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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."
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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.
I have been taking water pills prescribed by my doctor for blood pressure. My ankles were quite swollen up even when taking the water pills. Also have had bouts of Morton's Neuroma in my right foot. I started taking supplements of celery seed extract (75mg capsule twice a day) and have been taking them for two months now. Both the swelling and the Morton's Neuroma are totally gone!
I have suffered with gout now 2-3 times a year for about 4 years. It ramped up in 2009 and I was down several times with my toe and the outside of my foot. Someone told me about celery seeds, and I'm here to testify. 2 tablets 4 times the 1st day and 1/2 way through the 2nd day, my attack was gone. I drink a lot of beer, but now I wash down celery seeds with it. Don't believe me...try it yourself!
Celery seed capsules sound like a great idea, the comments already published are a testament to the product. They must have some properties that helps cure gout inflammation though I have not heard how or what celery seed are comprised.
I will have to look into celery seeds.
How many milligrams was each celery seed tablet that you took?
Celery seeds work for my gout. Period. The seeds calm me down so much that I need to take them after I run or it is like running through sleep. And, oddly, being older I am a male prone to getting up at night to pee. I believe that the celery seeds have shrunk the old prostate? I take a pinky nail size dollop of the seeds and just chew them up after I run. And these are just regular celery seeds purchased at the grocery store.
Further to p.b.n.'s comments of April 15: I first posted on this subject last September (top of this list). After 7 months I am happy to report: this stuff works for me. Same as p.b.n., I just munch on a fingernail-size pinch of regular grocery store seeds. I have an arthritic knee which, while unlikely to cure itself, has stabilized: no nagging pain and reasonable mobility. It improved greatly when I started the celery seeds. I hadn't thought about whether it was also impacting my prostrate BPH; the fact that I haven't thought about it in months makes me speculate that it may have helped there as well. I'm not aware of any downside: try 'em!
Does celery seed affect the kidneys? I have PKD and have to be careful what I take, but I do get gout occasionally and would like to try celery seed if it won't be a problem.
Can one just eat a celery stalk a day to help with gout and/or Morton's neuroma instead of taking the extract capsule? I do not eat celery at all but if it helps or cures Morton's neuroma then I'll definitely start eating more of it.
PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: WE DON'T KNOW. IT MIGHT BE WORTH A TRY. IF YOU DO TRY IT, LET US KNOW IF ONE STALK DAILY WORKS.
4-6 stalks of celery a day--try to get organic (pesticide free).
I checked out the celery seed extract story to see if there was any proof behind the claims and was surprised to find that studies have been done on this. Actually Celery is diuretic, diuretic drugs are any drug that elevates urination levels. This aids in removing uric acid from the body.
Tests have shown to considerably decrease pain in gout sufferers.
How long does it take for celery extract to become noticeably effective? Is celery extract the same as celery seed extract?