To observe the clinical efficacy differences on rheumatoid arthritis treated with acupoint application of 
Ninety-six patients were randomized into an acupoint herbal application group, a tender point herbal application group and a leflunomide group, 32 cases in each one. In the acupoint herbal application group, 
The total effective rate was 87.5% (28/32) in the acupoint herbal application group and was 90.6% (29/32) in the leflunomide group, better than 68.8% (22/32) in the tender point herbal application group (both 
The improvements in the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and laboratory indices in the acupoint herbal application of 