Uses. This medication is used to prevent or treat gout attacks (flares). Usually gout symptoms develop suddenly and involve only one or a few joints. The big toe, knee, or ankle joints are most often affected. Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. When uric acid levels in the blood are too high, the uric acid may form hard crystals in your joints. Colchicine works by decreasing swelling and lessening the build up of uric acid crystals that cause pain in the affected joint(s). This medication is also used to prevent attacks of pain in the abdomen, chest, or joints caused by a certain inherited disease (familial Mediterranean fever).
What is Cocoa processed with alkali? Cocoa powder is processed when chocolate is made into a liquid and is pressed to remove 3/4's of the cocoa butter it contains. The remaining cocoa solids left from being pressed are processed to make unsweetened cocoa powder. The two types of cocoa powder are natural (not processing) and a Dutch processed version. Dutch-Processed cocoa powder is put in with an alkali to neutralize its acids also known as Alkalized Unsweetened Cocoa Powder.
Cocoa powder is commonly available in two varieties: natural cocoa powder, and alkalized, or Dutch-processed, cocoa powder. Dutch-processing cocoa powder involves treating the cocoa with an alkali to reduce the acidity, and thus, remove sour flavors.