Healing gout with crab is one of the healing tips in folk still circulating today. However, is this remedy really effective or not and how to do it correctly? Let’s find out in the article below.
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Nutritional composition of crab
Crab is extremely familiar food, especially those living in rural areas. The field crab also has another name is entertainer (scientific name is Somaniathelphusia Sinensis), they live in fresh water mainly in ponds, lakes, rice fields …
In terms of nutritional value, the results of scientific research show that on average for every 100g of apricot and apricot crab removed, it contains: 74.4g of water, 12.3g of protid, 3.3g of lipid, 2g of glucide, 89g calories. In addition, the content of vitamins and mineral salts, especially calcium in crab is very high, each 100g crab has up to 5,040mg calcium, 430mg phosphorus, 4.7mg iron, vitamins B1, B2, PP …
The content of protid in the crab is also a group that has good effects on human health. Through analytical studies, there are 8/10 amino acids essential for human health including lysine, methionie, valine, leucin, isoleucien, phenylalanine, threonine and trytophane (only lack of arginine and histidine).
The effect of crab
Effects on human health
With extremely good nutrition for health, crab is used to process delicious dishes with many effects such as cooling, stimulating the functioning of the digestive system more smoothly …
In addition to the use of crabs in the processing of rustic dishes, the crab is also used as an effective medicine. In Oriental medicine, crab has a cold, salty and slightly toxic taste, so it is capable of producing leprosy and heat treatment.
In addition, this medicine also works to improve some symptoms such as:
- Heat heat treatment
- Detoxify
- Acne treatment
- Discharge of meridians
- Prevent blood clots
- Additional gas
For gout treatment
Healing gout with crab is one of the remedies handed down in folk for a long time. In some traditional documents of Danh y Tue Tinh, copper crab is a type of natural material that has a beneficial effect on energy and helps to eliminate toxins that still exist in the body.
Therefore, thanks to this mechanism, when using the crab, it will help remove urate crystals deposited in the joints and quickly cut the acute gout pain, rapidly reducing the concentration of uric acid in the blood.
Some types of crab are commonly used in Oriental medicine to treat gout such as Parathelphusidaem, Potamidae and Graspidae.
Guide to cure gout from crabs according to Oriental medicine
To perform a remedy for gout with crabs, patients need to follow the following steps:
Prepare materials
- 1 live crab, regardless of male or female
- 500ml of rice wine from 35-40 degrees pure, do not use alcohol mixed industrial alcohol
Doing:
- Field crabs wash and scrub away any dirt on the shell. Continue to soak crab in chili water to let the crabs release the mucus, secretions and mud from the mouth and rinse again.
- The prepared rice wine is mixed with filtered water according to the ratio of 1 wine 5 water.
- Put the pre-cooked copper crabs and drain the water into the glass jar and fill the surface with the wine.
- Soak for 15 minutes, during this process often use a spoon or hand to squeeze on the crab’s shell so that the crab secretions mix into the wine.
- After 15 minutes, filter the mixture of medicated water with a clean cloth or ray to remove mud, dirt, and residue.
Using:
To achieve high results from the remedy for gout with crabs, patients need to apply for a long time. As follows:
- First week : Use continuously for 7 days and drink once a day.
- Week 2 : From the second week, take it every 3 days.
- Week 3 : Use only once a week
- Starting from the 4th week onwards, every 2 weeks / time, 1 month / time, 3 months / time, 6 months / time … gradually reduce the frequency of implementation until achieving satisfactory results.
After finishing the treatment of gout with crab, the patient will feel the symptoms of gout significantly reduce, no pain, swelling or spasticity, difficulty working. In addition, to achieve the fastest and most effective treatment effect, the patient can combine the massage of the aching joints with rice wine to stimulate blood vessel dilatation, supporting uric acid excretion from the body. easily.
These subjects should not use crab gout for gout
Although it brings positive effects in the treatment of gout, not everyone can apply the remedy from crab. Specifically:
- People who are allergic to the ingredients of crab, have asthma, flu and have poor digestive systems. If used, it can cause itchy rashes and diarrhea.
- Pregnant women do not use it because it is easy to weaken the fetus, miscarriage, premature birth due to the elimination mechanism, expel the remaining blocks in the body.
- People with a history of high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases should not use.
Some notes when applying a remedy for gout with crab
If you are in the group of subjects that can use crab to cure gout, there are some things to keep in mind to get the best therapeutic effect:
- According to experience in traditional medicine, the type of crab used to treat gout must be eight-legged and two-legged, should not use crab with six or four legs. In addition, crabs with pond dots on their back, hairy lower abdomen and cavity legs are preferred.
- Because crabs usually live in areas with a lot of mud, so they are susceptible to parasites, especially helminths. Therefore, patients need to consider carefully when using to avoid causing intestinal irritation and other diseases such as entering the lungs, brain causing chest pressure, epilepsy …
- Combined with a scientific diet that avoids protein, foods containing purines, and scientific activities and rest will help improve symptoms of gout more effectively.
- The remedy for gout with crab can be very effective, but not everyone can apply it.
- The effectiveness of this remedy is only effective for cases of gout in the acute phase, without complications, and those with severe chronic diseases will not be significantly effective.
The nature of the remedy for gout by crab is just a folk remedy and completely not scientifically proven. Currently, the results of this treatment are only effective in some patients. Therefore, in order to avoid possible risks, patients should consult a doctor, if necessary, they will be indicated for treatment with other appropriate methods, to prevent further progression of the disease.
