The invention discloses a medicine for external application for treating pyogenic type contaminated wounds, which is characterized by comprising the following raw materials in the proportion by weight: 20-60 of catechu, 15-45 of dragon blood, 25-60 of prepared frankincense, 25-60 of prepared myrrh, 50-150 of calcined dragon bone, 60-200 of calcined gypsum, 20-60 of red halloysite, 40-80 of pearl, 0.5-1.0 of musk, 2-5 of borneol and 2-5 of calomel. The medicine for external application has the efficacies of diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, removing necrosis and promoting granulation, promoting discharge of venom, increasing the amount of blood supply, activating cell growth, accelerating growth of granulation tissue and promoting wounds to heal quickly. The medicine for external application is used for treating various pyogenic type contaminated wounds of dermis, fat, muscle, aponeurosis and periosteum. After clinical application for many years, the medicine for external application has good treating effect, and the healing rate reaches 90 percent. The course of treatment is generally ten days to two months, the healed wounds have unobvious scars, and patients have slight or no functional disorder.