Gout is a recurrent inflammatory disease caused by disorders of purine metabolism, increased serum uric acid and deposition of uric acid crystals in joint synovium, cartilage and other tissues, and it is a common and frequently occurring diseases in clinic. The incidence rate is increasing in recent years. Western medicine treatment of gout drugs, because of its adverse reactions and high prices, limited its clinical use. Ethnic medicine, as an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, it has distinct national, regional and special treatment features. Because of its unique opinions and remarkable curative effects in the treatment of gout, it has gradually been widely recognized by the medical community. Based on this, this paper summarizes the experimental results of the treatment of gout from Tibetan, Mongolian, Dai and Uygur nationalities in terms of etiology, pathogenesis, clinical application and modern medical research, with a view to providing theoretical reference for clinical treatment and research of gout.
