Is there a healthy/natural treatment for gout?

Is there a healthy/natural treatment for gout?A friend of mine thinks(believes) that Juniper berries are a natural cure - He drinks Gin because of that. He says the berries combined with the alcohol helps his gout....to me, I see it as an excuse to be an alcoholic!...altho he does have gout, I've seen it. He tried to detox at my house and his ankle swelled up to the size of a football...he ended up taking a couple of shots of Gin and the swelling eventually went down over the next 12 hrs...So, I'm asking if anyone knows of a natural way to treat Gout - without the alcohol-?
PS: yes, I did tell him to use Gin as medicinal rather than drinking to the point of passing out.

fretochose
your friend likes the booze!
Bing cherries have been used successfully for years to treat gout

boy pantog
The best way to prevent a gout is to cut back on purine-rich food that cause the excess uric acid to accumulate in the joints. You can get a list of these foods from your doctor and (I'm not sure on this) a nutritionist.

If your friend has the gout, it is absolutely important to get him to stop drinking booze and start drinking water. LOTS of it. This way, he can flush out the uric acid through his pee. Get him to take an Advil or a Tylenol for the swelling and pain.

Also, have him see a doctor.

Good luck.

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