The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating hoarseness. The traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises the following components by weight: 10 to 20 parts ofrabdosia rubescens, 15 to 20 parts of commelina communis, 5 to 10 parts of Rhizoma Sparganii, 15 to 20 parts of Fructus Canarii, 5 to 8 parts of perillaseeds, 3 to 8 parts of tuber of dwarf lilyturf,5 to 10 parts of Paris polyphylla, 3 to 5 parts of common clubmoss herb, 10 to 18 parts of purpleflower holly leaves, 5 to 10 parts of Radix Asteris, 5 to 12 parts of Euphorbia helioscopia, 3 to 7 parts of white-stemmed scorzonera roots, 3 to 10 parts of grass-leaved sweetflag rhizomes, 5 to 13 parts of small centipeda herb, 5 to 8 parts of bitter orange fruit, 5 to 9 parts of bamboo shavings, 5to 13 parts of ladybell roots, 10 to 15 parts of wild chrysanthemum flowers, 10 to 15 parts of Pseudobulbus cremastrae seu pleiones, 2 to 6 parts of blackberry lily rhizomes, 15 to 20 parts of mung bean, 3 to 5 parts of pasque flowers, 5 to 12 parts of Chinese fevervine herb and 3 to 8 parts of bittersweet herb. The traditional Chinese medicine composition provided by the invention is used for treating the hoarseness caused by chronic laryngitis, and has the advantages of fast action, good curative effect, high cure rate, good pharmaceutical stability and less recidivation.