To investigate the effects of Buzhong Yiqi Decoction（补中益气汤）combined with Huaier Granules（槐耳颗粒）on swallowing function as well as inflammatory factors after esophageal cancer surgery.

Eighty-four patients with esophageal cancer who met the inclusion criteria were selected and divided into the reference group and treatment group according to the ratio of 1∶1 by random number table method. Both the reference and treatment groups received general treatment. The reference group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine placebo in combination with conventional western medicine. The treatment group was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Decoction combined with Huaier Granules on the basis of western medicine treatment for 2 weeks. The changes of TCM syndrome points，adverse reactions，swallowing function，the levels of C-reactive protein（CRP），interleukin-6（IL-6），interleukin-1β（IL-1β），squamous cell carcinoma antigen（SCC-Ag），carbohydrate antigen 19-9（CA19-9），carcinoembryonic antigen（CEA）and quality of life scores of the two groups were observed before and after treatment.

There was no significant difference between the two groups in all the observational indicators before treatment（P>0.05）. After receiving the treatment，all the indexes of the reference group and the treatment group improved（P<0.05）. And in the treatment group，the improvement of the TCM syndrome points，swallowing function，inflammatory factor levels and tumor marker level were more obvious，and the quality of life was significantly improved（P<0.05）.

The combination of Buzhong Yiqi Decoction and Huaier Granules can effectively improve the swallowing function and the effect of inflammatory factors after esophageal cancer surgery. Moreover，it can reduce the postoperative stress reaction of patients with esophageal cancer，decrease the levels of tumor markers and improve the quality of life of patients.