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5th May 2010, 11:38 PM
Treatment of acute gouty arthritis by blood-letting cupping plus herbal medicine.
Zhang SJ, Liu JP, He KQ.
J Tradit Chin Med. 2010 Mar;30(1):18-20.
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20397456?dopt=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.

CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of this therapy was satisfactory for gouty arthritis.