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.
What happens when an acid is added to an alkali? 1  the uses of acids and alkalis in a range of everyday situations, eg hair and skin care, treatment of stings and bites, treatment of indigestion, food preservation, treatment of soil. 2  how living things use acids, eg ants, nettles, humans in digestion. classify acids and alkalis as chemicals with distinct properties and uses. 2  use indicators to classify solutions as acidic, alkaline or neutral. 3  use the pH scale to compare the acidity and alkalinity of different solutions. 4  begin to explore neutralisation i.e. the reaction between an acid and an alkali.