This is a long overdue post that I am now doing after talking to my best and worst pal Cookie. Seems like a lot of people that she knows have gout issues. This remedy was taught to my ceramic friend Amy. She and her husband travels a LOT – especially on cruises with their very rich and delicious meals onboard. He would suffer from time to time from gout – very painful and long lasting. Someone told them about green papaya, and he has been gout free since.
Here is the recipe:
1 Green papaya. Cut open and remove the seeds – which will be small, hard, and white because it is still green. (Please note that I thought this papaya in the picture gallery below was green – it was but it starting to get ripe.)
2 Put in a pot of water – enough to amply cover the slices of papaya (skin intact). Boil/simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove the papaya slices and drink about a cup of the liquid. Leftovers can be stored in a glass bottle in the refrigerator. Drink the leftovers cold over the next day or so.
That’s it! Simple, natural, and easy. The hardest part is finding green papayas.
I made it for our neighbor who had bouts of severe and painful gout and he liked it. I hope gouty people try it!
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- Cut papaya, remove seeds
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- Submerge in water
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- Boil/simmer for 20 minutes
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- Allow to cool slightly
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- Pour leftovers in glass bottle
great to know because I know several friends who suffer from this. I wonder if you just eat green papaya salad, Vietnamese or Thai style if that works too.
You can find green papaya at the asian markets…the really green kind that’s all white.
My friend swears by this. Her husband suffered from extremely painful gout and some wise old Chinese person taught them about green papaya tea/soup/concoction. He makes it and drinks it whenever he can get green papaya, about a cup a day even when he doesn’t have gout problems. In fact, he hasn’t had a problem for years now and they constantly go on cruises with the rich food that he loves to eat such as lobster, crab, etc. He finds green papaya at that Filipino market on Dillingham across from Zippy’s. I am finally starting to get papayas on my trees but I want them to ripen so I can eat them (before the birds).
Times Super Market had Kamiya papayas for sale only on Wednesdays. I am always too late for them but I keep trying! I put the seeds on the ground hoping that one of these days they will sprout and grow into trees for me.
I’m kind of wondering if the skin of the papaya has the good stuff.
Yah, different stores have different days of Kamiya deliveries…Banchan House, Nijiya, Times.
I tried planting, and did get some but my yard seems to get that scale or something that covers the whole trunk and fruit then dies. I have to try different areas of my yard to see if that helps.
I’m going to Times tomorrow (Wednesday) and get some Kamiya papayas. Nijiya too? I wonder what day…
Sounds like you have soil problems. Try soaking the ground before planting with the Korean IMO with lactic acid bacteria. Starts out simple – saving about a jarful of the first rinse water when you cook rice. Then follow the instructions (leave on countertop until starts to smell like bread, add milk, wait until tofu-like cheese forms on top, save the liquid) like in the post https://honoluluaunty.com/lab-lactic-acid-bacteria-in-knf/
I haven’t made this in a LONG time – and maybe I should again. I am getting so lazy. If I have rice water I pour it over my orchid plants. They seem to like it.
Great cure! Actually works!
Caution if you have kidney issues – moderation & check with your M.D.
Yup, I heard it works. Kidney issues? I always thought I had kidney issues but my grumpy doctor says I don’t.
Thanks Sarah! I’ll pass on this recipe. Hope you had a great time last night with your Bestie!!!
Ha! Hard to categorize…
Great tip! I know a (still young) gouty person. I’ll pass this on! BTW, today had plenty green papaya at the swap meet!
Hope it works for her/him! (I still don’t get why/what the deal is with this non-gender identification.)