Celery seed is an excellent herbal remedy to help you eliminate gout pain. Certain herbal remedies are a very good method of helping get rid of an acute attack. This is because they either decrease swelling, improve kidney function, or reduce uric acid. Some such as celery seed do all these things.
Celery seed is very effective in relieving the causes and symptoms that are associated with gout. It helps lower inflammation. It also enables your renal system to excrete uric acid more effectively. Celery seed also alkalizes your blood thereby helping lower your uric acid levels.
It is very important to drink plenty of water if you are using celery seed. Celery seed will dehydrate you and proper hydration is important to helping to reduce gouty symptoms. Eating water packed foods and drinking plenty of water are important in your overall gout treatments strategy.
When taking celery seed, you can use it as a spice in your favorite dishes. If you wish not to eat it in a meal, you can buy it in an extract. Eating the seeds is not advisable as they are bitter.
Celery seed does have a couple downsides to it. Although, these instances are rare, they are very serious and must be noted. A very small group of individuals have an allergy to the seeds. This allergy has the potential to be very dangerous, if not fatal.
Celery seeds contain oils that can be highly lethal if you are allergic to them. This highly dangerous medical condition is called anaphylaxis. While it is unlikely you will have this problem, I feel it is important that you are aware of this potentially lethal side effect.
If you are a woman who has gout, avoid taking this herb if you are pregnant. Celery seed can stimulate the uterus making premature birth or miscarriage possible.
Unless you have allergies to celery seed or are pregnant, celery seed should be very beneficial to you. Suggested dosages are 35-75mg per day and some naturopaths have suggested as much as 150mg.