Lemon leaves contain many groups of plant compounds such as flavonoids, essential oils and phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
If you like lemon leaves, gout patients can use a moderate amount as seasoning for chicken, fish, steamed dishes or boiled dishes.
This method has one advantage: lemon leaves create a fragrant aroma, making the dish more attractive without having to add too much dipping sauce, sugar or rich sauces.
However, pay attention to foods eaten with lemon leaves.
For example, a plate of chicken sprinkled with lemon leaves does not have lemon leaves but becomes a dish with the ability to lower uric acid. The amount of meat, portion size and total purine in the meal are still factors to pay attention to.
Limit alcohol, purine-rich foods and high-fructose-containing drinks; and control weight if the patient is overweight or obese.
One of the most important points in gout treatment is to bring urate levels back to the target level and maintain them for a long time.
Adding lemon leaves to meals can be considered a suitable spice choice, but you should not arbitrarily stop or reduce anti-uric drugs.
Some dishes that can be served with lemon leaves that gout patients should consider:
Broken boiled chicken mixed with lemon leaves:
Use chicken breast skin removed, boil until cooked and then shred finely.
Slice lemon leaves thinly, mix with onions and herbs.
Season very lightly with lemon, a small amount of fish sauce and pepper.
Do not eat too much chicken skin and do not use too much meat in one meal.
Steamed fish with lemon leaves, ginger:
You can use steamed fish with a few slices of ginger and lemon leaves to create a fragrant smell, limit frying.
However, not all types of fish are the same in purine content. Some seafood such as sardines, anchovies, herring and shellfish have higher purine content and should be restricted in people with gout.
Steamed tofu with lemon leaves:
This is a fairly simple choice: hot-cooked tofu, sprinkle with shredded lemon leaves, add onions and pepper.
You can eat it with boiled vegetables and a moderate portion of rice. This is also a suitable direction for increasing plant and vegetable protein in your diet.
