From the perspective of "fire heat theory"of LIU Wansu’s treatment of exogenous fever

this paper explored the ideas of syndrome differentiation and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Aiming at the key pathogenesis of "qi"and "heat"in gastroesophageal reflux disease

it is believed that the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease should focus on the opening of stagnation

pay attention to promoting qi movement and reducing stomach fire

while using bitter and cold medicines and taking care of nourishment yin fluid. In clinical treatment

five major treatment methods of clearing

dissolving

dispersing

ventilating

and nourishing were proposed

specifically from five aspects of clearing heat and toxins

dissolving damp heat

relieving liver qi

ventilating lung qi

and nourishing yin fluid.