Shi et al. reported 29 cases of gout patients with dampness heat turbid blood stasis syndrome who were treated with private (self-prescribed) herbal formula, and it showed that the levels of inflammatory factors such as Interleukin-1beta (IL)-1β, IL-6, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, and Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-ɑ were significantly decreased [34]. Here, TNF is linked to gout.