The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating burns and scalding, which solves the problem that the conventional medicament has long treatment course, low anti-infection capacity, hypertrophic scar, pigementation and itching of the original wound surface after healing and the like. The traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating the burns and scalding is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 5 to 20 parts of golden thread, 15 to 50 parts of amur corktree bark, 5 to 20 parts of rhubarb, 15 to 50 parts of gardenia, 15 to 50 parts of baical skullcap root, 5 to 20 parts of liquoric root, 15 to 50 parts of keel, 15 to 50 parts of garden burnet root, 15 to 50 parts of oyster, 15 to 50 parts of weeping forsythia, 15 to 50 parts of honeysuckle flower, 15 to 50 parts of giant knotweed rhizome and 5 to 20 parts of borneol. After being applied to the burned or scalded wound surface, the traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating the burns and scalding has good antibacterial and bacteriostatic effects, prevents burn infection, alleviates pain of the wound surface, promotes quick healing of the wound surface, prevents hypertrophic scar and pigementation, prevents itching after healing, does not need skin grafting, and has bleeding resistance, short treatment course and no sequela.