Abstract:

Compared with western medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of gout is more and more accepted because of its simple operation and small adverse reactions.After years of continuous application by clinicians, acupuncture combined with drug treatment can significantly reduce the pain of patients with gout, and has advantage of improving clinical efficacy.Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy can effectively avoid gastrointestinal adverse reactions and liver and kidney damage caused by oral drugs. It has the characteristics of simple operation, convenience and economy. Different treatments can be taken according to different periods of gout development. At present, there is no clear understanding of acupuncture and drug treatment of gout in clinic.The main treatment methods of gout are mainly external treatment methods of traditional Chinese acupuncture, such as triangular needle and small needle knife.And it also includes characteristic therapies such as plum blossom needle, fire needle, acupoint catgut embedding, electroacupuncture.The purpose is to explore the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and drug combination in order to play a greater clinical value.

Key words: Medicine, traditional, Gouty arthritis, Acupuncture therapy