Professor Wu Shengyuan, a representative inheritor of the Wu Peiheng Fuyang academic school in Yunnan province, is adept at treating rheumatic diseases from the perspective of Yin-Yang balance and supporting the healthy energy to eliminate pathogenic factors. Professor Wu indicates that only one pathogenesis or syndrome is superficial, which is not conducive to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Treating acute gouty arthritis should not solely focus on the theory of damp-heat accumulation. It should consider both damp-heat and yin deficiency as root causes and symptoms. He proposed to "clear heat and nourish Yin, remove dampness and relieve pain" as the method of treatment of acute gouty arthritis.