Chinese herbal medicine for gout: a review of the clinical evidence and pharmacological mechanisms
Chi X, Zhang H, Zhang S, Ma K · Chinese Medicine · 2020 February 12
DOI 10.1186/s13020-020-0297-y
Objective
Focus on recent studies of gout in which TCM formulas were applied to treat animal models or to treat patients, and summarize the mechanism of gout from TCM perspective, the clinical application, pharmacological mechanism and the chemical compounds of TCM formulas in treating gout.
Conclusions
Compared with chemical drugs like colchicine, eloricoxib and celecoxib, TCM herbs have advantages in slowing down the severity and frequency of attacks, reducing the concentration of uric acid in blood with fewer side effects.
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