The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine for treating rheumatic arthritis. The traditional Chinese medicine comprises the raw materials in parts by weight: 6-8 parts of radix angelicae pubescentis, 2-4 parts of spina gleditsiae, 4-6 parts of cortex phellodendri, 6-8 parts of herba centipedae, 8-10 parts of radix cynanchi paniculati, 2-4 parts of rhizoma polygoni cuspidati, 4-6 parts of spica prunellae, 3-4 parts of herba taxilli, 6-8 parts of radix saposhnikoviae, 8-9 parts of radix cynanchi paniculati, 4-5 parts of radix cyathulae, 2-5 parts of rhizoma drynariae, 4-6 parts of processed radix aconiti lateralis preparata, 6-8 parts of semen cuscutae, 4-5 parts of caulis spatholobi, 2-4 parts of caulis trachelospermi, 5-6 parts of processed frankincense, 7-8 parts of processed bombyx batryticatus, 4-5 parts of processed myrrh, 2-4 parts of pine nodular branch, 1-3 parts of radix hylomeconis japonicae, and 4-5 parts of walking spleenwort. The raw materials used by the traditional Chinese medicine are common and easily available; the preparation method is simple; the treatment period is short; the raw materials are utilized jointly; the traditional Chinese medicine has the effects of dispelling wind and eliminating dampness, warming and smoothing blood vessels, relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting qi to activate blood, and eliminating cold to stop pain; and meanwhile, the traditional Chinese medicine has the characteristics of good curative effect, short course of treatment, capability of avoiding relapse after treatment, and absence of toxic and side effects in treating rheumatic arthritis.