The invention discloses a Chinese herbal compound for treating wind-heat type common cold by dredging surfaces and releasing muscles and a preparation thereof. The Chinese herbal compound is prepared by radix bupleuri, the root of kudzu vine, scutellaria baicalensis, platycodon grandiflorum, fructus forsythiae, isatis root and notopterygium root in proportion by weight. Steps for preparing the Chinese herbal compound comprise A extraction: taking the radix bupleuri, the fructus forsythiae and the notopterygium root, adding 1-3 times of water for wetting, leading in water steam for distillation, obtaining a volatility portion for reserve, adding remained medicinal materials in drug dregs after essential oil is extracted, adding water for decoction for two times, filtering and collecting filter liquor; B concentration: removing impurities in the filter liquor by using an alcohol deposition method, a clarifying agent method of membrane filtration method, reducing pressure and concentrating to prepare pure cream; and shaping: taking the pure cream, adding auxiliary materials, using ethanol for preparing particles, drying, spraying the volatility portion, evenly mixing, and preparing the preparation. The Chinese herbal compound is reasonable and convenient to use, has effects of dredging surfaces, releasing muscles, clearing heat and detoxifying, and is applicable to diseases such as fever, head and body pain, cough, pharyngalgia, yellow phlegm, dry, light yellow coating on the tongue and rapid floating pulse.