Objective] To observe the clinical efficacy of using Qu Feng Huo Luo Xie Zhuo tang to treat the chronic gouty arthritis of Tan Zhuo Zu Zhi Zheng. [Methods] From June 2013 to December 2014, 116 patients who got chronic gouty arthritis of Tan Zhuo Zu Zhi Zheng were chosen from the orthopedic outpatient cases in our hospital. All patients were equally divided into treatment group and control group by using random number table. The 58 patients of treatment group were treated with Qu Feng Huo Luo Xie Zhuo tang while the other 58 patients of the control group were treated with allopurino for 2 months. We analyzed the value of the Blood Uric Acid(BUA) and clinical efficacy before treatment and 2 months after treatment.[Results] The results showed that value of the BUA of two groups had no significant difference( P>0.05) before treatment, after 2 months, the value of the BUA of treatment group was lower than control group, the value of the BUA of two groups had significant difference( P<0.05).The rate of effective cases in treatment group was 87.9% while the control group was 68.9%, the clinical efficacy of the treatment group was better than the control group.There was statistical difference in the results of treatment between the groups( P<0.05).[Conclusion] Using Qu Feng Huo Luo Xie Zhuo tang to treat the chronic gouty arthritis of Tan Zhuo Zu Zhi Zheng could get good effect,and it was better than allopurinol which was often used in western medicine.It was worth to be researched and observed in clinic.