Clinical Observation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated by "Gutong Capsule

To observe the clinical effects ofGutong Capsulein the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis(RA)of cold-wind in collaterals and blood-stasis,treatment group including 45 cases and control group including 30 cases were randomly established and were respectively treated byGutong Capsuleand Diclofenac for 2 weeks.Results showed that,in treatment group,the joints function improved or restored,ESR reducing,and the clinical symptoms improved by 71 11%,obviously higher than 33 33% in control group(P0 05);the total effective rate was 53 33% in treatment group,the same as that in control group.