title: [A clinical research of Jiawei simiaosan oral administration combined with the external application of Sihuangshuimi in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical curative effect in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis with Chinese traditional medicine.
  
  
  METHODS
  All the 65 patients of acute gouty arthritis were randomly divided into two groups. The treatment group was treated by jiawei simiaosan and combined with the external application of Sihuangshuimi. The control group was treated by gclchicine. Then an evaluation was made on the clinical effect just referring to clinical symptoms and physical sign after a week.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two groups were therapeutic equivalence (P >0.05). The changes of the two groups in clinical symptoms physical signs and integral signs were so obviously after treatment (P <0.01), except for the UA of control group (P >0.05). Howerer, the level of UA of the treatment group had an advantage to the control group (P <0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effect of using sihuangshuimi combined with Jiawei simiaosan to cure acute gouty arthritis is not only to improve joint function and cut down UA level obviously, but also to decline the body temperature and decrease swelling to relieve pain.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Hou-ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shu-qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bao-guo
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lin-rong
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Xue-ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Ze-xiong
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C530200:jiawei simiaosan; C530201:sihuangshuimi; D014527:Uric Acid