[Observation of Qigui Tongfengshu granules in treatment of sixteen cases of gouty arthritis].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the efficacy of Qigui Tongfengshu granule in treating gouty arthritis.

METHOD: Qigui Tongfengshu granule was used to treat 16 patients with gouty arthritis for 14 d.

RESULT: The recovery rate, marked effective rate, effective rate and improvement rate were 37.5%, 50%, 6.25%, 6.25%, respectively. The total effective rate was 100%. Before and after treatment, the comparison showed statistical significance.

CONCLUSION

Qigui Tongfengshu granule is significantly effective for gouty arthritis, and has the effect of anti-inflammation, analgesia and reduction in blood uric acid.