A traditional Chinese medicine for treating acute pancreatitis is prepared from the following medicinal materials in parts by weight : 15 parts of Radix Bupleuri, 10 parts of Fructus Aurantii, 10 parts of Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, 10 parts of Radix Scutellariae, 12 parts of Radix Paeoniae Alba, 10 parts of Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum, 6 parts of cooked Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, 15 parts of Fructus Jujubae, and 3 parts of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens.