title: Treatment of 60 cases of gouty arthritis with modified Simiao Tang.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of a modified Simiao Tang (Modified Decoction of Four Wonderful Drugs) for gouty arthritis and its influence on uric acid in blood.
  
  
  METHODS
  120 cases of gouty arthritis were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group with 60 cases in each group. Modified Simiao Tang (MST) was orally administered to the patients in the treatment group and allopurinol tablet was orally administered to the patients in the control group. The clinical effects of two groups were evaluated after one-week treatment and uric acid (UA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in blood were determined after 1-month treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than in the control group, 86.7% vs. 68.3% (P < 0.01). And the treatment group was also significantly better than the control group in decreasing UA and CRP (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MST can significantly improve the symptoms and signs of gouty arthritis and decrease the levels of UA and CRP. It is good for gouty arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518116, China.
authors.forename: Renbin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Ruizi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Dejiu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yuanlin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D014527:Uric Acid; D002097:C-Reactive Protein