Abstract： The understanding of consumptive disease from the perspective of Chinese medicine by Professor ZHANG Zhongde focuses on the deficiency and depletion of five viscera， which is what he believes the key pathogenesis of the disease. Besides，he suggests that the disease is especially closely related to the lung，the spleen，and the kidney. He holds that the main treatment principle is to regulate and treat five viscera based on syndrome differentiation. What's more，the Pingtiao Wuzang method includes the method to regulate the kidney，the method to regulate the lung，and the method to regulate the spleen which can fortify the stomach and regulate nutrient，enliven the spleen and smooth the liver，tonify the spleen to calm the heart，as well as tonify the spleen to unblock the collaterals.