Abstract: Chronic wound is still a challenge in the field of wound healing， which is complex and very difficult to treat. Traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in the treatment of chronic wound. In this paper， the latest advances of traditional Chinese medicine external preparations for chronic wound treatment were reviewed from the four aspects: the traditional Chinese medicine understanding of chronic wounds， the mechanisms of external traditional Chinese medicine， the traditional and modern external preparations of traditional Chinese medicine. This study will provide a basis for the research and development of traditional Chinese medicine preparations for chronic wound therapy.