Home Remedies for Gout: 5 Natural Options to Complement Treatment

Home remedies for gout include diuretic teas like horsetail, as well as fruit juices blended with vegetables or leafy greens. These options can help you stay hydrated and support urine output, which may be beneficial along with prescribed treatments.

The ingredients in these teas and juices can support kidney function by improving blood filtration and helping remove waste products more effectively. They may also help naturally relieve gout symptoms, a condition that causes severe joint pain.

To support these natural options, try limiting protein-rich foods like red meat and shellfish, as they can raise uric acid levels in the blood.

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Home remedies for gout include:

1. Horsetail tea

A popular home remedy for gout is horsetail tea, since it has anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory properties. It may also help support connective tissues such as ligaments, tendons, and cartilage, which is why it’s often used for gout and other rheumatic conditions.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons dried horsetail;

• 1 cup water.

Directions:

Add 2 teaspoons of horsetail to 1 cup of boiling water. Let it steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain and drink.

Horsetail should not be used for more than 6 consecutive weeks, and it is not recommended for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding or for people with heart or kidney disease.

2. Orange and celery juice

Orange and celery juice has a diuretic effect, which can be helpful for excess uric acid in the blood.

Ingredients:

• Juice of 2 oranges;

• 1 celery stalk.

Directions:

Squeeze the oranges and blend the juice with the celery stalk. Drink right away, twice a day.

3. Watermelon, lemon, and cucumber juice

Another diuretic juice option for gout is watermelon juice with lemon and cucumber, also due to its diuretic effect.

Ingredients:

• 3 slices of watermelon;

• Juice of 1 lemon;

• 1 peeled cucumber.

Directions:

Blend all of the ingredients together and drink right away.

If needed, strain and sweeten with honey, stevia sweetener, or brown sugar.

4. Cucumber, carrot, and coconut water

This juice recipe with cucumber is recommended because cucumber is refreshing, mineral-rich, and alkalizing. Combined with other ingredients like carrot, it may help reduce joint pain and inflammation caused by gout.

Ingredients:

• ½ medium cucumber;

• ½ medium carrot;

• 1 orange;

• 1 cup coconut water.

Directions: 

Juice the peeled cucumber and carrot. Mix with coconut water and orange juice. Drink 3 times a day.

5. Cherry and passion fruit juice

Cherry and passion fruit juice is a great home remedy for gout, since cherries contain a pigment called anthocyanin. In addition to giving cherries their dark red color, anthocyanin has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce joint swelling from gout, relieve pain, and make movement easier. 

Passion fruit also contains vitamin C, which has properties that help prevent joint problems. This makes the juice a good option to help prevent new gout flare-ups.

Ingredients:

• 100 g pitted cherries;

• Half a grapefruit;

• Pulp from half a passion fruit;

• 300 mL (10 oz) water and ice.

Directions:

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Add ice and sweeten with a small amount of stevia if needed.

To get all of the benefits from this juice, drink at least 2 glasses daily, or eat 25 grams of cherries after main meals.

To help prevent new gout flare-ups, the American College of Rheumatology recommends limiting high-purine foods such as shellfish and red meat, which can contribute to higher uric acid levels.