The invention discloses a plant starch-chitosan composite packaging film and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of packaging films. The plant starch-chitosan composite packaging film comprises raw materials in parts by mass as follows: 90-100 parts of plant starch, 50-60 parts of chitosan, 25-30 parts of rhizoma coptidis, 20-25 parts of rosemary, 15-20 parts of konjak powder, 15-18 parts of sodium alginate, 12-15 parts of polyvinyl alcohol, 12-15 parts of epoxidized soybean oil, 10-12 parts of low-methoxy pectin, 8-10 parts of calcium citrate, 8-10 parts of curdlan, 6-9 parts of edible gelatine, 5-8 parts of genipin, 4-6 parts of polyglycerol fatty acid ester, 3-5 parts of edible essence and 1,000-2,000 parts of water. According to the plant starch-chitosan composite packaging film and the preparation method thereof, the plant starch and the chitosan are taken as main raw materials, and the production cost is reduced; various coalescing agents with edible safety and an extracting solution of a Chinese herbal medicine rhizoma coptidis and rosemary are added, so that the prepared packaging film has better physical and mechanical property, barrier property and anti-oxidation function and can be used for packaging various kinds of food.