1. rheumatic arthritis-rheumatism agents of unknown origins wander around the blood vessels and cause infections in the joints. Affects people who are relatively young and usually leads to the simultaneous development of arthritis.

2. degenerative arthritis- due to the aging process, the joint tissue in the body becomes degenerate and this leads to joint deformity, infections and experienced pain. This illness usually affects people who are of old age and does not display the simultaneous development characteristics of rheumatic arthritis.

3. gouty arthritis- occurs with the deposition of urin-acid within the joints. May be dormant until patients may experience sudden severe pain, usually in the metatarsophalangeal of the toe. Upon the occurrence of these kinds of spasms, Western medicine tries to subdue the pain by using painkillers. And after the pain has subsided, drugs that accelerate the outflow of urin-acid or reduce urin-acid synthesis are used regularly. However, this can't be considered as a fundamental treatment method, and moreover, long term use of these drugs will serve to further impair the spleen and kidneys from functioning properly. This might ultimately worsen the disease and lead to other complications.
By contrast, in Oriental medicine, treatment is conducted to enhance the digestive function of the spleen so that the generation of urin-acid is naturally inhibited. Also, treatment to enhance the function of the kidneys so it accelerates the outflow of accumulated urin-acid is conducted simultaneously.

The medicine used to assist the function of the spleen, differs according to the physical constitution of the patient. For souyin persons, the herbal ingredients used are ginseng, licorice root, for taeyin persons, and for souyang persons. And the medicine used to assist the function of the kidney, differs according to the physical constitution of the patient. For souyin persons, for souyang persons, for taeyin persons, And for taeyang persons.

It can be concluded that due to a lack of an effective medicine to treat the illness, gout is lose to being an incurable disease in Western medicine.

By contrast, in Oriental medicine, if the aforementioned ingredients are properly used according to the physical constitution of the individual, gout patients with minor symptoms can expect to be fully cured in 6 months with no reoccurring symptoms. Also, mid stage patients who experience a high frequency of spasms, prolonged pain, and severe infections, can expect to be completely cured if they receive treatment for a period of 6 months to 1 year.

It is however, important to note that during and after treatment, the patient must refrain from consuming alcohol and greasy foods. Depending on the physical constitution of the individual, sohyin persons must not consume beer, pork, blowfish, clam, crabmeat, sea cucumber, and sea squirt. Taeyin persons must refrain from consuming wine, beer, pork, carp, gible, clam, crabmeat, sea cucumber, and sea squirt. Sohyang persons should not consume soju, beef, chicken, and raw fish. And finally, taeyang persons should not consume soju, beef, and chicken(especially greasy foods)