The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine for treating the respiratory disease of a chicken, and falls within the technical field of veterinary medicines. The traditional Chinese medicine comprises the following raw medicinal materials: 280-320g of rhizoma cyperi, 280-320g of rhizoma zingiberis, 150-250g of rhizoma coptidis, 120-180g of radix platycodi, 80-120g of radix sophorae tonkinensis, 80-120g of radix glycyrrhizae, 40-60g of alum, 30-50g of Chinese honeylocust, 30-50g of calculus bovis artifactus, 25-35g of venenum bufonis, 25-35g of realgar, 50-70g of white spirit, 15-25g of flos inulae, 15-25g of phoenix tree flower, 15-25g of cortex mori, 15-25g of radix chimonanthus, 15-25g of radix folium et fructus litseae auriculatae, 15-25g of climbing groundsel herb, 15-25g of root of Japanese orixa, and 15-25g of borneol. The traditional Chinese medicine has good effects of clearing away heat, removing toxicity, remaining antibacterial, killing insects, reducing fire, relieving sore throat, diminishing swelling, relieving pain, preventing malaria, invigorating the circulation of blood, invigorating meridians, inducing resuscitation, relieving cough and asthma, and promoting appetite, the efficacy of the medicine can be directly applied to a wounded part, and the effects of quickly sterilizing, relieving swelling and pain, inducing resuscitation and invigorating meridians are achieved, so that the respiratory disease of the chicken is quickly cured.