The invention belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, and discloses a
traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating
acne and an external gel thereof. The
traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from
rheum officinale, cortex phellodendri and radix angelicae according to a specific ratio, specifically, 4 parts of
rheum officinale, 1 part of cortex phellodendri and 1 part of radix angelicae (F1) are used for
staphylococcus aureus, and 3 parts of
rheum officinale, 12 parts of cortex phellodendri and 8 parts of radix angelicae (F2) are used for
propionibacterium acnes; the external gel is prepared by taking carbomer 940 as a matrix, adding
glycerol,
propylene glycol,
triethanolamine, Tween-80,
potassium sorbate and the like as auxiliary materials and adding the
traditional Chinese medicine extract. The composition can be used for treating
acne and improving
skin inflammation and
hyperpigmentation, the gel is convenient to use and stable in property,
skin irritation can be reduced, medication safety and
patient compliance can be improved, and meanwhile the anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects are enhanced.