The invention relates to an externally applied Chinese medicinal composition for relieving eye fatigue. The composition comprises the following bulk drugs: wild chrysanthemum, Salvia miltiorrhiza, phellodendron, Coptis chinensis, pearl powder, menthol, and borneol. The Chinese medicinal composition provided by the invention has a total improvement rate on eye fatigue up to 91.67%, which is significantly higher than the 33.33% of a placebo group, and has a significant mitigation effect on eye dryness, scorching hot feel, frequent blinking, eye itching, non-sustainable reading, heavy eyes, eye stinging, reflex headache, diplopia, double vision, easy line skip, phengophobia, lacrimation, acid and swollen symptoms.