ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
Shuang-Qi gout capsule, a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, has been used in the treatment of, gout arthritis, arthralgia and inflammation. Since renal urate overload associated with severe disability including gout, elimination of excess renal uric acid is highly essential. Therefore, in this study we evaluated the antihyperuricemic and the renoprotective effect of the Shuang Qi gout capsule (SQ) with elucidation of its mechanism.