The inventor, through years of clinical practices, invents a traditional Chinese medicine composition aiming at treating menstrual symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, breast swelling, cold hands and feet, for women in the menstrual period. Through use of the traditional Chinese medicine composition, the menstrual symptoms can be effectively relieved. The traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating the dysmenorrhea is prepared from the following raw materials: by weight, 25-60 parts of longan, 15-40 parts of zigyphussp, 15-30 parts of lycium chinense miller and 5-15 parts of brown sugar. The composition has the advantages of simple components, reasonable proportion, no adverse reaction and high safety and effectiveness.