Clinical observation on 36 cases of acute gouty arthritis treated with Tongfengxiao decoction

VernacularTitle:痛风消汤治疗急性痛风性关节炎36例临床观察
Author: Hai HUANG ; Yu LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acute gouty arthritis; Tongfengxiao Decoction; Diclofenac sodium sustained-release capsules; Allopurinol
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2010;17(20):2792-2794
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of self mading Tongfengxiao decoction in treatment of acute gouty arthritis. Methods 69 patients were randomly divided into two groups. In the control group,33 patients were given diclofenac sodium sustained-release capsules and allopurinol treatment;In treatment group ,36 patients were given to the self mading Tongfengxiao decoction in addition to the western medicine received by the control group. The two groups were all treated for 14 days. Results The total effective rate was 94.4% for treatment group and 87.8% for control group respectively. Therefore, the difference of treatment effect between twp groups was significant ( P ＜0. 05 ) ;Also, the treatment group performed better than control group in term of reducing serum uric acid( P ＜ 0. 05).Conclusion The treatment of Tongfengxiao decoction combined western medicine for acute gouty arthritis had a good synergistic effect, and could reduce serum uric acid and improve clinical symptoms.