Exploration on Differentiation and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease under the Theory of Earth Being Dredged by Wood

This article summarizes the understanding of Professor Zhu Ying, a guidance teacher for the inheritance of academic experience of national senior traditional Chinese medicine experts, on the theoretical connotation of "earth being dredged by wood" in The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, and her experience in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease from the perspective of "earth being dredged by wood". It is believed that the pathogenesis of this disease is the imbalance of the spleen and stomach, failure of gallbladder qi to fall, rise of heart fire, and out-of-control kidney water; the treatment should be based on the principles and methods of soothing the liver and dispersing the gallbladder, coordinating the rise and fall of the spleen and stomach qi, stalling the heart fire and relieving depression, restraining and reducing the burning and dry stomach fire, supporting the spleen and aiding the kidney, and cultivating and nourishing the weak wood. The key is to restore the normal state of the growth and restraint of the wood and soil.