Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease by traditional Chinese medicine
Hua-Quan Guan, Feng Tan, Fei Li, Qiao-Ling Fan
Hua-Quan Guan, Feng Tan, Fei Li, Qiao-Ling Fan,Basic Medical College of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China
Correspondence to: Hua-Quan Guan, Lecturer, Basic Medical College of Nanjing University of TCM, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China.ghq3000@163.com
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Abstract
This article summarizes the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the traditional Chinese medicine theory. Deficiency-excess mixing and internal stasis of heat and coldness are the basic mechanisms for the pathogenesis of GERD. Therefore, regulating coldness and heat and strengthening body resistance to dispel pathogenic factors should be the basic treatment for GERD. Specifically, for patients mainly with internal stasis of heat, Xiexin decoction with Da