Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of the lungs, and Chinese medicine believes that tuberculosis belongs to the category of consumption, and the underlying factors of its development are closely related to lung yin deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. Symptoms of yin deficiency are mainly manifested at night, usually cough, dry cough, little sputum, blood in sputum, hot flashes, night sweating, insomnia, and dreaming, that is, TB patients are prone to significantly worsening of symptoms at night, manifested as symptoms of excitement, which is closely related to nighttime yin deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine, hot flashes, night sweating, and treatment needs to be given to nourish the yin, clear away the heat, lower the fire, and detoxification of the treatment. Once the nocturnal excitement occurs in TB patients, western medicine can give appropriate sedative drug treatment, such as eszopiclone, alprazolam, to ensure that the patient’s night sufficient rest, protect resistance, avoid excessive consumption, so that the decline of autoimmune function, which is not conducive to the healing and recovery of tuberculosis.