Abstract

Functional dyspepsia is a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder. Western medical treatment is often limited to symptom control with poor long-term efficacy due to the complex etiology of functional dyspepsia. In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine has gained attention due to its unique therapeutic advantages. This paper aims to review the progress of research on the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in treating functional dyspepsia. After reviewing the literature, it was found that traditional Chinese medicine treatment of functional dyspepsia involves improving gastrointestinal dynamics, reducing visceral sensitivity, regulating duodenal immune function, and correcting brain-intestinal axis disorders. This demonstrates its multi-targeted and multi-pathway characteristics in treating the disease, providing a new approach for the comprehensive treatment of functional dyspepsia. However, further clinical research is required to improve the scientificity and effectiveness of treating functional dyspepsia with traditional Chinese medicine therapies and promote the further development of traditional Chinese medicine in the field of functional dyspepsia treatment.