Can gout folk prescription be treated?

gout is a group of diseases caused by purine metabolism disorder, excessive uric acid production or decreased excretion in the body, which leads to uric acid accumulation in tissues. It is characterized by hyperuricemia, recurrent acute arthritis, tophus deposition, gouty chronic arthritis, renal uric acid stones or gouty renal parenchymal lesions. This disease is often accompanied by hyperlipidemia, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Gout can be divided into primary and secondary. The onset age of this disease is mostly 3 ~ 4 years old, and the ratio of male to female is 2:1.

Clinical research results show that congenital factors such as heredity and acquired factors such as diet and lifestyle are the key to the increase of serum uric acid and gout. Gout belongs to the category of arthralgia in traditional Chinese medicine.

Diagnostic basis 1. Have a clear family history of gout.

2. Men over middle age have high purine eating habits, and are obese and do not like activities, especially those accompanied by hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, arteriosclerosis or coronary heart disease.

3. Episodic joint swelling and pain, especially toe-metatarsal joint and finger joint swelling and pain (toe-metatarsal joint is the most special), can be relieved by itself without treatment, and then recurrent and fixed.

4. There is a history of arthritis, and nodules are found under the skin around joints, auricles or other parts; White toothpaste-like contents are extracted after subcutaneous nodule puncture, or the nodules flow out after spontaneous rupture.

5. Acute arthritis has obvious effect on colchicine treatment, especially on eliminating joint swelling and pain.

6. Urinary calculi with unknown causes, especially those with multiple kidney calculi's or bilateral kidney calculi.

7. those whose blood uric acid test results are increased.

Fangyi Huangqi Danggui Mixture is made up of 6 grams of Radix Aconiti, 6 grams of Herba Ephedrae, 2 grams of Radix Astragali, 15 grams of parched Radix Paeoniae Alba, Caulis Spatholobi, 15 grams of Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 15 grams of raw Coicis Semen, 9 grams of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, 5 grams of Ramulus Cinnamomi, 3 grams of Herba Asari, 3 grams of Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, and 3 slices of ginger, which have the functions of dispelling wind and dampness, warming channels and dispelling cold.

it is indicated for cold-dampness obstruction.

decoction with water, one dose per day according to Radix Aconiti, Herba Ephedrae, Radix Astragali, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Herba Asari and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Caulis Spatholobi, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Semen Coicis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae.

Fang er Lian Qiao Ling Xian Mixture is made up of folk ingredients, including Fructus Forsythiae, Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, Semen Armeniacae Amarum, Bombyx Batryticatus, Semen Phaseoli, Curcuma Rhizome, Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, talc, Cortex Erythrinae, Radix Clematidis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, Alismatis Rhizoma, Fructus Gardeniae, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Coicis Semen, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati.

it is mainly used for damp-heat obstruction.

decoct with water, and take one dose daily: 12g of peach kernel, 12g of safflower, 12g of angelica, 2g of notopterygium root, 12g of Gentiana macrophylla, 2g of earthworm and Achyranthes bidentata, 9g of Oletum Trogopterori, 9g of Chuanxiong, Myrrha and Cyperus rotundus, 6g of raw licorice, 6 grams of scorpion and beehive, and 1g of Zaocys, 1 grams of white mustard seed and 1 grams of Bombyx batryticatus.

it is indicated for phlegm (dampness) blocking blood stasis.

decoction with water, one dose per day according to peach kernel, safflower, angelica, earthworm, trogopterori, chuanxiong rhizome, myrrh, scorpion, zaocys dhumnades, white mustard seed, Bombyx batryticatus, Notopterygium root, Gentiana macrophylla and Cyperus tuber.

Fangsi Hongteng Shuanghua Mixture is made up of 3g Sargentodoxa, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Cyathulae, Herba Lysimachiae Christinae, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae and Flos Lonicerae, 1g of Cortex Moutan and Cortex Phellodendri, 15g of Polygonum cuspidatum, 15g of Radix Paeoniae Rubra, 15g of Semen Plantaginis, 12g of Fructus Lipuidambaris, 12g of Lumbricus and 9g of Radix Glycyrrhizae. It has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and diuresis.

it is indicated for blood-heat toxin invasion.

decoct with water, and take one dose daily: 12g of Bupleurum chinense, 1g of safflower, immature bitter orange, radix aucklandiae, Rhizoma Cyperi, Radix Curcumae, Cortex Moutan, Fructus Chaenomelis, Prunellae Spica and Radix Scrophulariae, 15g of Radix Gentianae, 15g of Scutellariae Radix, 15g of Cortex Phellodendri, Akebiae, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae and 15g of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, and 15g of Rhizoma Corydalis and Radix Astragali.

it is indicated for liver depression with spleen syndrome.

decoct with water. One dose of Fangliubaizhu Zhuling Mixture is made up of folk ingredients such as Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Cyathulae and Folium Pyrrosiae, Polyporus, Talcum and Peach Kernel, Herba Dianthi, Semen Plantaginis (decocted), cooked Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Carthami Flos, Squama Manis and Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 5 grams of Ramulus Cinnamomi and 3 grams of raw Coicis Semen.

it is indicated for spleen deficiency and dampness resistance.

decoction with water, 1 dose per day.