Research Progress of External Treatment of Gouty Arthritis by Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine
In recent years,under the influence of changing diet structure and increasing material living standard,the incidence of gouty arthritis is increasing year by year,and the age of onset is getting younger and younger.In the treat-ment of gouty arthritis,although western medicine can effectively relieve the symptoms of acute gouty arthritis,there are many disadvantages such as adverse reactions and strong drug dependence.Because of its unique advantages,TCM external treatment has been increasingly concerned and recognized by the majority of patients.Based on the relevant lit-erature in recent 7 years,this paper reviewed the research progress of external treatment of Chinese medicine in the treatment of gouty arthritis,and found that external treatment of Chinese medicine has the advantages of significant effi-cacy,few adverse reaction and high acceptance of patients,and can be further promoted in clinical application.
Gouty arthritisExternal treatment of Chinese medicineResearch progress