Turmeric Gout
Turmeric and Gout
Gout is one of the arthralgia, mostly due to the body's moisture, turbid phlegm and blood stasis, flowing into the joints and meridians, caused by poor qi and blood. Its symptoms suddenly, joint pain, redness, swelling and burning, and even flexion and extension are unfavorable.
Turmeric, taste fresh, bitter, warm in nature, returns to the spleen and liver meridians. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Turmeric, less and more bitter, light in temperament, can break blood and circulate qi, pass menstruation and relieve pain." It has the effect of breaking blood and activating qi, passing menstruation and relieving pain, and is quite beneficial to the disease of gout.
One, turmeric can promote blood circulation and remove blood st The joint pain and swelling of gout is mostly due to blood stasis blocking the meridians and collaterals. Turmeric can perform qi stagnation in the blood, making qi and blood flow smoothly, and the stagnation can be passed, and the pain will decrease. Second, turmeric can dissipate cold and dehumidify. Patients with gout, every time they feel the invasion of the evil of cold and dampness, the joint symptoms will worsen. Turmeric is warm in nature, and can dissipate the evil of cold and dampness. Wet and cold can dissipate, and the symptoms of joint cramping and pain can be relieved.
Or take turmeric internally, with an appropriate amount of turmeric fried soup, several times a day; or use turmeric externally, at the end of the grind, make a paste with vinegar or wine, and apply it to the swollen and painful However, when using turmeric, when reviewing the patient's physique, if it is a person with yin deficiency and fire, it should be used with caution to avoid helping fire and injuring yin.
In summary, turmeric is a good medicine for the prevention and treatment of gout, and it can be used rationally to solve the pain of patients.
