The invention discloses an external traditional Chinese medicine for treating heat toxin type acne. The external traditional Chinese medicine is composed of the following raw materials in parts by weight: 15-20 parts of dandelion, 20-25 parts of honeysuckle, 4-6 parts of perilla leaf, 5-7 parts of radix polygonati officinalis, 2-4 parts of radix angelicae, 4-5 parts of calamine, 8-10 parts of cimicifugae foetidae, 4-6 parts of wine fried rhubarb, 2-4 parts of herba violae, 5-6 parts of radix bupleuri, 8-10 parts of saposhnicovia divaricata, 3-5 parts of sesame leaf, 2-4 parts of crinis carbonisatus, 5-8 parts of dogwood, 4-5 parts of concha arcae, 2-4 parts of caulis spatholobi, 1-3 parts of hippuris vulgaris, 2-4 parts of conocephalum conicum(L.) dumort, 5-8 parts of polycarpae and 4-5 parts of coninshaped blueberry branchlet and leaf. The medicines are cooperatively in the external traditional Chinese medicine disclosed by the invention to ensure the functions of clearing away heat and drying dampness, clearing and activating the channels and collaterals, clearing heat and cooling blood, resolving hard lumps, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, relieving swelling and pain, expelling noxious substance and pus, and removing the necrotic tissue and promoting granulation; the saposhnicovia divaricata has the function of dispelling wind to relieve exogenous syndromes, the honeysuckle and the dandelion have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, preventing inflammation, tonifying deficiency and treating wind, the radix angelicae has the functions of eliminating dampness, relieving pain, relieving swelling and expelling pus, the radix polygonati officinalis and the radix bupleuri have the functions of promoting blood circulation and stopping pain, diminishing swelling and promoting granulation, and the radix clematidis has the function of stimulating the circulation of the blood and causing the muscles and joints to relax. The external traditional Chinese medicine disclosed by the invention is short in cure time, obvious in curative effect, safe and reliable and free of toxic and side effects.