The invention discloses a cold medicine formula and a preparation method, and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine. According to the cold medicine formula, the cold medicinecomprises the components: radix puerariae, rhizoma zingiberis recens, radix scutellariae, radix et rhizoma glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle, radix angelicae dahuricae, rhizoma dioscoreae and fructuscrataegi, and further comprises the components: an excipient and a wetting agent. According to the cold medicine formula, the proportion of fructus crataegi is increased on the basis of making cold medicine, the appetite of a patient during the cold can be increased, and the situation that very negative effects are caused on a body due to the fact that the resistance of the body decreases and overeating occurs in the later period of the cold due to the fact that more proteins are consumed and visceral fat is consumed due to the fact that a patient does not eat during the cold is avoided. By increasing the appetizing effect of the cold medicine, the normal daily energy intake of the patient is ensured, the stomach health of the patient is ensured, and physical health is maintained.