The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating gout, which is composed of an oral administration medicine and an external washing medicine, wherein the oral administration medicine comprises the following components in parts by weight: 14-16 of phellodendron chinense schneid fried with salt, 28-32 of rhizoma smilacis glabrae, 15-20 of yam rhizome, 28-32 of yoyuimin, 15-20 of radix clematidis, 9-11 of stiff silkworm, 9-11 of trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim, 9-11 of rhizoma atractylodis, 18-22 of radix rehmanniae recen, 9-11 of root of common peony, 14-16 of Feculae Bombycis, 9-11 of ramulus mori, 5-7 of frankincense, 5-7 of myrrh, 9-11 of radix angelicae, 9-11 of rhizoma corydalis, 14-16 of grifola, 14-16 of Caulis Spatholobi and 28-32 of buffalo horn tablet; and the external washing medicine comprises the following components in parts by weight: 28-32 of radix sophorae flavescentis, 28-32 of mirabilite, 14-16 of hematoxylon, 14-16 of Carthamus tinctorius, 18-22 of frankincense, 18-22 of myrrh, 9-11 of asarum, 18-22 of notopterygium root, 18-22 of radix angelicae pubescentis, 9-11 of radix angelicae and 18-22 of rheum officinale. According to the invention, the traditional Chinese medicine composition is wide in medicine source and cheap in cost; the traditional Chinese medicine composition is used for treating the gout by connecting interior with exterior; the traditional Chinese medicine composition has obvious effects of clearing heat, inducing diuresis, cooling blood, removing stasis, dredging collaterals and relieving pain and has the advantages of good curative effect, rapid effect and no any toxic and side effect for treating the gout; the curative ratio can be up to 98%; the effective rate is 100%; and in addition, generally, the traditional Chinese medicine composition is effective through one treatment course and has an obvious effect through 2-3 treatment courses, and healing is achieved through 5-6 treatment courses.