The invention belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular relates to a traditional Chinese medicine for treating acne and a preparation method thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine is refined by thirteen traditional Chinese medicines of flos farfarae, coptis chinensis, honeysuckle, scutellaria baicalensis, prepared rehmannia root, moutan bark, salvia miltiorrhiza, radix rehmanniae recen, jasmine, radix scrophulariae, thunberg fritillary bulb, cortex mori and selfheal. All the medicines are compatible with each other perfectly to achieve the effect of clearing away heat, relieving poison, cooling blood and activating blood; the traditional Chinese medicine has obvious counteraction effect on the acute and chronic inflammation, has obviously antibacterial effect on the common skin pathogenic bacterium of staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus epidermidis, beta hemolytic streptococcus, escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa and propionibacterium, can obviously reduce the swelling rate of the propionibacterium caused mouse auricle acne model, obviously improves the activity of catalase to achieve the anti-oxidation effect, and has a certain pain relieving effect; the traditional Chinese medicine has the advantages of short treatment course, quick effect and no toxic or side effects, and is a good medicine for treating the acne.