Mugwort can be made into the herbal medicine Ai Ye, and gout is categorized under the category of paralysis in Chinese medicine, and the single flavor of Ai Ye cannot be used to treat paralysis. Mugwort has the effect of warming menstruation and stopping bleeding (warming the human body’s meridians to stop bleeding in the body), dispersing cold and relieving pain (relieving pain by dispelling cold in the body), dispelling dampness and relieving itching, etc. It can be used to treat a variety of hemorrhagic diseases such as metrorrhagia (excessive menstruation or dripping), vomiting, epistaxis, hemoptysis and so on, and it can also be used to treat menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea and other diseases of menstrual disorders. It should be used with caution in cases of Yin deficiency and Blood heat. Paralysis is caused by wind, cold, dampness, heat and other evils obstructing the meridians and collaterals, and the treatment of this disease is based on the main principle of dispelling evils and clearing up the collaterals, which can be based on different clinical patterns of selection of formulae and medicines, such as Fangfeng Tang, Coix Seed Soup, Bai Hu Plus Gui Zhi Tang, and so on. In summary, a single flavor of wormwood can not be used for the treatment of gout. The specific use of drugs need to consult a professional physician’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations.