Esophageal cancer generally refers to esophageal cancer. Cough of esophageal cancer patients can be relieved by taking Chinese medicines such as Cough Relieving Tangerine and Red Granules and Nourishing Yin and Lung Clearing Pills, etc. However, it is necessary to consult with professional doctors as to what specific medicines should be used for treatment. 1. Cough suppressing orange red granules: Cough suppressing orange red granules are composed of Hua Tangerine Red, Chen Pi, Fahanxia, Poria, Fen Dong Hua, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Psoralea vulgaris, Aster, Maitake Maitake, Zhimu, Platycodon grandiflorus, Rhizoma Dioica, Gypsum, Bitter almonds, Perilla frutescens and so on. It can be used for coughing and sputum caused by phlegm-heat obstruction of lungs, shortness of breath with fullness of the chest (chest distension and discomfort), and itchy and dry throat, etc. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not yet known. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear. 2. Nourishing Yin Qing Lung Pills: Nourishing Yin Qing Lung Pills consists of dioica, maitong, xuan shen, chuanbeimu, white peony, mudanpi, mint, licorice, etc. It has the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, clearing the lungs and facilitating pharyngeal function, and can be used for yin deficiency and dryness of the lungs (deficiency of yin in the human body, which leads to lungs dryness and cannot be nourished), dry and painful pharyngeal pain and cough with little phlegm. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear. The above two drugs can relieve the corresponding cough symptoms of esophageal cancer patients if they are taken in accordance with doctor’s prescription, but it should be noted that the two drugs themselves have no therapeutic effect on esophageal cancer. If esophageal cancer is treated at the early stage of the disease, patients will have a higher chance of survival. Therefore, if there are situations such as sore throat and difficulty in swallowing, patients are recommended to consult doctor in time, because these situations may be caused by esophageal cancer.