To observe the curative effect of steamed notoginseng powder for treating cancer-related anemia. Methods: The 68 cancer patients with anemia were randomly divided into control group and treatment group (n = 34). Control group were treated with conventional method, treatment group were treated with conventional method and steamed notoginseng powder. The course of treatment was 4 weeks. Compared the HGB, RBC, KPS scrores of these two groups. Results: After 1 month’s treatment, the patients’ hemoglobin, red blood cells, KPS score of treatment group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate of study group was 85.29%, the controlled group was 76.47% (P<0.05). Conclusion: Steamed notoginseng powder can significantly improve hemoglobin and red blood cell levels, relieve clinical symptoms, improve KPS score, therefore improve patients’ quality of life.