title: Treatment of acute gouty arthritis by blood-letting cupping plus herbal medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of blood-letting cupping plus herbal medicine for acute gouty arthritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 34 cases of acute gouty arthritis were treated by blood-letting cupping plus herbal medicine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  21 cases were cured and 13 cases improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of this therapy was satisfactory for gouty arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Channel-collateral Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China.
authors.forename: Shi-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ke-Qiang
authors.initials: KQ
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D001815:Bloodletting; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal