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Treating Gout with Rhododendron Caucasicum

Currently gout affects more than one million Americans. Its effects are seen in men much more often than in women (800,000 men, 200,000 women). Gout (hyper-uricemia) is a condition that causes sudden and severe attacks of pain, tenderness, redness and swelling in some joints. It usually affects one joint at a time, and many times shows up as a painful manifestation in the big toe. It can also affect the knee, ankle, foot, hand, wrist and elbow.

Uric acid crystals build up in the joint, causing the pain and swelling associated with Gout. Uric acid is a substance that normally forms when the body breaks down certain proteins and circulates their associated waste products throughout the body. As a normal course of metabolism, it usually is dissolved in the blood and passes through the kidneys and out into the urine. However, in people with gout, this process does not occur completely, and excess uric acid crystals build up in the system, accumulating in the joints or other tissues. Either the body produces too much uric acid from consumption of certain foods, or the kidney is not able to get rid of the uric acid before it settles out of solution. An attack of Gout can be triggered by drinking too much alcohol, eating too much of the wrong types of food, surgery, a sudden severe illness, crash diets, and sometimes injury to a joint.

It is believed that no cure exists for gout, but it can be controlled. Proper control can help to avoid severe attacks and long-term joint damage. Controlling Gout consists mainly of taking medication and watching your diet. Doctors may recommend that people with Gout avoid certain types of foods that are high in purines, such as wine, anchovies, beer, steak, gravies and liver. The goals of treatment are to relieve pain, prevent future attacks and prevent joint damage.

Great Results: Rhododendron caucasicum has been used to control Gout effectively throughout several clinical studies and for many centuries in the former USSR. The clinical studies showed that when as few as 2 to 3 doses were administered, relief followed shortly there after. According to the results of the clinical trials performed by Prof. Rossiski (170 volunteers with severe attacks of gout), the extract of rhododendron caucasicum increased the discharge of uric acid. His study showed that in just a few hours after only 5 to 6 doses, the pain and disagreeable symptoms associated with Gout were relieved.

In another clinical study, on humans, 150mg of rhododendron caucasicum extract were given to 320 volunteers who were suffering from severe attacks of Gout. Not long after administration of the test dose the average discharge of uric acid increased by between 35% and 60% and in just a few hours, the pain and disagreeable symptoms were gone. They found that if the treatment was continued over several days, the symptoms of the illness significantly decreased, and it helped prevent future attacks.

NOTE: Taken from the book "Effective Natural Stress & Weight Management” Written by Dr. Zakir Ramazanov & Dr. Maria del Mar Bernal Suarez

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