Quercetin
Quercetin is a naturally occurring plant pigment, found in apples, capers, broccoli and other leafy vegetables. As a preventative for gout it is highly recommended, not for its antioxidant power, but in fact for its flavonoid structure, which stops the build-up of uric acid.

Devil’s Claw
The herb devil's claw, an extract from the grapple plant, is sometimes recommended as a pain-relieving treatment for gout, as well as various forms of arthritis.

Celery
Medicinal plant authority and botanist, James Duke, PhD, treats his gout with 4 x 450mg capsules of celery seed extract daily. Despite the lack of evidence to support its medicinal use, Duke claims that celery is loaded with anti-inflammatory qualities, and hasn’t had an attack since he began the treatment.

Cherries
Cherries are well known as a preventative for gout. Black, sweet yellow and red sour cherries are all effective, as are tablets of concentrated cherry juice. In the 1950’s a study revealed that eating one-half pound of cherries a day prevented the onset of gout!

Vitamin C
It has been proven in a number of scientific tests, that 500mg taken daily of Vitamin C can significantly reduce uric acid levels, and therefore reduce the onset of gout. Taken in conjunction with other remedies, this is recommended as a very good natural preventative.

Liquid
Increasing your daily intake of water is highly recommended to dilute uric acid in the urine. Reducing your levels of alcohol and caffeine will also help reduce occurrences of gout.

Diet
One of the main contributors to uric-acid build up in the body is diet. Thus avoiding high purine foods such as shellfish, oily fish, red meat and poultry can considerably help to reduce outbreaks of gout. Sugar derivatives like sucrose and fructose, should also be limited.

Folate
Folate is best known to prevent anemia during pregnancy, although it has also been recommended as a preventive treatment for gout for many years. It is available both naturally in foods and as a daily supplement.
Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate that is found in supplements.

Olive Leaf
Olive leaf, known for is preventative qualities against the common cold, is also recommended in combating gout.