The invention provides a traditional Chinese medicine for treating wind cold, which is prepared form the following components: 10-20 parts of ephedra, 10-20 parts of cassia twig, 10-20 parts of almond, 10-20 parts of senega, 5-15 parts of tortoise shell, 5-15 parts of bighead atractylodes rhizome, 3-5 parts of coix seed, 3-5 parts of cornu antelopis, 3-5 parts of caulis lonicerae and 8-12 parts of roasted licorice. The medicine provided by the invention can be taken for expelling cold, relieving exterior syndrome, freeing lung and relieving asthma, has a comprehensive effect on treating both principal and secondary aspects of wind cold, aversion to cold, fever, headache, body pain, joint pain, anhidrosis, floating and tense pulse or symptoms accompanied with asthma and reversed flow of qi, and has the advantages of short treatment cycle and ideal treatment effect. By clinical application, an obvious clinical effect is obtained, the cure rate reaches 57.8%, the effect taking rate reaches 30.5%, the total effective rate reaches 97.2%, and the traditional Chinese medicine does not have obvious toxic side effects.