The invention discloses a gel containing a Chinese herbal medicine extract and a preparation method of the gel, and aims at providing a gel which is moist in skin touch, safe, mild, and good in moisture effect, and is thawed once touched. According to the technical main points, the gel contains the following components in percentage by mass: 0.4%-0.6% of polyglycerylmetharylate and propylene glycol, 0.22%-0.34% of carbomer, 0.22%-0.34% of triethanolamine, 0.64%-0.96% of beta-glucan, 0.024%-0.5% of sodium hyaluronate, 1.2%-1.8% of 2-hydroxyethylurea, 0.32%-0.48% of jojoba wax PEG-120 esters, 0.08%-0.12% of disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate, 1.2%-1.8% of glyceryl polyether-26, 0.16%-0.24% of methylparaben, 0.0048%-0.0072% of essence, 0.024%-0.036% of PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, 8%-12% of Alpine glacier water, 0.008%-0.012% of a wetting regulator, 0.01%-3% of a selaginella tamariscina extracting solution, 0.01%-3% of a chamomile extract and the balance of water.