Gout belongs to the category of paralytic disease in Chinese medicine, and Gentian Diarrhea Pill is generally not used to treat this disease. Gentian Diarrhea Pill is a proprietary Chinese medicine, which has the effect of clearing liver and gallbladder and inducing dampness and heat, and is used for the treatment of dizziness and redness of eyes, tinnitus and deafness, pain in the ears, coercive pain and bitterness of mouth (pain in the area of coercion and ribs, and bitterness in the mouth) caused by dampness and heat of the liver and gallbladder. Pregnant women, the elderly and the infirm, and those with loose stools should use this product with caution. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear. If the paralysis is wind-cold-damp paralysis, the formula should be added and reduced by Coix Seed Soup; if the paralysis is wind-damp-heat paralysis (often manifested as burning, pain, redness and swelling of joints and muscles, etc.), the formula should be added and reduced by Bai Hu Plus Gui Zhi Soup or Xuan Piao Soup; if the paralysis is phlegm and stasis paralysis, the formula should be added and reduced by Shuang He Soup; and if there is deficiency of both the liver and kidney, the formula should be added and reduced by Duo Wu Zai Shen Soup. When discomfort occurs, one should consult a doctor in time and choose medication under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis, and should not use medication on one’s own in order to avoid delaying one’s condition.