A traditional Chinese medicinal enema for treating viral hepatitis A is prepared from 10g of Trichosanthis Radix, 10g of Herba Patriniae, 12g of radix bupleuri, 10g of litchi seed, 15g of Fructus Gardeniae, 12g of white peony root, 12g of Radix Scrophulariae, 10g of Lithospermum erythrorhizon, 18g of Rheum officinale, 10g of Rhizoma Paridis, 10g of Andrographis paniculata, 9g of isatis root, 18g of cortex dictamni, 20g of gypsum, 0.5g of verdigris, 6g of Cynanchum atratum, 30g of Hedyotis diffusa, 10g of licorice root, 10g of barbed skullcap herb, 15g of Begonia fimbristipula Hance, 10g of safflower, 10g of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 20g of Herba Leonuri, 15g of Eucommia ulmoides, 30g of Rhizoma Homalomenae, 15g of Chinese gall, 10g of Chinese angelica, 10g of corydalis tuber, 10g of China rose, 12g of Amur Corktree Bark, 8g of Gentiana scabra Bunge, 10g of Radix Scutellariae, 15g of Herba Taraxaci, 15g of Herba Lysimachiae, 10g of Poria cocos, 10g of Polyporus Umbellatus, 10g of prepared rehmannia root, 10g of Taihe chicken bone, 15g of chicken's gizzard membrane, 10g of hawthorn fruit, 20g of Capillary Wormwood Herb and 20g of Polygonum multiflorum. The traditional Chinese medicinal enema has heat clearing, detoxifying, blood circulation promoting and blood stasis removing effects, avoids irritation of medicines to the gastrointestinal tract, does not go through the liver, and effectively reduces the burden of the liver. The traditional Chinese medicinal enema has the advantages of simultaneous treatment of principal and subordinate symptoms, small side effects and good curative effect.