The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, and particularly relates to a traditional Chinese medicine spray for helping sleep and a preparation method and application thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine spray is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1 to 5 parts of semen ziziphi spinosae extract, 1 to 6 parts of caulis polygoni multiflori extract, 0.1 to 2 parts of poria cocos extract, 3 to 6 parts of lily bulb extract, 0.1 to 5 parts of ganoderma extract, 0.3 to 0.8 part of lavender extract, and 60 to 80 parts of water. The traditional Chinese medicine spray has the advantages that the semen ziziphi spinosae extract, the caulis polygoni multiflori extract, the poria cocos extract, the radix polygalae extract, the longan extract, the poria cocos extract, the ganoderma extract and the like are prepared into the traditional Chinese medicine spray according to the specific proportional ratio, the different pharmacological activities of the traditional Chinese medicine extracts are fully utilized, the traditional Chinese medicine extracts are mutually dependent and promoted, and the excellent technical effect of promoting sleep is realized; and the traditional Chinese medicine extracts are prepared into the external spray, and are sprayed to the Baihui acupoint at the top of head, so that the effective components inthe traditional Chinese medicine extracts can be absorbed in a transdermal way, and the problems of bad odor, bitter taste and difficulty in drinking of the traditional Chinese medicine are solved.