Cherries & Strawberries for gout arthritis

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Cherries

These luscious fruit are delicious eaten fresh as well used in many recipes for baking, jams, ice cream, candies, wine and more. An excellent source of Vitamin C and antioxidants, and many people swear by the gout arthritis relieving properties of the darker cherry varieties.

Cherry trees offer a spectacular show of blooms in the spring that mature quickly to luscious red fruit in the early to mid summer. Fall color can range from yellow to orange-red. The trees should be planted in a sunny location with well drained soil.

Strawberries

Strawberries are a false fruit1 which are formed from the red, swollen, fleshy base of the flower, which grow on runners. Over the years they have graced the presence of many events including medieval state celebrations and Wimbledon and more often than not are served with lashings of cream. The strawberry's original name was 'strewn berry' as the fruit appears to be strewn about the plants. The strawberry most people know is Fragaria vesca ananassa, which forms part of the Rosaceae family, and is a subspecies of the European native Fragaria vesca.

Benefits strawberries

The Romans believed that the strawberry alleviated symptoms of melancholy, fainting, all inflammations, fevers, throat infections, kidney stones, halitosis, attacks of gout, and diseases of the blood, liver and spleen. The strawberry has also been used in medicines, for the treatment of discoloured teeth, digestion, and Gout and has even been used as an aphrodisiac. More recently it has been thought that the strawberry prevents cancer. Of course whether the strawberry is capable of such things is questionable but it does contain more Vitamin C than an orange and is high in fibre in the form of pectin, which helps to lower cholesterol levels, and (like all fibre) is good for the digestive system. Furthermore, it contains potassium, folic acid, fibre and Vitamin B6.