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| Arthritis Gout |
Rheumatism is an acute disease with painful inflammation and
swelling of one or more joints and often with endocarditis. In the initial
stages pain is accompanied by fever. When it gets chronic, fever disappears,
but the patient is unable to walk or move about. There is greater pain in the
feet. It is marked by foul smelling, sweat, thirst and headache. There are
several types of rheumatism; it includes stiffness in chin, losing the sense of
taste, stiffness of the neck, the lumber region and hands and feet and
paralysis. When the joint becomes deformed and twisted, it is call Rheumatoid
Arthritis. When you get up in the morning you feel stiffness in the fingers and
hands.
Causes: It is caused by dirty teeth, anxiety, lack of peace,
fear, grief, working or doing business against your wishes, getting drenched
with water, feeling cold, syphilis, gonorrhea, over-indulgence in sex, eating
stale or fried food, keeping awake during the nights, restraining the natural
pressures, getting hurt, excessive bleeding, over-exertion, obesity etc.
It is also caused by deposition of uric acid in the joints,
accumulation of toxins, T.B., germs of various diseases and lack of minerals
and vitamins in the diet.
Treatment: Fomentation, massage, sweating and steam bath are
beneficial in Rheumatism. It is sometimes accompanied by pneumonia. In such a
case, treatment should be taken for pneumonia first. The diet should include
blood-purifying food items. If the cause of rheumatism is gonorrhea, it should
be treated first.
Do not take food items like rice which cause the morbid
affection of the windy humour. The use of sprouts is beneficial in rheumatism.
Relief through Spiritualism: Instead of considering the
disease a result of one’s bad deed. if one thinks positively and find solace in
religion or spiritualism, the patient could get a great relief. American
scientist have found in their study that the patient afflicted with the
incurable disease of rheumatoid arthritis get a great relief from pain and get
better if they take the shelter in religion and spiritualism, faith is the
greatest healer.
The patients having positive thinking and faith in the
religion or spiritualism have been seen having effective control on their pain.
The negative thinking to consider the disease a divine wrath aggravates the
pain. Besides, the patient who have faith in God and who love their life gets
social support too.
Points to Remember: Usually a patient of rheumatism suffers
from constipation and should solve the problem of constipation; the use of castor
oil is beneficial.
Person suffering from rheumatism should avoid oil, butter,
clarified butter, fired food. Similarly okra, jack fruit and rice should not be
taken. The use of wheat, millets and barley is beneficial.
The use of very hot spices and chilies is not advisable. The
medium hot spices like dried ginger, black pepper, cumin seeds, cloves and
cinnamon are useful.
The person suffering from rheumatism should keep away from
curd, pickles, tamarind, vinegar, and other sour items. You can take butter milk
provided it is not sour.
Lemon: Take daily a lemon in cool or warm water as per the
weather. Honey can be added for the taste.
Wheat: The juice of wheat grass is very beneficial in this
condition.
Yogurt: It is harmful for people suffering from rheumatism.
Only a little quantity of fresh sweet yogurt can be taken.
Meat: It is harmful in rheumatism.
Calcium and Phosphorous: If the bones have been affected by
rheumatism, calcium and phosphorous rich food should be taken.
Tomato: Tomatoes are good for people suffering from gout.
Mint Leaves: Boil 50 fresh mint leaves or ½ tsp of the
powder of dry mint leaves in a glass of water. When it is reduced to half of
its quantity, strain it and drink it twice a day that is morning and evening,
it is beneficial in gout pain.
Carrots: Its juice cures rheumatism and gout. The juice of
carrots, cucumber and beetroot taken together in equal quantity are much more
beneficial. If all three vegetable are not available at the same time, take the
juice of whatever is available.
Potato: Keep a little potato in each of the pocket of your
pants, it protects from rheumatism. Eating potato is beneficial. Application of
the paste of raw potatoes on the toe reduces gout pain. Also apply the paste on
the painful spots.
Onion: Onions are beneficial in neuropathy and rheumatism.
In Greece, homeopathic doctors used to permit patients to eat cooked onions.
Mix onion juice and mustard oil in equal quantity. Massaging
the painful parts with it proves to be beneficial.
Garlic: Daily massage with garlic oil is helpful. Clean and
peel a big pod of garlic, cut it in two pieces and boil in milk. If the mixture
is prepared in the above manner and is taken for six weeks, it can cure gout,
take it at bedtime. You can also prepare
this mixture by grinding the garlic and boiling it in milk, the quantity should
increase gradually, sour food and sweets should be avoided.
Half tsp of garlic juice mixed with tsp of hot clarified
butter taken twice a day in the morning and evening is beneficial in rheumatism.
Salt: People suffering from gout have increased level of
acid in the blood. Salt further increases these levels. It is, therefore, not
advisable for patients of gout to take salt.
Foment the swollen parts with heated salt or sand tied in a
piece of cloth.
Fenugreek: It is useful vegetable for people suffering from
rheumatism and gout. Roast fenugreek seeds in clarified butter, grind and make
small balls. Eat them two times a day in the morning and evening for ten days.
It is beneficial in rheumatism. Candy prepared with jaggery and fenugreek seeds
cure gout.
Soak overnight four tsp of fenugreek seeds in a glass of
water. Strain it in the morning and heat the water slightly and drink. It is
quiet beneficial.
Eat the soaked fenugreek seeds after sprouting them.
Ginger: Its juice mixed with clarified butter or honey is
useful in rheumatism, backache and pain in thighs.
Boil 10 grams of dried ginger powder in 100 ml of water, let
it cool down, mix sugar and honey and drink it.
Grind dried ginger and myrobalan powder in equal quantity
and take this powder twice daily with hot water. It helps in joint pains.
Honey: People suffering from rheumatism should take
sufficient honey over a prolonged period. It is highly beneficial. It reduces
pain in joints.
Basil: Boil basil leaves in water and steam the painful
parts in the body and also wash them with hot water. Eat basil leaves with
black pepper and cow clarified butter, it is beneficial rheumatism.
Sand: Heat some sand on a hot plate, put in a piece of cloth
and foment the painful parts.
Beetroot: It use provides relief from pain in the joints.
Long Cucumber: If rheumatism is because of the presence of
excess uric acid in the body, taking half glass each of mixed carrot and
cucumber juice is beneficial.
Sesame Seeds: Massaging the body with sesame oil provides
relief from rheumatism.
If the body ache has been caused by gout or windy humour,
pound and grind 20 grams dried ginger, 40 grams walnut kernel and 160 grams
black sesame seeds and mix with 100 grams of jaggery. Take 220 grams, twice a
day, with hot water.
Caraway Seeds: Applying the extract or oil of caraway seeds
on the joints provides relief from pain. Boil caraway seeds in sesame oil to
prepare the oil.
Mix salt to taste with tsp of ground caraway seeds and take
it with hot water in the morning on
empty stomach.
Tea: It increases the level of uric acid in the urine. It
leads to the pain in the joints and weight gain.
Therefore, rheumatic patient
should not take tea.
The juice of green leafy vegetables such as spinach is
harmful.
Walnuts, bottle gourd, cucumber and melons are beneficial.
31 Natural Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Gout - Causes and Symptoms
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