The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating the refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease. The composition is produced through medicinal materials of inula stems, mangnolia officinalis, coptis, fructus evodiae, ginger, calcined flute, Chinese thorowax roots, corydalis tuber, rhizoma cyperi, stir-baked fructus gardenia, bitter orange, sealwort, radix paeoniae alba and liquorice. The invention further provides an application of the traditional Chinese medicine composition. The traditional Chinese medicine composition and the application have the advantages that the composition is used for treating the refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease, symptoms of substernal pains and discomfort, throat discomfort, heartburn, sour regurgitation, belching and the like are improved apparently, and the clinical efficacy rate is high.