The invention relates to an externally applied ointment, and particularly relates to a traditional Chinese medicine for treating lumbar disc herniation. The traditional Chinese medicine is prepared from the following traditional Chinese medicinal materials in parts by weight, materials A including 18-22 parts of asarum, 18-22 parts of radix angelicae, 18-22 parts of ligusticum wallichii, 18-22 parts of gentiana macrophylla, 13-17 parts of cinnamon, 18-22 parts of eucommia ulmoides, 18-22 parts of radix achyranthis bidentatae, 18-22 parts of parasitic loranthus, 18-22 parts of cassia twigs, 18-22 parts of radix paeoniae alba, 18-22 parts of kudzu vine roots, 18-22 parts of ephedra, 18-22 parts of euphorbia kansui, 18-22 parts of tiglium, 18-22 parts of dried toad, 18-22 parts of semen momordicae, 18-22 parts of phryma leptostachya and 18-22 parts of garden balsam seeds, and materials B including 8-12 parts of raw frankincense, 8-12 parts of raw myrrh, 18-22 parts of dragon blood, 8-12 parts of castor beans, 48-52 parts of centipedes and 13-17 parts of pangolin, a material C which is 3800-4200 parts of sesame oil, and a material D which is 1250-1450 parts of minium. The invention aims at providing a medicine capable of improving the cure rate of lumbar disc herniation.