Étiquette : le pissenlit,

Goutte et Herbe à la pierre

What can the herb Chanca Piedra do for your gout? Phyllanthus niruri is a herb also more popularly known as Chanca Piedra. It is a tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas and in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is an important plant in Ayurvedic medicine which is used to treat stomach problems, bladder issues, liver […]

Goutte et avocat

Avocados in a gout diet Avocados are one of my favorite fruits although it mixes better with vegetables in salads and  it’s green, it feels more like a vegetable since it’s definitely not sweet like a fruit. Avocado has a long history of cultivation going as far back as 10,000 years in Central and South […]

Goutte et Romarin

The Power of The Herb Rosemary in Treating Gout Almost all of us have enjoyed the pungent flavor and pine-like fragrance of rosemary spice on a chicken or lamb dish, on salmon and other fish dishes; as well as soups and sauces. Since rosemary grows on an evergreen shrub it is available throughout the entire […]

Goutte et Pissenlit

Can the Dandelion Flower That Grows in Your Lawn Actually Help with Your Gout? When you think of dandelion, you think of that annoying weed that takes over in your lawn, garden and even appears in between the cracks of the sidewalk. But did you know that it is also an excellent food and herbal […]

Goutte et racine de bardane

How burdock root can help you with your gout Burdock Root contains many medicinal properties and has been used to treat many ailments for hundreds of years. During the Middle Ages, British herbalists preferred burdock root over sarsaparilla for treating rheumatoid arthritis. It is the root of the Burdock plant that is consumed and used […]

Gout et Chardon-Marie

What Milk Thistle Can Do For Your Gout Milk thistle or known in Latin as Silybum Marianum is a flower that has reddish to purple flowers and pale green leaves with white veins on them. The seeds are the medicinal part of the plant is what interests us the most gout sufferers. Milk thistle is […]

Goût et Basilic

Basil in a Gout Diet Basil which in Latin is called Ocimim basilicum (Sweet Basil) is very familiar to most people and us Greeks use it often in our dishes. The name “basil” comes from the old Greek word basilikohn, which means “royal,” demonstrating the ancient Greeks attitudes towards an herb that they held to be very […]

Goût et persil

Parsley: Should It Be In Your Gout Diet? Parsley has been cultivated for over 2000 years and is native to the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe. Parsley was first used as medicine before being consumed as a food. Parsley is a part of the carrot family and you’ll usually find two types, the curly parsley or […]

Goût et Luzerne

Alfalfa In Your Gout Diet Alfalfa derived from the Arabic al-fac-facah (“father of all foods”) has been grown and consumed since 500 BC by the Chinese and Arabic people who first discovered it and is widely used as a natural home remedy to treat many ailments. For hundreds of years, alfalfa was only used to feed […]