[Shaoyao Gancao Decoction in digestive system diseases: applications and mechanisms]

Shaoyao Gancao Decoction(SGD) is one of the prescriptions included in the Catalogue of Ancient Classical Prescriptions(First Batch) published by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2018. It is composed of Paeoniae Radix Alba and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle. Experiments and clinical cases have proved that SGD has anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, antispasmodic, and liver-protecting effects. It is widely used in the clinical treatment of diseases, demonstrating definite effects on digestive system diseases. By reviewing the literature on SGD in recent years, this paper summarizes the applications of SGD in the treatment of digestive system diseases from three aspects of basic prescription and syndrome analysis, clinical application, and mechanism to expounds the research status in this field. Furthermore, this paper put forward the shortcomings and improvement methods of the available studies, aiming to provide reference for the application of SGD in treating digestive system diseases and the research and development of SGD preparations.