.
How to drink celery juice
One of the most important features of the product is to bind uric acid and remove it from human organs. Drinking fresh celery juice every day will reduce the level of hazardous substances in the blood. With the help of a juicer or meat grinder (you can also use a small grater) squeeze is prepared from leaves, stalks, and root vegetables.
It should be noted that most of the liquid is in the stems. The resulting mixture must be squeezed and filtered through gauze, folded in several layers. Drink juice of 50 grams 30 minutes before meals, 3 times a day. An effective result will appear within a couple of weeks after the start of the procedure. The duration of treatment is at least one month.
Find out if you can grow celery at home on the windowsill.
To drink the juice properly, you must:
- cook immediately before use;
- not to use during the meal;
- drink a couple of teaspoons half an hour before a meal;
- do not use more than 150 g per day;
- to improve the taste, you can add other juices obtained from: vegetables - carrots, beets, tomatoes, pumpkins; citrus fruits - lemon, orange, grapefruit; fruit - pineapple, apple.
Video: Celery Juicing
The drink can also be diluted with mineral water, compote, decoction of rose hips, add ice. If a lot of juice is prepared, then it should be stored in a cold place for no more than 10 hours.
For medicinal purposes, use all parts of the plant (stems, leaves, roots) and seeds. The remedies prepared from them have healing effects in gouty arthritis and give an excellent result. Some of the recipes are worthy of attention and study.
Important! To celery a little longer crunchy and retain its freshness, it is placed in the refrigerator in a full glass of water.
Other ways to use the product
Cold infusion of celery root has a mild diuretic effect, which helps the joints to be cleansed of salts.: 1 tbsp. spoon chopped root pour 1 liter of cooled boiled water, insist 8-10 hours, drain. Drink 1 teaspoon three times a day before eating for a month.
The same effect is the second version of the drug: One kilogram of celery leaves and three lemons through a meat grinder.
Infuse for 7 days, strain, mix with 300 grams of honey. Use three times a day and 1 tablespoon before meals.
Read more about the purpose of the medical mixture of lemon, honey and celery.
In case of gouty arthritis, a decoction of a vegetable exhibits anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.: 1 tbsp. tablespoon chopped root pour 400 ml of purified water, soak in a water bath for 5 minutes, insist 8 hours, drain. Drink 2 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day before meals for 30 days.
Increase the diuretic effect will help infusion of seeds: 1 tbsp. spoonful of seeds pour two cups of hot boiled water, insist 8-10 hours, strain. Eat 2 teaspoons before meals 3 times a day. The result of the effectiveness of treatment when using these recipes will be noticeable within 10-14 days after the start of use.
The use of green mass of vegetables in the preparation of various seasonings, salads, mashed soups, casseroles, syrups, drinks, will help patients with gouty arthritis to improve their health, raise their vitality.
The following recipes are recommended:
- celery root, lemon and parsley root chop. Add a little honey, add salt and mix;
- Cockerel greens, sweet peppers, celery root and stems (in equal proportions) grind. If desired, you can salt and add garlic, vegetable oil;
- chop the stalks and leaves of the culture, place in a glass container and pour liquid honey to the brim. After 2-3 days, the resulting syrup is applied by 1-2 teaspoons before meals 3 times during the day.
Important! For the preparation of the infusion using a thermos, glass or enameled container. In metal dishes insist is strictly prohibited. Due to the reaction of the acid with the metal, all the beneficial properties of the vegetable are lost.
When you turn on the root or other parts of this plant in your diet, you must remember that the heat treatment of this vegetable adversely affects its beneficial properties. Not only medicinal, but also taste qualities are deteriorating, therefore for successful treatment of gouty arthritis it is recommended to apply the product to use only raw, fresh.
There are some limitations for using this plant.
Contraindications to the use
The recommended consumption rate of this product for a person is not more than 150 g per day. Excess use of a specified amount of vegetable can disrupt the work of the digestive tract. 
Refrain from taking this product if you have the following diseases:
- varicose veins and thrombophlebitis;
- gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, gastritis;
- inflammatory bowel disease during the period of exacerbation;
- increased gastric acidity;
- neurological diseases, epilepsy.
Also, you can not eat it to women in the position and during lactation. In urolithiasis, the drug is consumed limited (not exceeding 80 g per day) for the gradual leaching of sand and stones from the body. The harm can be manifested by an allergic reaction: skin rash, redness, itching, indigestion. In such cases, you must immediately stop using the vegetable and go to a medical institution.
Important! In order not to harm health, it is advisable to consult a doctor before starting treatment with celery.
A competent and correct approach to the use of this product as a drug for the treatment and prevention of gout will significantly help to cope with this disease, improve well-being, give vigor and confidence in the future.
