The present invention discloses a Chinese herbal medicine feed additive, and the feed additive consists of the following raw materials: folium ginseng 4-6 parts, mulberry leaves 4-6 parts, robinia flowers 8-12 parts, folium perillae 6-10 parts, rhizoma anemarrhenae 4-6 parts, rhizoma imperatae 4-8 parts, caulis polygoni multiflori 2-4 parts, ginkgo leaves 3-5 parts, ginger 1-3 parts, radix polygonati officinalis 4-8 parts, dried tangerine peels 10-14 parts and chrysanthemum 8-12 parts. The present invention also discloses feed containing Chinese prickly ash seeds for laying hens in the laying period, and the feed consists of the following raw materials: corn 520-560 parts, Chinese prickly ash seeds 80-120 parts, soybean meal 160-170 parts, sesame meal 20-40 parts, peanut meal 20-40 parts, stone powder 80.3-81 parts, bone meal 20-25 parts, pine needle powder 10-20 parts, table salt 3 parts, methionine 1.5-1.6 parts, lysinesulphate 2.3-3 parts, choline chloride 0.6-1.0 part, compound trace elements 2 parts, compound vitamin 0.4 part, phytase 0.1 part, betaine 1 part, baking soda 2-3 parts, probiotic 0.1 part, Chinese herbal medicine feed additives 5 parts. The feed not only reduces the feed cost, but also improves the egg quality.