Objective:To analyze of hot spots and cutting-edge dynamic researches on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD).Methods:The data were abstracted from the literature of AD from CNKI, VIP and WanFang database, during January 1st, 2000 to May 31st, 2021. CiteSpace was used to map Knowledge and visualize information on the law, research hot spots and trendency of TCM in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in recent 20 years.Results:A total of 478 articles were included, mainly from TCM colleges and universities in various provinces. Most of the cooperative institutions have subsidiary relationships, and there is less cross-agency and cross-regional cooperation. Hot research topics included AD, clinical research, TCM therapy, TCM syndrome differentiation, compound Glycyrrhizin, TCM external treatment, and TCM formular, forming 8 main clusters. Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine was the developing trend in the treatment of AD, and the establishment of animal models to evaluate the therapeutic effect is the research frontier.Conclusion:Knowledge mapping can show the evolution path, research hotspot and frontier of TCM in the treatment of AD, and lay a foundation for high quality researches.