Gout belongs to the category of"bi syndrome"in TCM.It is a joint disease characterized by skin fever and joint pain,which is directly related to high uric acid.The course of disease is usually long,easy to recur and difficult to cure.Adhering to the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment,Professor Wu Tong categorizes the etiology and pathogenesis of gout into five syndrome types:accumulation of dampness and heat,accumulation of phlegm and blood stasis,deficiency of lung and spleen qi,deficiency of spleen and kidney yang,and deficiency of liver and kidney yin.They respectively adopt the treatment methods of clearing heat and removing dampness,removing blood stasis and resolving phlegm,invigorating the lung and spleen,warming the spleen and kidney,nourishing the liver and kidney,and Sihuang Powder is applied externally.The internal and external application of Chinese materia medica is applied in the whole process of diagnosis and treatment,with remarkable effect.
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