Clinical Study on Treatment of 85 Cases of Gouty Arthritis with Tong Feng Lotion[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2001, (6): 347-349.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2001.06.024.
One hundred and fifty cases of gouty arthritis were divided into two groups. Treatment group (85 cases) were treated with Tong Feng lotion and control group (65 cases) with external application of Voltaren. Results indicated that Tong Feng lotion could improve clinical symptoms and function of joints
and decrease blood sedimentation
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blood uric acid and blood viscosity; the total effective rate was 89. 42% in the treatment group and 75. 38% in the control group
with significant difference between the two groups (P<0. 05) ; there was no obvious relation between therapeutic effects and TCM syndrome types.