URBAN PAIN RELIEF (都市痛症)

The fast-paced lifestyle, overeating habits and lack of physical activity of urbanites can easily cause chronic diseases. Gout, often referred as the “rich man's disease”, is caused by excessive purine metabolism, and it can induce recurrent acute inflammatory arthritis or chronic inflammatory arthritis. Severity of gout can even result in the formation of uric acid stones or in uric acid nephropathy.

Chinese medicine practitioners believe that gout is a result of spleen and kidney deficiency, damp heat, blood stasis, phlegm and other diseases. Bad eating habits are also one of the causes of gout and can aggravate the symptoms. To prevent gout, avoid consuming such foods as animal offal, meat, shellfish, hot pot, beer and thick soup. Drink plenty of water is able to help reduce the accumulation of urate crystals in the body and get enough exercise. In the case of limb pain caused by wind, cold or dampness, consult a registered Chinese medicine practitioner and follow the prescription to take traditional Chinese medicine that expels wind, relaxes sinews, activates the meridian and dispels dampness to relieve the pain.

Wellness Herbal Tea with Chinese Plantain and Rose (車前玫瑰花保健茶)

Promotes blood circulation and relieves pain, diminishes swelling. It can also help relieve gout symptoms.

Ingredients:

Gold coin grass 15g, Chinese plantain herb 10g, Tofuling 15g, Corn silk 30g, 10 Dried roses

Method:

1. Rinse the ingredients and place them in a soup pot, add 1,000ml of water.

2. After reaching a boil on low heat, switch off the heat and let the tea sit for 15 minutes before drinking.

Gold coin grass and Chinese plantain herb possess cold properties and should not be consumed by people with a cold constitution.