Gout is recurrent inflammatory disease caused by tissue damage due to purine metabolism and persistently increased serum uric acid,which is also closely related to genetic and environmental factors.Syndrome differentiation and treatment for gout by Chinese medicine received comprehensive effect.However,syndrome differentiation for gout in clinic may differentiate patients into different types without standardized guidelines.This paper is to review the experience of Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation and treatment for gout in recent years,to provide a reasonable reference for Chinese medicine in treating gout in clinic.