Objective To explore the efficacy of Chaihuang Qingyi Huoxue Granules combined with conventional Western medicine on acute pancreatitis (AP) through a Meta‑analysis. Methods Randomized controlled trials on Chaihuang Qingyi Huoxue Granules combined with conventional Western medicine for AP were retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library from inception to March 31st, 2025. After relevant data extraction and quality appraisal of included studies, Meta‑analysis was performed with RevMan 5.3 software. Results A total of 8 studies involving 502 patients were included, with 258 patients in the observation group (treated by Chaihuang Qingyi Huoxue Granules combined with conventional Western medicine) and 244 in the control group (treated by conventional Western medicine alone). Meta‑analysis results showed that, compared with Western medicine alone, Chaihuang Qingyi Huoxue Granules combined with conventional Western medicine significantly improved the overall clinical effective rate (RR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.11 to 1.39, P<0.0001), reduced acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ scores (MD=-5.85 points, 95% CI: -8.49 to -3.20, P<0.0001), lowered inflammatory factors levels including tumor necrosis factor‑α (MD=-40.92 pg/mL, 95% CI: -44.51 to -37.32, P<0.00001), interleukin(IL)‑6 (MD=-19.68 pg/mL, 95% CI: -29.13 to -10.23, P<0.0001), IL‑8 (MD=-27.37 pg/mL, 95% CI: -54.05 to -0.69, P=0.04), and IL‑18 (MD=-67.11 pg/mL, 95% CI: -72.85 to -61.37, P<0.00001), and decreased quantitative scores of symptom (MD=-0.65 points, 95% CI: -1.01 to -0.29, P=0.0004) and quantitative scores of physical signs (MD=-0.79 points, 95% CI: -1.19 to -0.40, P<0.0001). However, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in reducing serum amylase (MD=-19.30 U/L, 95% CI: -54.07 to 15.46, P=0.28) or platelet‑activating factor (MD=-0.54 ng/mL, 95% CI: -1.72 to 0.63, P=0.36) levels. Conclusion Chaihuang Qingyi Huoxue Granules combined with Western medicine shows significant advantages in improving AP clinical symptoms and controlling inflammatory responses, but its regulatory effects on some certain biochemical indicators require further research validation. Due to the limitations in the number and quality of the included studies, the above conclusions should be interpreted with caution, and more high‑quality, large‑sample, multi‑center randomized controlled trials are needed for further confirmation in the future.