Soapwort spines in water, and can not be used to treat gout. Soapwort spines are the dried spines of the leguminous plant soap pods, pungent in flavor and warm in nature, with the efficacy of subduing swellings and draining pus, toxins and killing worms, it can be used for the treatment of carbuncles and sores, and when used externally, it can be used to treat boils and mosses, and leprosy. Adverse reactions such as dry throat and vomiting may occur after using this drug. Patients with ulcerated carbuncles (which are poisonous sores, acute suppurative diseases occurring on the body surface, limbs, and internal organs) are prohibited from using this medicine. Pregnant women should not take Soapwort. This drug does not have the effect of eliminating dampness and clearing collaterals, so the infusion can not be used for the treatment of gout. Gout belongs to the category of “paralysis” in traditional Chinese medicine, and can be treated with Chinese medicines such as Wu Tou Tang and Duhuo Zhansheng Tang. In daily life, attention should be paid to keep warm. If patients need treatment, they should go to the hospital and make choices under the guidance of the doctor.