The invention provides a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating burns. The composition comprises folium ilicis chinensis, radix arnebiae seu lithospermi, camphor, licorice, rheum officinale, polygonum cuspidatum, radix angelicae, fructus gardeniae, coptis chinensis, golden cypress, scutellaria, menthol, flos daturae, angelica, atractylodes, sanguisorba officinalis, gallnut, red halloysite, calamine, honeysuckle, gypsum rubrum, pericarpium papaveris, dried alum, radix ampelopsis, gypsum, sangusis draconis, borneol, borax and badger fat. The invention further provides an ointmentfor treating burns. The traditional Chinese medicine composition and ointment provided by the invention are suitable for patients with various area and deep burns, can effectively alleviate burn pain,have good anti-infection effect and good healing effect, can promote the rapid repair of wounds, and have quick effect, remarkable curative effect and high efficiency. The treated wound surfaces aresmooth and flat and good in healing quality, so that the formation of skin scars can be effectively prevented and the healed wounds can be prevented from symptoms of itching.