The invention discloses an orally taken and externally applied children traditional Chinese medicine formula for promoting recovery after a neurosurgery operation. An orally taken medicine is prepared from the following traditional Chinese medicine raw materials by weight: 42g of licorice, 22g of mint, 24g of rhizoma corydalis, 33g of glabrous sarcandra herb, 22g of herba artemisiae, 18g of myrrh, 33g of safflower, 21g of red sage root, 29g of rehmannia root, 32g of radix angelicae, 17g of corydalis tuber, 42g of honeycomb, 28g of dandelion, 34g of spina gleditsiae, 57g of honeysuckle stem, 175g of vinegar, 175g of peanuts, 64g of egg white, 0.075g of vanillin and 45g of white granulated sugar; and an externally applied medicine is prepared from the following traditional Chinese medicine raw materials by weight: 24g of rhizoma corydalis, 33g of glabrous sarcandra herb, 22g of herba artemisiae, 18g of myrrh, 33g of safflower, 17g of corydalis tuber, 42g of radix glehniae, 27g of chuanxiong rhizome, 36g of bupleurum, 55g of borneol and 175g of vinegar. The traditional Chinese medicine disclosed by the invention can accelerate postoperative recovery, has the effects of warming meridians to dissipate cold, strengthening tendons and promoting blood circulation as well as dredging collaterals and alleviating pain, is a specific traditional Chinese medicine for recovery after the neurosurgery operation, and is free of toxic or side effect. The effective rate is 95%, and the cure rate is 85%.