According to Chinese medicine, acid reflux and heartburn can be caused by liver-stomach disharmony (disharmony between the ascending function of the liver and the descending function of the stomach), food stagnation and stomach yang insufficiency, etc. It needs to be treated according to the specific symptoms and after clarifying the type of symptoms, and commonly used in clinics are Zuojin Pills, Baohe Pills and Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pills. 1. Zuo Jin Wan: composed of Rhizoma Coptidis and Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, it has the efficacy of diarrhea of fire, detoxification of the liver, harmonization of the stomach and relief of pain. It can be used for treating the symptoms of liver fire violating the stomach (the fire produced by the liver violates the stomach), pain in the epigastric region caused by the disharmony between the liver and the stomach, bitter noises and mumbles in the mouth (the stomach has a sensation similar to hunger, emptiness with burning heat), acidic vomiting and a lack of liking of hot beverages, and so on. 2. Baohe Pill: It is composed of hawthorn, Liushenqu, Hanxia and other traditional Chinese medicines, which has the functions of eliminating food, guiding stagnation and harmonizing the stomach. It is suitable for symptoms such as fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen) caused by stagnation of food stagnation, belching and swallowing of acid (swallowing of acid from the stomach that goes up to the mouth and pharynx), and dislike of food and drink. 3. Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pill: composed of Mu Xiang, Sha Ren, Atractylodes Macrocephalae, Chen Pi, etc., with the efficacy of warming the middle and stomach (warming the spleen and stomach and harmonizing the stomach and internal organs), mainly used for the treatment of stomach yang insufficiency, dampness obstruction of stagnant qi (due to the obstruction of dampness leading to the human body’s qi is not smooth) caused by stomach pain, plumping (stomach distension and discomfort), to relieve the stomach pain hidden, stomach stuffiness uncomfortable, vomiting acid, noisy discomfort and other symptoms. The adverse reactions and contraindications of the above three drugs are not yet clear. Proprietary Chinese medicines should be used after diagnosis by a Chinese medicine practitioner and should not be taken blindly.