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Q. I began taking celery seed extract capsules six months ago for gout. Within a day, all foot pain was gone. A blood test six weeks later showed normal levels of uric acid. I take two capsules each morning. It's a miracle, as far as I'm concerned.
A. Gout is an inflammatory condition in which crystals of uric acid precipitate out of the blood and build up in the joints. This causes excruciating pain and swelling.
Celery seed was a traditional treatment for rheumatism. Ethnobotanist James Duke, PhD, author of The Green Pharmacy, attests that celery seed extracts have helped him ward off gout attacks.
Many other readers tell us that sour cherries can also help against gout. One reader reported: "I used tart cherries to cure a gout attack and it worked. The real news is that the pain from osteoarthritis of the hip joint diminished also."
My knee is delighted to learn that your hip was helped by celery seed extract; I'll try some! I often see recommendations to consume the whole plant or fruit/seed rather than an extract or derivative. In the case of celery, how much of the natural vegetable would be required to be the equivalent of a dose of the extract? What about consuming celery seeds?
I have been trying to find celery seed extract capsules for a friend. Extract to me means a liquid but all I can find is a capsule with celery seed powder. Is this right?
PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: THE POWDER MIGHT BE A DRIED EXTRACT.
Has anyone used Celery for Rheumatoid Arthritis? I would like to know if this works for RA. Thank you
Where can I get celery seed capsules?
I have suffered with what I was told by my GP as arthritis in my big toe for about five years now until I was told by a clinician that it sounded like gout. I was advised to try celery seed to relieve the pain. I have since started taking the celery seed tablets and the pain in my foot has decreased considerably.