The invention relates to an externally applied traditional Chinese medicine preparation, in particular to an externally applied traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating pulmonary emphysema, which is characterized in that the externally applied traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared by the following traditional Chinese medicine raw materials in parts by weight: 2-15 parts of pedate pinallia jackinthepulpit rhizome, 2-20 parts of perilla frutescens, 3-10 parts of green tangerine peel, 3-15 parts of swordlike atractylodes rhizome, 3-15 parts of Szechuan lovage rhizome, 3-18 parts of common coltsfoot flower, 2-15 parts of Chinese magnoliavine fruit, 2-10 parts of perilla fruit, 2-20 parts of nutgrass galingale rhizome, 2-20 parts of combined spicebush root, 3-15 parts of galangal and 3-15 parts of dried ginger. The medicines are taken according to the weight ratio and are further mixed and ground to obtain a mixed powder preparation, the mixed powder preparation is externally applied at Feishu point at the back of a patient with the pulmonary emphysema, and the preparation has the advantages of obvious efficacy, no side effects and low cost.