Both celery stalks and seeds are sold as remedies for gout, it reduce uric acid levels, reducing pain, and a diuretic to lower blood pressure. How the humble celery stalks, or extracts from its seeds, is so useful?

Celery gout cures require a reduction in uric acid levels. The clinical goal is usually a serum (blood) level of 6 mg / dL. Reducing uric acid levels often dissolves the MSU crystals, this crystals are mainly formed from uric acid. The cause of pain is mainly due to the reaction of our immune system. Drugs such as allopurinol are inhibitors of xanthine oxidase, inhibits the enzyme which is responsible in an important step in the conversion of purines to uric acid in the liver, so less uric acid is produced.

Celery gout cure is derived from a natural substance that may inhibit xanthine oxidase, a study on rats shows that rats lowered their uric acid from 3-n-butylpthalide or 3NB for short. This is the substance that gives the celery its characteristic smell and flavor.

The benefits 3NB in celery gout treatment go further. Thus, it promotes the excretion of urine and may reduce uric acid levels by enhancing its excretion in urine. In addition, as a diuretic, it acts to reduce blood pressure which is important for people suffering from gout because blood pressure often accompanies gout.

Celery and Relief in Pain

Two small studies reached interesting conclusions about the pain relief properties of the celery. A celery extract standardized to contain 85% of 3NB been was given to 15 arthritis, osteoporosis and gout sufferers. The typical dosage is 34mg two times daily for 3 weeks. After 3 weeks, patients reported lower levels of pain and some reported complete relief.

Obviously encouraged by the results, the study was repeated in a larger group, 70 patients this time, who took a higher dose (75 mg) two time daily for 3 weeks. This time the result was better than the last one. The probability that this result was not a beneficial effect of the dose was estimated at 1: 1,000

However, more research is needed before confirming the positive effect of Celery on the uric acid.