Research on the experimental progress of traditional Chinese medicine treating gouty arthritis / 国际中医中药杂志

This article reviewed and summarized the experimental researches on the treatment of gouty arthritis (GA) with traditional Chinese medicine in recent years, which showed that the traditional or modified animal models of disease were widely used, and also concerned about the the model of integrating the disease and symptoms. However, few are about the application of combined disease and syndromes model. The mechanism research result shows that, single Chinese herb, component extract of Chinese herbs and Chinese herbal compound all play an important role in inhibiting inflammation, regulating signal pathway, anti-oxidation, reducing uric acid, increasing feeling of pain and regulating body metabolism.