The invention discloses a formula of ointment for treating burns and scalds and relates to the field of Chinese medicinal preparations. According to the formula, the ointment comprises phellodendron, hydrargyri oxydum rubrum, frankincense, dragon's blood, elephant hide, cutch, calomel, myrrh, dragon bone, borneol, and sesame oil. A preparation method comprises the following steps of: weighing the Chinese medicines in a certain weight ratio, grinding different Chinese medicines by an incorporation method respectively to obtain fine and smooth paste, and mixing and stirring uniformly to prepareointment. The invention has the advantages that: the ointment for treating burns and scalds which has high antibiosis and inflammation diminishing capacity, and relieves pain quickly and by which a wound scabs quickly and scars are avoided has the effects of clearing heat and purging the pathogenic fire, eliminating swelling and relieving pain, effectively controlling and preventing infection, and accelerating wound healing, and has quick response and is low in price.