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1. Watercress
Watercress is a cooling type of vegetable, with a sweet taste, rich in nutrients, minerals, and virtually free of purine. You can juice it or cook soup with it daily for surprising benefits. Though there are two types of watercress, those grown on land and those underwater, their functions in Traditional Chinese Medicine are almost the same, both clearing heat and benefiting water. There are differences between land watercress and underwater watercress, as land watercress tends to be slightly bitter than underwater watercress, but their functions are similar. Land watercress in Traditional Chinese Medicine functions to clear heat and benefit water. Underwater watercress also has cooling properties, with a slightly bitter-sweet taste and its main function is to clear heat, dispel wind, and benefit the lower body. For treating acute gout, you can use both types simultaneously. Watercress is considered a vegetable rich in nutrients, minerals, and virtually purine-free. Therefore, you can use it without any worries, consuming it raw, juiced, or cooked in soup daily depending on your preference.
Watercress is a familiar vegetable in daily life, commonly used in cooking nowadays. There are mainly two types of watercress, namely, Chinese watercress and watercress. This vegetable often grows in damp places, with Chinese watercress being grown on land called Chinese watercress and watercress grown underwater called watercress. Many scientific studies have shown that watercress, especially Chinese watercress, contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients good for health. In particular, researchers have found many alkaline elements in Chinese watercress that can help neutralize acids, reduce uric acid levels in the blood, reduce blood infections, and effectively support the treatment of gout and rheumatism.
2. Cucumber
Cucumber is a highly alkaline vegetable, rich in vitamin C, especially abundant in potassium salts, and contains plenty of water. Potassium salt in medicine is known for its diuretic effect, so those with gout need to eat plenty of cucumbers. Its function is to clear heat, benefit water, relieve thirst, and most importantly, detoxify, actively promoting the excretion of uric acid through the urinary tract. Cucumbers contain plenty of vitamin C, water, and potassium salts. Potassium salts help purify the body, promote urination, detoxify, and excrete uric acid through the urinary tract. Therefore, gout patients should frequently supplement cucumbers as a daily green vegetable, which is inexpensive yet highly effective.
Cucumber juice not only helps cool and quench thirst but also promotes the excretion of uric acid. Drinking cucumber juice for gout treatment is a simple supportive method that helps inhibit the progression of this condition. Combining cucumbers with mint helps support the elimination of toxins from the body, including uric acid in the blood. Thus, it aids in the treatment and prevention of discomfort caused by gout. Not only is it a vitamin-rich beverage for health, but it also helps detoxify the body, fight oxidation, dissolve urate crystals, and excrete them through the urinary tract.
