Though traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) plays an important role in the treatment of malignant lymphoma there are still some problems to be overcome, mainly on lack of the guideline and standard of TCM diagnosis and treatment on a broad consensus, lower overall level of clinical research and transformation ability, et al. By analyzing the causes of the above problems, a preliminary solution has been proposed. Through summarization of syndrome facotrs, standardization of basis syndromes, attenuated efficiency to explore new thoughts of TCM diagnosis and treatment.