My father, 49 years old, was found to have esophageal cancer in November 2009, and the lesion was removed surgically, and he underwent consolidation radiotherapy after the surgery. In April 2011, I125 particle implantation radiotherapy was done. At present, the size of the tumor has not changed significantly. At the same time, I saw a TCM doctor at the local hospital, and the description is: light purple tongue with thin white coating, with teeth marks on the side, and smooth pulse. The prescription is as follows: Astragalus 20G, Atractylodes 20G, Radix Codonopsis 15G, Poria 15G, Radix et Rhizoma Polygonatum 15G, Radix et Rhizoma Tripterygium 10G, Radix et Rhizoma Bupleurum 15G, Radix Curcuma 15G, Radix tigrinus 15G, Radix Coix et Rhizoma Coix 15G, Radix Kunbu 10G, Radix Reishi 12G, Radix et Rhizoma Semen 15G, Trigonella 15G, Radix mushroom 10G, Panax notoginseng powder in two 2G*7. At that time, many questions were not asked, and now it is not convenient to ask. It is convenient to ask. I would like to ask you: What is the expected effect of this remedy in your experience? How long will it take to work? Is it possible to take this remedy for a long time without interruption (for example, every day for six months or even a year) until there is a change in his condition? Is it possible for my father to take Zhen Xiang capsules for this condition? Thank you very much! Dou Yongqi: Don’t have too high expectations. At present, your father’s disease is already in an advanced stage and the purpose of herbal treatment is to relieve pain. I don’t understand the medicine of Zhenxiang capsule. Patient: Hello Director Dou! My father, Liu Xiaoyi, suffered from esophageal cancer with lymph node metastasis in the neck and clavicle invasion, and had particle implantation radiotherapy in 301 Hospital. Two weeks ago, he was prescribed Chinese medicine by you, and after taking it for a week, his symptoms such as loss of appetite and constipation have improved significantly. I went back to your clinic on Monday and you said to continue to take the herbal medicine according to the original prescription. The prescription is as follows: Raw Astragalus 30G, Raw Licorice 6G, Raw Hawthorn 10G, Raw Malt 10G, Raw Semen 10G, Semen 10G, Raw Rhubarb 4G, Salvia 15G, Yellow Herb Seed 8G, Semen Ginseng 15G, Curcuma 15G, Yujin 15G, Green Peel 10G, Citrus 10G, Raw Rhizoma Atractylodis 15G, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 15G, Raw Angelicae Sinensis 15G. My mother is back home in Hubei. There, when she grabbed the medicine there, there was no boxer ginseng, the doctor replaced it with party ginseng, raw astragalus 30G, raw licorice 6G, raw hawthorn 10G, raw malt 10G, raw shengqu 10G, raw rhubarb 4G, raw atractylodes 15G, raw angelica 15G, and other raw medicines were replaced with fried ones, so I guess there is no raw one. I would like to ask you if the effect of the remedy will be affected after the above adjustments? If so, I will just buy the medicine here in Beijing and send it home. Thank you very much! Dou Yongqi: Ginseng is also called Cao He Che, Flea Huo, etc., different regions have different names, other medicines can be substituted for raw and cooked. Patient: Thank you very much for your reply! Have a good weekend!