痛風性關節(jié)炎（gouty arthritis，GA）是嘌呤代謝障礙引起的血尿酸濃度過高導致尿酸鹽結(jié)晶沉積于關節(jié)所致的一種代謝性關節(jié)疾病。目前臨床上大多使用西藥控制其急性發(fā)作，但都有不良反應，應用天然藥物治療GA已逐步成為研究熱點，并取得了一定的成果。對植物藥、單體成分以及動物藥抗GA及其作用機制進行綜述，為開發(fā)抗GA的天然藥物提供參考。

Gouty arthritis (GA) is a metabolic joint disease caused by uric acid crystal deposition in the joints which was caused by purine metabolic disorder. In clinic, western medicine is used to control the acute attack of GA, but it has toxic side effects. As a result, the application of natural drugs to treat GA has gradually become a research hotspot and certain progresses have been made. This paper gives a brief review on the research progress in treating GA and the mechanisms of herbal, constituent, and animal drugs, which lays the basis for the development of natural drugs used for treating GA.