The invention discloses an ointment for treating burns, which comprises the following pharmaceutical components: 50 to 70 grams of borneol, 80 to 100 grams of herba artemisiae, 80 to 100 grams of cuttlebone, 140 to 160 grams of calcined calamine, 90 to 110 grams of borax, 20 to 30 grams of safflowers, 30 to 50 grams of dragon blood, 40 to 50 grams of cinnabar, 20 to 30 grams of nidus vespae, 90 to 110 grams of bletilla, 13 to 150 grams of raw oysters, 150 to 200 grams of snake oil and 1,800 to 2,200 grams of Vaseline. First twelve pure Chinese medicaments are processed separately, pounded, passed through a sieve with 100 meshes and then mixed well; the Vaseline is melted and boiled; the snake oil and mixed medicinal powder are added to the Vaseline respectively and mixed well; and the mixture is cooled and then packed. The ointment has the advantages of quick pain relief, short time for controlling wound exudates, obvious antiphlogistic effects, convenient treatment, no scars after wounds heal, and the like. Clinical observation shows that the therapeutic effect of the ointment is better than that of the prior medicaments for treating burns.