Disclosed are a surgical towel and a method for producing the same. The production method includes the following steps: blowing: removing impurities from a pure-cotton raw material carding: loosening and combing the blown pure-cotton raw material lapping: spreading cotton-webs, which are formed after the carding, back and forth in the direction of cotton fiber in a staggered overlapping manner water jetting: water-jet entangling the lapped cotton-webs by using a high-pressure water flow degreasing: removing wax or grease from cotton fibers of an all-cotton non-woven fabric bleaching: bleaching the degreased all-cotton non-woven fabric softening and finishing: softening and finishing the all-cotton non-woven fabric to enhance its softness and cutting and folding: cutting and folding the softened and finished all-cotton non-woven fabric according to a required specification and packaging the same into a finished product. The surgical towel disclosed in the present application has a strong liquid-absorption capability and soft and comfortable hand-feel, does not easily become fuzzy after rubbing, and can improve safety of a medical surgery.