Abstract：Objective：To discuss the effect of emotional nursing of Chinese medicine on pain of digestive tract cancer. Methods：A total of 86 cases of patients with digestive tract cancer were divided into two groups according to the random number table method， 43 cases in each group. The control group was given routine western medicine nursing， and the observation group was additionally given emotional nursing of Chinese medicine based on the treatment of the control group.Before and after nursing，the changes of scores of pain，anxiety and depression as well as sleep quality in the two groups were compared. Results：After nursing，the pain scores in the two groups were decreased；on the 7th and 14th day of nursing as well as at discharge respectively，the pain scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group；the difference being significant(P＜0.05). After nursing，the scores of bad mood in the two groups were decreased；on the 7th and 14th day of nursing as well as at discharge respectively，the scores of anxiety and depression in the observation group were lower than those in the control group； the difference being significant(P＜0.05). After nursing， the sleep quality at discharge in the two groups was improved when compared with that before nursing， and the sleep quality， the time for falling asleep and the total score of sleep quality in the observation group were better than those in the control group，the difference being significant(P＜0.05). Conclusion： Emotional nursing of Chinese medicine for patients with digestive tract cancer can effectively improve the bad mood including anxiety and depression as well as sleep quality，and relieve pain.