Psyllium has the effect of clearing heat, diuretic and drenching (to improve the problem of urinary dribbling, small amount of urine is not passable), and so on, gout patients taking psyllium has some effect, but only plays a supplementary role, can not be used as the main treatment of gout, specific medication please follow the doctor’s instructions. Psyllium is sweet, cold in nature, belonging to the liver, kidney, lung, small intestine meridian, has the effect of clearing heat diuresis and gonorrhea, expectoration, cooling blood, detoxification, used for hot gonorrhea (burning stinging pain when urinating, accompanied by urinary frequency and urgency, abdominal traction discomfort) astringent pain, edema and urination, summer dampness and diarrhea, phlegm-heat cough, vomiting epistaxis and so on. Caution is advised for those with cold spleen and stomach. Gout is a disease in which uric acid crystals are deposited in the joints due to high uric acid in blood and urine, resulting in redness, swelling and heat pain in the joints. Psyllium can clear away heat and toxins, diuretic and diuretic, and when taken, it helps uric acid to be excreted from the urine, which may help to lower the uric acid level in the body. However, the efficacy of a single herb is limited and cannot replace the therapeutic effects of herbal tonics, proprietary Chinese medicines or western medicines. Western medicine treatment of gout, the acute stage to colchicine-based, usually need to take oral benzbromarone, probenecid and other drugs to promote uric acid excretion, but also can take allopurinol, febuxostat and other drugs to inhibit the production of uric acid. Avoid drinking alcohol in daily life, drink more water, moderate exercise, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. If you feel uncomfortable and need to take medication, please consult a doctor in time and treat under the guidance of a professional physician.