With the improvement of people’s living standards, the food on the table is becoming richer, and there are more and more foods containing high purine, corresponding to which, there are more and more people with high uric acid. If uric acid cannot be controlled in time, it can easily lead to diseases such as gout, posing a threat to health. So, how can people with high uric acid control and reduce uric acid? The best method is through dietary adjustments.
For people with high uric acid, these 8 kinds of vegetables, eaten a little every day, can promote uric acid excretion and stay away from the troubles of gout:
1. Cucumber
If there is an excess of acidic substances in the body, it can be used to regulate acid-base balance. Cucumber is an alkaline vegetable, rich in vitamin C and potassium elements, which can regulate the body’s water-salt balance, help in heat clearing and detoxification, assist in excreting uric acid from the body, and the silicon in cucumber can help enhance the health of joint connective tissue.
2. Eggplant
Eggplant has the functions of promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, dispelling wind, promoting meridian circulation, clearing heat, and relieving pain. It is not only an alkaline food, but also almost does not contain purine substances. Modern studies have also found that it has a certain diuretic effect, suitable for frequent consumption by gout patients.
3. Water spinach (Kangkong)
Water spinach is a seasonal vegetable in summer and should be eaten more, as it is an alkaline food. Eating it regularly can lower uric acid concentration, and people with high uric acid should consume more alkaline foods.
4. Lotus root
10g of lotus root, 15g each of bitter apricot kernel, plantain herb, and Angelica dahurica, 20g each of poria cocos peel and akebia stem. Mix the above ingredients, decoct in water and take it, 1 to 3 times a day, after meals. This soup helps in uric acid excretion, not only can be used for the treatment of early-stage gout but also can relieve the pain of late-stage gout.
5. Chicory
Chicory is slightly bitter, salty, and cool in nature. Its pharmacological activities include liver protection, antibacterial, blood sugar reduction, anti-inflammatory, blood lipid regulation, uric acid reduction, pain relief, wound healing promotion, and immune enhancement. Its main functions are clearing heat and detoxification, nephritis edema, epigastric distention and pain, poor appetite, and stomach health. Chicory can promote renal metabolism of high uric acid to help the body reach a balanced level of uric acid, thereby thoroughly eliminating the root cause of gout.
6. Zucchini
Zucchini has a higher water content than winter melon but is richer in dietary fiber, providing a stronger satiety feeling, especially beneficial for gout patients with diabetes. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that zucchini has the functions of heat clearing and diuresis, alleviating irritability, relieving thirst, moistening the lungs, stopping cough, dissipating swelling, and dispersing masses. It can enhance immunity, play a role in antivirus and antitumor, and belongs to low purine, low sodium food, with significant effects on gout and hypertension patients.
7. Corn
Corn can regulate the middle, benefit Qi, invigorate the spleen and nourish the lungs, it is a good ingredient for stopping bleeding and dampness, promoting uric acid excretion, avoiding uric acid accumulation in the body, and preventing gout. When eating corn, bring along the corn silk to cook together, it has a strong diuretic effect, helping in uric acid excretion. Corn can also dilate peripheral blood vessels, lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar, making it one of the suitable vegetables for gout patients.
8. Winter Melon
Winter melon is diuretic and laxative, helping to eliminate uric acid from the body, and it has low calorie and sugar content, very suitable for patients with gout and diabetes.
