Esophageal cancer can belong to the category of “choking and hiccup” in Chinese medicine, and the Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating this disease include Qi Diaphragm San, Sha Shen Maidong Tang, Tong Yu Tang and Qi Transportation Spleen Tang. 1. Qi Diaphragm San is composed of Salvia miltiorrhiza, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix et Rhizoma Poriae, Poria and other medicines. It has the efficacy of opening up and resolving phlegm, moistening dryness and lowering qi, and is used in treating choking and hiccups with phlegm and qi interfering with obstruction. 2. Radix Panax Ginseng and Maitake Soup: composed of Radix Panax Ginseng, Radix Panax Ginseng, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Rhizoma Polygonati Macrocephalae and other drugs. It has the effect of nourishing yin and clearing heat (nourishing yin essence and clearing heat), moistening dryness and promoting generation of fluids, and is used in treating choking and hiccups with deficiency of fluids and heat. 3. Tong Yu Tang is composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori. It has the efficacy of breaking stasis, nourishing yin and nourishing blood (nourishing the blood in the body), and is used for treating choking and hiccups caused by stagnation of blood within the body. 4. Qi Nourishing and Spleen Transporting Soup: composed of Astragalus, Ginseng, Atractylodes Macrocephalae, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis and other medicines. It has the effect of warming the spleen and kidney, and is used for treating choking and hiccups caused by qi deficiency and impotence. All of the above herbal formulas should be used after diagnosis by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not blindly self-medicate, so as not to aggravate the condition or cause adverse reactions.