Abstract：This paper reviews the clinical research on the treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children by external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine in recent 10 years. It is considered that the treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children by external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine has the advantages of convenient use，good compliance，low recurrence rate and improvement of accompanying symptoms，but there is no unified standard in the treatment standard and efficacy evaluation，and the safety of some external treatment methods needs to be evaluated.