The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating respiratory tract viral infectious diseases and a preparation method thereof. The composition comprises the following active pharmaceutical ingredients in parts by weight: 5-25g of perilla leaf, 5-25g of tatarian aster root, 5-25g of Chinese thorowax root, 5-25g of schizonepeta spike, 5-25g of great burdock achene, 5-25g of apricot seed and 1-15g of liquoric root. The active pharmaceutical ingredients can be matched with excipients and a flavoring agent to be directly or indirectly prepared into pharmaceutically acceptable capsules, oral liquid, granules, syrup, tablets, effervescent particles, dropping pills, aerosol, spraying agent, gargle, mouthwash and a variety of formulations via conventional process steps. The traditional Chinese medicine composition can be clinically used for treating or preventing the respiratory tract viral infectious diseases caused by influenza A virus, influenza B virus, rhino virus, coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, enteric cytopathogenichuman orphan virus, Coxsackie virus and the like.