Research Progress in Chaihu Prescriptions in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
By summarizing research status of the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)with modified Chaihu(bupleuri radix)formulas in the recent ten years,and stating the meaning of the formulas,its clinical application and modern pharmacologial studies,Chaihu formulas have the effects of reconciling Shaoyang,and regulating cardinals,and the obvious advantages in improving clinical symptoms of GERD patients,protecting the esophageal and gastric mucosa,and accelerating gastric emptying,which could provide the reference for clinical treatment and study.